Nigeria
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...
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...
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...
Nigeria reports more than 380 new COVID-19 cases, its biggest one-day leap
With 381 additional coronavirus cases, NCDC officials on Thursday reported their largest single-day increase in cases since the pandemic began. That bring...
Veteran NAN Editor Kunle Akinsola Named Per Second News Top News Executive
Per Second News has named Mr. Kunle Akinsola, a veteran News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, editor, as the online newspaper’s permanent chief...
Escape from COVID-19 isolation centres must stop, says FG
…asks states to provide adequate security at centre …trend ‘ll spike number of infected persons …frowns at breach of inter-state...
CSOs to Buhari: Make pronouncement on petroleum products subsidy removal
… want nation’s four refineries privatized … query Petroleum Support Fund in no-subsidy regime A consortium of civil society organizations...
Buhari names Finance Minister, Ahmed, chairperson of NBET Board
…Akabueze, Oniha, Ndanusa others are non-executive directors President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mrs Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, the Minister of...
Picture Kodak’s autopsy: Host Clarence Peters’ fate hangs in the balance
After several days in police custody, Clarence Peters, son of popular afro juju maestro, Sina Peters, and his crew are...
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...
Spike in COVID-19 cases: FG directs states to establish more isolation centres
Worried by the spike in the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases countrywide, the Federal Government has urged state governors to...
PTF tells security agents: Journalists are on essential service, exempt them from curfew
…Information Minister to take on Lagos Police Commissioner The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the...
 IMF remits Nigeria’s $3.4bn facility
…demands transparency, accountability in funds management The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it has credited the account of the Central Bank of Nigeria with the...
Nigeria extends ban on all flights for additional 4 weeks
The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha, has revealed that airports in Nigeria will remain closed for...
COVID-19 stimulus: FG grants 2-month licence fee waiver for broadcast stations
…sets up creative industry committee chaired by Ali Baba, renowned comedian As part of efforts to ease the negative effects of the...
