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THE National Chairman of the ruling All   Progressives’ Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has explained why the party settled for the former Oyo State…

The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Ikotun, Lagos will not be holding services in its International Headquarters in Ikotun, Lagos. This is in deference to the…

STRINGS of panicky measures were taken by the authorities in Nigeria and other countries yesterday as the world battles to contain the spread of the deadly…

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Italy has recorded a total number of 4,032 deaths from the coronavirus outbreak, with an unprecedented increase of 627 in 24 hours. According to the Italian Civil Protection…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed that bureaux de change operators in the country must not sell dollars higher than N380 to end users. This is compared to the previous N360/$ exchange rate.…

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the indefinite suspension of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination(WASSCE) over the recent spread of the deadly COVID-19 Virus. This development was…

The national leader of APC, Bola Tinubu has finally swallowed all the noisemakers including Ministers Rotimi Amechi, Festus Keyamo, Governors Obaseki, Bagudu, Fayemi and El-Rufai who wanted to remove his installed National Chairman,…

African countries led by Nigeria and South Africa have ramped up action against the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) after the continent recorded its first fatality. Nigeria said on Thursday it would shut schools and limit religious…

Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, says the two major airports in the country – Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja – will be shut “sooner than later”. Speaking with state…

Methodist Church, Nigeria, has directed its members to comply with the ban on religious gatherings of more than 50 worshippers in some states. In a letter addressed to archbishops, bishops and lay presidents on Wednesday, the church…

Allocations to the three tiers of government in naira would increase as the federation accounts allocation committee (FAAC) had adopted the N360/$ exchange rate, TheCable can report. This comes after the FAAC meeting ended in a…

United States is in a desperate search for silver bullet drugs against the rampaging coronavirus which has infected 14,000 and killed an estimated 217 Americans. U.S. researchers, following…

Nollywood actress, Nse Ikpe-Etim has gone into self-isolation after returning from the United Kingdom. She disclosed this in series of tweets on Friday. The popular actress said even…

Former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has commiserated with the founder of Silverbird Group, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce and his family over the passing on of his wife, Evelyn…

YouTube will introduce a new row of verified videos to its homepage for anyone trying to find authoritative news on the ongoing coronavirus story. Pulling from a list of authoritative news outlets and local health authorities that…

Some hospitals in Lagos state have been receiving patients suffering from chloroquine poisoning, according to Gboyega Akosile, chief press secretary to the governor. Quoting Oreoluwa Finnih, senior special assistant to the governor…

Condolences have poured in for Senator Ben Murray-Bruce over the death of his American wife of 41 years, Evelyn. She died of cancer. President Muhammadu Buhari and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,…

As against the usual legislative norm, the Lagos State House of Assembly on Friday through a memo announced the reshuffling of chairmen of standing committees of the…

The Central Bank of Nigeria has moved the FX sales rate to FPIs to N380.2/$, from N366.7/$, in a move that suggests a technical devaluation of the naira, information available from Bloomberg terminal shows. An analyst in Lagos…

Beijing accused US President Donald Trump on Friday of trying to “shift the blame” for the global coronavirus pandemic in an escalating row between the two powers. Trump…

The Federal Government has added Austria and Sweden to the list of high-risk countries restricted from entering Nigeria over the coronavirus outbreak. Already, 13 countries, considered high-risk, have been…

The Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife has been shut down until further notice. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju, on Friday, said the…

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has pleaded for time to enable members exhaust their old stock of petroleum products before the new petrol…