Nigeria
Sowore heads for Appeal Court on bail condition restricting him to Abuja
Omoyele Sowore, the convener of #Revolution Now protests and publisher of SaharaReporters, has filed an appeal against the judgment of an Abuja...
Zenith Bank declares profit-before-tax of N58.8bn in 2020 Q1
Zenith Bank Plc says its profit-before-tax in the first quarter of 2020 has hit N58.8 billion with a three per cent raise...
COVID-19: Osinbajo says FG addressing disruptions in nation’s economy, cash transfer palliatives
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) said on Wednesday that the Federal Government was looking beyond cash transfers as “incentive’’ for staying at...
Lockdown ease: FG ministries, depts, agencies to open May 4
• schools, churches, others remain closedWith effect from May 4, all Federal Government offices shut during the month-long lockdown are to resume business...
COVID-19 Lockdown : FG reopens economy in phases
…banks, public transportation to resume operations May 4 The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Coronavirus (COVID-19) has announced the reopening of the nation’s...
Nigeria’s distinguished Economist, Prof. Teriba, dies at 82 in U.S.
Nigeria and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has lost one of their most distinguished Chief Economists, Prof. Owodunni Teriba;...
Nigeria registers its deadliest day of coronavirus pandemic
Nigeria has registered its deadliest day in terms of deaths from the coronavirus, with at least 4 people dying, taking the country’s...
IMF approves Nigeria’s $3.4bn emergency loan
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday approved $3.4 billion emergency support for Nigeria to address the severe impact of the...
Buhari’s leaked speech : Handiwork of “someone”, Presidency
The Presidency on Tuesday disclosed that the person who leaked President Muhammadu Buhari’s draft speech hours before he delivered his address to the...
Coronavirus will change our way of life – FG
targets 2m tests in three months The coronavirus pandemic is already changing Nigerians life in ways that will far outlast the...
COVID-19: We won’t put children at risk by opening schools – FG
The Federal Government has said it is not ready to put children at risk by opening schools. The Minister of State for...
Fire at Lagos NNPC retail affiliate station from underground tank, not tanker, says NNPC
… affirms all its station observes required safety standards The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation’s subsidy, NNPC Retail Limited, says the fire at one...
Trump calls Buhari, vows to donate ventilators amid coronavirus and Chinese inroads
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, discussed with his US counterpart President, Donald Trump, on the telephone. “President Muhammadu Buhari had a phone...
Heritage Bank, WHO canvass COVID-19 high-tech fight, attention for malaria scourge
…want elimination of the life-threatening disease by 2030 Amid growing concerns that the current high-tech fight against COVID-19 pandemic might douse malaria...
After 40 days, ex-VP Atiku’s son, Mohammed, bounces back from COVID-19, discharged
After spending about 40 days in isolation, Mr Mohammed Abubakar, COVID-19 patient and son of Nigeria’s former Vice-President, has recovered from...
Buhari gets Senate’s nod for another N850bn loan to fund 2020 budget
President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to obtain a fresh loan of N850 billion as additional funding for some projects in the 2020...
