COVID-19

14-year-old sex abuse victim in coma after second child birth

    By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   A 14-year-old girl, Grace Ufot, is currently in coma after giving birth to her second child...

COVID-19: PTF asks schools to send home any child with respiratory symptoms

    The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has directed school authorities to send away any child with respiratory symptoms to reduce the...

FG, governors blame rising food prices on #EndSARS protests, banditry

The Federal Government and the 36 state governors have hinged skyrocketing food prices across the country on the October #EndSARS protests. They said the protests,...

UNICEF warns of ‘lost generation’ as COVID-19 threatens irreversible harm to children

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   As COVID-19 lurches towards a second year, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has warned of significant...

Post-COVID-19 report on Nigeria’s Creative Industry will be implemented — Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has promised to implement the recommendations of the Committee for Post-COVID-19 Initiatives for the nation’s creative industry. Receiving...

Kogi bread levy: Senator Shehu Sani takes sharp jab at Gov. Bello

For introducing an anti-people bread tax in Kogi State to shore up the state’s revenue, Gov. Yahaya Bello, has been swiped by a former...

COVID-19:  FG to Nigerians : Shun unnecessary overseas travels 

  … urges Nigerians not to lower guards Apprehensive of a possible second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the country, the Federal Government...

FG warns against resurgence of Lassa Fever, Ebola, others

  The Federal Government has warned against possible resurgence of other non-COVID-19 killer-diseases such as  Lassa Fever and Ebola particularly during the approaching dry...

Breaking: U.S. pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer, BioNTech say COVID-19 vaccine is ready

Pfizer Inc and its partner BioNTech on Monday announced that the coronavirus vaccine was ready and that it has proven more than 90...

Governors fear of possible second wave of COVID-19 pandemic 

  Nigerian Governors Forum has expressed fear of possible second wave of COVID pandemic in the country, urging immediate action across the states through...

2021 Armed Forces Day: Honour fallen heroes, veterans, SGF urges Nigerians

  Nigerians have been urged to honour the nation’s fallen heroes and military veterans who paid the supreme sacrifice for the nation’s unity...

NYSC Camp reopening: Corp members to undergo mandatory antigen-based test 

  As part of effort to ensure the safe reopening of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camps across the country, all youth...

Air France-KLM Records Over €440million Loss In The Third Quarter

Air France-KLM announced its third-quarter results on Friday, revealing losses of more than €440 million. The airlines posted huge losses for the third quarter...

Coronavirus: UK to enter new four-week lockdown from November 5 to December 2

England will enter a new four-week lockdown to tackle rising infection rates, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Saturday. The lockdown, from November...

Looted CACOVID palliatives not hoarded, say governors

  … waiting for flag-off as some states have not completely received from CACOVID Amid looting of CACOVID palliatives warehouses across the country by...

Hoarded COVID-19 palliatives shows my father is not Nigeria’s problem, says Buhari’s daughter, Zahra 

  President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter, Zahra Buhari-Indimi, has absolved her father from blame over the discovery and looting of COVID-19 palliatives in warehouses...