Nigeria
Health officials in Nigeria ‘concerned’ with increase in coronavirus cases
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, expressed concerns on Thursday about the increase in coronavirus cases in the country, even suggesting...
SurePadi, Polaris Bank’s agency banking, lifts millions of households in 100 days of operation
processed over N10bn in transaction value Within 100 days of its inauguration, Polaris Bank’s agency banking initiative, SurePadi, has impacted an...
Nigeria reports 17 deaths from coronavirus, its largest one-day total yet
Nigeria had its deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic to date, as it reported 17 confirmed deaths on Wednesday. In addition...
FG to take decisive action against rapists
The Federal Government has announced that it will take decisive action against rapists henceforth, describing the upsurge as embarrassing. This is even...
Nigeria sees highest one-day increase in coronavirus cases since pandemic began
The number of positive coronavirus cases continued to climb in Nigeria on Tuesday. According to Tuesday’s 11 p.m. update from the Nigeria...
Lalong Urges Senate to Confirm Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, as President, Court of Appeal
Governor of Plateau State Lalong has pleaded with the Senate to confirm Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, as President, Court of Appeal. This is...
Drunken sergeant knifes inspector to death in Lagos
An overly drunken policeman, Okema Azuquo, who ran amok, has launched a machete attack on co-tenants in a tenement building in...
The Rape Pandemic: #No by Reuben Abati
Since February 27, 2020, when the first index case of COVID-19 was reported in Nigeria, and that satanic, virulent...
Transcorp appoints Foluke Abdulrazaq as Board Vice Chairman
Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp), on Monday announced the appointment of Mrs. Foluke K. Abdulrazaq as its new Board Vice Chairman....
COVID-19: Only SSS 3, JSS 3 ‘ll be recalled after interstate travel ban is lifted — FG
Amid speculations that schools would reopen on June 21, the Federal Government says no date has been fixed yet for...
Judiciary, legislature autonomy: Governors stall gazetting of Executive Order 10 by FG
The Federal Government is to delay the gazetting of Presidential Executive Order 10 that gave autonomy to state legislature and the judiciary...
Coronavirus antibiotics abuse: More deaths likely, says WHO
With unrestrained abuse and unauthorised use of antibiotics to treat COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday warned that...
COVID-19: FG increases capacity to test 200,000 Nigerians daily — NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has said the nation now has enough reagents to test at least 200,000 samples in...
Post-COVID-19: Nigeria Advocates Tourism Marshall Plan For Africa To Aid Recovery
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has canvassed a ‘Marshall Plan’ for the recovery of the Travel and Tourism...
COVIDー19: FG provides mental healthcare for victims, families
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 says it has integrated mental healthcare into its comprehensive psychological services in the wake of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The...
