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Breaking: NIPOST Abuja headquarters on fire
The headquarters of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) in Abuja was on Wednesday engulfed in flames. The fire which affected the...
Nigeria nears 5,000 positive COVID-19 cases
Nigeria is approaching 5,000 positive COVID-19 cases, according to data released May 13 by the NCDC. The NCDC reported six new deaths...
Prof Gambari inaugurated as Chief of Staff, assumes duty in Aso Rock
Newly-appointed Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Prof. Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, on Wednesday assumed duties at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Gambari,...
8 new COVID-19 deaths reported in Nigeria; 146 new cases confirmed
The NCDC confirmed 8 new COVID-19-related deaths across Nigeria Tuesday, bringing the nation’s total to 158. The total number of...
Nigeria reports 15 more coronavirus deaths
Fifteen more Nigerians have died from COVID-19, the NCDC health OFFICIALS announced Sunday, bringing Nigeria’s death toll to 143. The...
Alleged COVID-19 lockdown violation: CSOs slam Gov.Wike over demolition of hotels
…its cruelest display of arbitrary executive powers …demand compensation, investigation by Human Rights Commission Three civil society organizations...
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 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....
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...
Nigeria coronavirus death toll surpasses 100
Coronavirus has killed from coast to coast. It devastated Lagos state and crept into Kano. Across Nigeria, more than 100 people infected...
Relaxed Lockdown : COVID-19 PTF dissatisfied with Nigerians’ compliance level
…says social distancing, face masks violated …directs security agencies to swing into action The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19...
COVID-19: SERAP to FG : Convert confiscated houses to isolation centres
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to put in motion necessary machinery to convert confiscated stolen...
17 New Coronavirus Deaths in Nigeria; Positive Cases Now 2,388
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, confirmed 17 new deaths Saturday related to the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, bringing the...
Sylva lays Infectious Disease Hospital foundation for South-South in Yenagoa
…commends nation’s oil and gas industry for initiative …facility ready in 18 months The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief...
As FG Prepares Phased and Gradual Easing of Lockdowns in Lagos, Abuja, Nigeria Records 10 New Coronavirus Death
As most of Lagos and Abuja heads into the last weekend of a shutdown, the country recorded 10 new deaths tied to the...
Nigeria sees jump in coronavirus deaths with 117 new cases
Nigeria is seeing an unsettling rise in coronavirus deaths, as comparatively lax restrictions across the country are coming under scrutiny. The number...
