Nigeria

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...

CBN Gov. Emefiele assures foreign investors of “orderly’’ forex repatriation

      Notwithstanding the drop in crude oil revenue, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has assured investors of the security of...

Catholic Archbishop backs Oyedepo, Oyakhilome, wants gradual reopening Of churches, mosques

  The Federal Government should set out guidelines for the gradual reopening of churches and mosques in some states in the country after...

SERAP to FG : Publish details of home feeding programme suppliers, sites, budget 

  …wants response in seven days as it  invokes FoI Act Demanding accountability and transparency, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has...

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...

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...

Nigeria approaches 4,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus with 117 deaths

    There are now 3,912 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria, NCDC health officials announced Friday night, an increase of 386 cases from...

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...

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....

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...