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COVID-19: ECA announces back-on-track strategies for African economies 

  Following the imposition of lockdowns to suppress COVID-19 pandemic with devastating economic consequences, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has proposed to African...

COVID-19 : Keyamo cautions against another lockdown in Lagos, Ogun, FCT

   …says to defeat the “landmine” requires some skills …another lockdown ‘ll be counter-productive Worried by the lockdown of some part of the...

39 dead, 74 more infected as coronavirus devastates Lutheran Church

    At least 39 members of the Saint Peter’s Lutheran Church in New York have died from the coronavirus. Another 74 members...

Nigeria coronavirus cases pass 4,150, 11 new deaths announced Saturday

    Cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria hit 4, 151 on Saturday, as NCDC health officials announced 239 new positive tests.   Eleven...

COVID-19: Presidency not shut down, Buhari, Osinbajo at their desks, says Akande

    The Senior Special Assistant to the Nigeria’s Vice-President, Mr Laolu Akande, has urged journalists and the public to treat with utter...

COVID-19 treatment : Lagos’ clinical trial of Hydroxychloroquine begins soon

  Taking the lead among the 36 states, the Lagos State Government says it will soon begin its own clinical trial of Chloroquine...

Averting The Road To Venezuela By Femi Adesina

  Let’s tell the story of Venezuela, because it bears striking similitude with that of Nigeria. Just like us, Venezuela is rich in...

COVID-19: Ondo Polytechnic mass produced face masks, donates sanitisers, others to Governor

  Determined to join forces with the government and other organizations in the COVID-19 fight, Ondo State-owned Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, has donated...

COVID-19: FG admits slipshod evacuation of Nigerians from UK, apologises 

    …pilots, crew refused to fly with PPE — Onyeama The Federal Government has apologized over the slapdash associated with the evacuation...

I’m grieved by your nephew’s death, Tinubu consoles Pres. Buhari 

  Grief-stricken President Muhammadu Buhari has received condolences from the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on the death of his...

COVID-19 guidelines violations: FG orders stricter enforcement by security agents

   …trend dangerous, says Mustapha The Federal Government has given security agencies marching orders to ensure stricter enforcement of the COVID-19 advisories and guidelines....

Drogba gets Yaya Toure’s endorsement for president of Ivorien Football Association

  Yaya Toure is backing former Ivory Coast team-mate Didier Drogba’s bid to become president of the Ivorian Football Association (FIF). “It’s time...

COVID-19: FG approves plant-based cough mixture assessment as cure  

     Sequel to calls by professors and herbal medicine practitioners, the Federal Government may have budged as it ordered the...

Supreme Court quashes  Uzor Kalu’ conviction 

      …orders fresh trial of defendants Few months in jail, the nation’s apex court, Supreme Court has quashed the 12-year jail...

Kano Health Commissioner, Prof., 14 others recover from COVID-19, released

  The Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr Aminu Tsanyawa and Prof. Abdurrazak Habeeb of the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, who were infected with COVID-19...

NEXIM Bank Announces Kingsley Obiora As New Chairman

  The Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) has announced the appointment of Kingsley Obiora as new chairman. Mr. Kingsley Obiora will succeed chairman Joseph...