Nigeria

66-year-old Nigerian coach, Rohr, lands new contract deal with NFF

….settles for Naira payment Nigeria’s Super Eagles Head coach, Gernot Rohr, has finally settled for  the Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) new contract. According...

As FG Prepares Phased and Gradual Easing of Lockdowns in Lagos, Abuja, Nigeria Records 10 New Coronavirus Death

As most of Lagos and Abuja heads into the last weekend of a shutdown, the country recorded 10 new deaths tied to the...

Lagos-Obalende filling station fire : One feared dead as UBA fire service helps extinguish inferno

  One person was feared dead in a fire outbreak that occurred at an Obalende filling station on Lagos Island on Friday evening....

Septuagenarian, two others apprehended for ‘insulting’ Buhari on social media

      Three men including a septuagenarian have been traced and nabbed in Katsina State, President Muhammadu Buhari’s home state, for allegedly...

Coronavirus cases continue to rise in Kano and throughout Nigeria with 58 deaths

  The number of coronavirus cases in Kano state surged by 80 on Thursday, jolting the statewide number of infected past 1,932 three...

FG promises nation’s media industry stimulus package

…we ‘ll revive the fourth estate of the realm …also creative, hospitality industry As part of plans to mitigate the effects of COVID-19, the...

COVID-19: We ‘ll unearth Kano mysterious deaths, says SGF

  …113 health workers mostly from private facilities test positive to virusThe Federal Government has promised that the on-going probe of the recently...

Lockdown ease: FG directs officers on GL 14 and above in MDAs to resume May 4

  The Federal Government has directed officers in the ministries,  departments and agencies on Grade Level 14 and above including those on essential...

FG begins merger, scrapping of ministries, depts, agencies, says Finance Minister Ahmed

  …Oransaye recommends pruning of statutory agencies from 263 to 161 Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of the implementation of the Steve Oransaye...

NNPC says Newly-Hired Graduate Trainees Start Duty on Monday

  The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said that more than 1,000 graduate trainees recently recruited will assume duty Monday 4 May, 2020....

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;...