NCDC targets two million people for COVID-19 test in three months
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is targeting two million Nigerians for Coronavirus (COVID-19) tests in the next three months, the agency’s Director-General, Dr. Chikwe…
BREAKING: Former Borno governor is dead
Former Civilian Governor of Borno State, Mohammed Goni has died Governor Goni according some impeccable sources died on Wednesday night at a private hospital in Maiduguri after a brief…
Fayemi hails retired FRSC officer for ‘rejecting’ son over unknown COVID-19 status
The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has commended a retired officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr. Femi Adeoye for denying his son, who just arrived from Lagos, access into the…
Nigeria will do anything for ventilators, says Trump
US President Donald Trump says Nigeria desperately needs ventilators to boost its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. At the presidential task force on COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday, Lai…
COVID-19: Panic grips residents where Tinubu’s dead CSO lived
Following the public announcement by the All Progressives Congress, APC, National leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu that his Chief Security Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, Lateef Raheem, died of COVID-19 complications,…
Most Americans lose faith in Trump’s pandemic talks – Survey
Many Americans appear to be losing faith in what President Donald Trump says about the coronavirus pandemic. According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday, almost…
COVID-19 Taskforce arrests 60 surprise party guests in Lagos
The Lagos State Task Force on COVID-19 on Wednesday arrested 60 young persons at a surprise party venue at Abule Egba. The suspects were said to have gathered at 84 Parks and Gardens, Idi-Oparun Bus Stop, opposite Abattoir in…
BREAKING: Government offices can open from Monday – FG
Federal offices nationwide can open from May 4 for workers to resume work, the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has said. The resumption will be based on…
BREAKING: FG says bank branches in Lagos, FCT, Ogun can open from Monday
The presidential task force on COVID-19 says bank branches in Lagos, Ogun and the federal capital territory will be open to customers from Monday, May 4. Sani Aliyu, the national coordinator of the task…
BREAKING: 49 COVID-19 patients discharged in Lagos
A total of 49 COVID-19 patients have been discharged in Lagos. The announcement was made on Wednesday by the ministry of health via its Twitter handle. The patients, 28 females and 21 males, were…
EXPLAINER: Not a loan, no conditionalities… What to know about IMF’s $3.4bn to Nigeria
The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on Tuesday, approved Nigeria’s request for financial assistance to the tune of $3.4 billion. The disbursement is the highest so far given to any African country during…
Olumba Olumba reveals what Nigerians must do to stop Coronavirus
The leader of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, Olumba Olumba Obu has admonished Nigerians and people all over the world to return to God and ask for forgiveness in order to survive the deadly Coronavirus(COVID-19) pandemic.…
UAE records 541 new coronavirus cases
The Health Ministry conducted an additional 25,000 Covid-19 tests, revealing 541 new cases and bringing the total number of cases to 11,380. The new cases identified are undergoing treatment. The Health Ministry announced that seven…
CBN resumes dollar sales for SMEs, school fees as naira falls to 450/$ at parallel market
With gradual easing of the COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria and elsewhere, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has resumed provision of foreign exchange to all commercial banks for onward sales to parents wishing to pay schools fees…
Iran must not give in to US provocations – Russia
Iran must not give in to US “provocations”, Russia said on Wednesday, following months of mounting tension between Washington and Tehran. “We are urging maximum restraint and caution, not to give in to provocations and aggressive…
Governor Fintiri’s mother passes on
Hajia Fatimah Umar Badami, the mother of Adamawa Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, has passed on. She was 68. Hajiya Fatimah Badami died Wednesday at the Federal Medical Centre, Yola,…
How I suffered for 26 days in isolation – Governor El-Rufai
Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has revealed for the first time his experience while undergoing treatment for COVID-19 in isolation. El-Rufai, who was diagnosed with the disease on March 28, became Kaduna’s index case…
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence visits COVID-19 clinic without mask
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, who leads White House’s coronavirus task force, on Tuesday visited the Mayo Clinic without a mask. This behavior not only violates the policy advocated by…
Want to beat coronavirus? Brush your teeth before leaving home
Emeritus professor of dentistry, Martin Addy has urged people to brush their teeth before leaving the house in a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Addy who teaches at the University of…
‘Our app is working’– Kogi tackles NCDC over comment on zero COVID-19 case
The Kogi state government says its self-assessment app has been effective in checking for COVID-19 cases in the state. Kogi, Yobe and Cross River are the three states yet to record any case of COVID-19.…
Driver remanded for overtaking mobile policeman freed
The Chief Judge of Edo State, Hon. Justice Esther Edigin has ordered the unconditional release of a 24-year-old commercial bus driver, Lucky Elum, from the Benin Custodial…
Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds announce birth of baby boy
Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have announced the birth of a healthy baby boy at a London hospital earlier this morning. Both mother and baby are doing very well, their spokesman said. A spokesman for…
Suspected COVID-19 patient dies in Ondo hospital
A man suspected to have contracted coronavirus disease died on Tuesday at a government hospital in Ipe Akoko in the Akoko North-East Local Government Area of the state. According to a source, the deceased was…
Reps seek deportation of illegal Chinese immigrants
The House of Representatives on Tuesday moved a motion seeking relevant government agencies to check the validity of immigration documents of Chinese nationals in Nigeria, to fish out illegal and…