BREAKING: UK PM Boris Johnson taken to intensive care
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been taken into intensive care in hospital with coronavirus. He has asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to deputise for him, a No 10 spokesman said. (BBC)
BREAKING: Police arrest Naira Marley
Azeez Fashola, Nigerian singer better known as Naira Marley, has been arrested by the Lagos police authorities for flouting the lockdown directive of the state government. Bala Elkana, the state’s police…
Nigeria to source for over ₦2.67tr additional COVID-19 stimulus fund
The Federal Government will be sourcing for over ₦2.67trillion to fully execute the COVID- 19 stimulus. This is aside the ₦500 billion already earmarked for the stimulus package.…
Russia confirms over 900 coronavirus cases in one day
The total of confirmed coronavirus cases has risen by 954 over the past day and reached 6,343 in 80 Russian regions, state-run news agency TASS reports on Monday. Out of the 4,848 people who…
COVID- 19 donations: FG sets up special TSA account
The Government has put created a framework for the collection, management and reporting of COVID-19 donations. According to the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Zainab Ahmed, the…
Celebrities sympathise with Funke Akindele over arrest
The colleagues of movie star Funke Akindele who was arrested and arraigned over violating the social distancing rule have expressed sympathy with her colleagues and called for…
U.S. lists considerations to citizens leaving Nigeria
The United States of America on Sunday said its nationals leaving Nigeria amid the coronavirus pandemic will be responsible for their medical bills. In a statement on its website on Sunday,…
Pep Guardiola’s mother dies after contracting coronavirus
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola's mother has died after contracting coronavirus, the club have announced. The club posted a tweet which read: "The Manchester City family are devastated to report the…
NAFDAC alerts Nigerians on circulation of fake chloroquine 250mg tablets
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Monday alerted Nigerians on the circulation of falsified chloroquine phosphate 250mg tablets. In a a statement…
BREAKING: Court sentences Funke Akindele, husband to 14-day community service
A Magistrate court sitting in Lagos on Monday sentenced Nollywood actress Funke Akindele and her husband Abdulrasheed Bello a.k.a JJC skills to 14 days community service each. The court also directed them…
BREAKING: Funke Akindele pleads guilty for breaching lockdown rules
Actress Funke Akindele and her husband, Rasheed Bello pleaded guilty Monday for violating the social distancing rules of Lagos State. The couple was docked this morning at Ogba Magistrate…
Dangote Cement woos investors with N100 billion issue
Dangote Cement Plc, Africa’s leading cement manufacturer, is seeking to raise up to N100 billion in fresh funds from the bond market, under its NGN300 billion Debt Issuance Programme. …
BREAKING: Buhari orders $150m withdrawal from NSIA to augment FAAC disbursement
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that $150 million be withdrawn from the National Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA). Zainab Ahmed, the minister of finance, budget and national…
Pains, gains of total lockdown
It’s day seven of a 14-day restriction on movement in Lagos and Abuja. ROBERT EGBE looks at how residents have been coping in both states and elsewhere. How many grains of rice fill a Derica…
No link between 5G, COVID-19 – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says there’s no is no correlation between the Fifth Generation Technology (5G), Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Security. Dr Henry Nkemadu, Director,…
Funke Akindele arrives court, awaits trial over lockdown violation
Nollywood Actress, Funke Akindele Bello, has arrived the Ogba Magistrate Court for trial for allegedly violating the law restricting movement in the state, THE WITNESS reports. Akindele on Saturday…
COVID-19 is a crisis like no other, these are 10 effects the pandemic will have on Nigeria
After it was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation in January, Coronavirus (widely known as COVID-19) has so far spread to over 160 countries and territories, infecting over 1,000,000, and killing over 50,000…
Nnamdi Kanu explains why Nigeria, Southeast don’t need 5G network
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has warned against the installation of the Fifth Generation Mobile Networks, popularly known as 5G network in the Southeast. Kanu explained that Southeast should look…
HND graduates have no requisite qualification to be licensed Architects – ARCON president
The president, Architects Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON), Oladipupo Gabriel Ajayi, has said holders of Higher National Diploma ( HND) in Architecture were excluded from registration by ARCON because people believe they do…
COVID-19: Death toll in Africa hits 383 as cases rise to 8,596
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, has confirmed that there are now 8, 596 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Africa, with 383 deaths. The UN’s health agency gave the update on its…
COVID-19: Cross River commences enforcement of no-mask-no-movement
The Cross River State Government has commenced the enforcement of no-mask-movement policy. A statement signed by the Personal Assistant to the Commissioner for Health, Item Kris, said the state Garment Factory has heightened effort to…
COVID-19: NCDC, Dettol disown Funke Akindele after arrest over party
The National Centre for Disease and Control, NCDC has debunked reports that Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele is one of its ambassadors. Funke Akindele appeared in an advert on NCDC website where she was educating Nigerians on…
Gbadamosi apologizes for attending Akindele-Bello’s house party
Former Lagos Governorship aspirant, Babatunde Gbadamosi has apologized after partying with the Bello’s at their residence in Amen Estate amidst the coronavirus outbreak. DAILY POST had reported that Nigerians on the social media had…
COVID-19 lockdown: Gov Abiodun under attack for exempting Dangote trucks
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has criticised the Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, for exempting Dangote trucks from COVID-19 restriction order in the state. DAILY POST recalls that Ogun, alongside Lagos and…