Nigeria
COCAVID Fund rakes in N25.89 bn
The Nigeria Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (COCAVID) says it has raked in N25.89 billion as donations from individuals and...
INEC headquarters, Abuja, on fire
 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Abuja, was on Friday morning torched. It was not, however, clear if the fire affected the...
Ken Saro-Wiwa’s son, 50-year-old Menegian, dies of COVID-19 in UK
Menegian, son of the late Niger-Delta activist and environmentalist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, has been killed by Coronavirus in the United Kingdom....
Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja HQ on fire
Barely eight days after the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation in Abuja was torched, the headquarters of the Corporate Affairs...
COVID-19: FG to banks: Provide efficient services to cushion lockdown effects
In a bid to flatten the curve of Coronavirus disease, the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the pandemic has appealed to banks to provide skeletal services to...
Turning the Covid-19 Tragedy into an Opportunity for a New Nigeria by Godwin Emefiele
As many people are now aware, the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in China has rapidly permeated and profoundly changed the...
China to Nigeria: We did not maltreat Nigerians, only imposed strict measures on foreigners amid COVID-19
… Nigeria is a good friend, nothing’ll be done to destroy relationship At last, the Chinese Government has responded to...
Give us own share of COVID-19 fund, Northern governors tell Buhari
…say NO to lockdown of the region …no testing centre in the 19 states Citing the Federal Government’s N10 billion intervention fund...
OPEC, allies agree to cut nearly 10 million barrels a day
OPEC, Russia and other oil-producing nations on Sunday finalized an unprecedented production cut of nearly 10 million barrels, or a tenth of...
COVID-19 Lockdown tragedy: Two deviant teenage boys drown in Lagos beach
In defiance of the lockdown order to curtail COVID-19 in Lagos State, two teenagers have reportedly drowned in a community beach...
FIRS was beset by denial and dysfunction under Fowler, says new boss
The new Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) boss Muhammad Nami lashed out at Babatunde Fowler, in a subtle swipe saying that the agency collapsed...
COVID-19: SERAP asks Lawan, Gbajabiamila to give N37bn NASS renovation fund to states, FCT
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an urgent appeal to the Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan and Speaker of...
Easter of Virus Sorrow: Pope Francis urges global solidarity
Pope Francis on Easter Sunday called for solidarity the world over to confront the “epochal challenge” posed by the coronavirus pandemic, as...
Nigeria sees 3 new deaths from coronavirus, 13 new cases
3 new people have died from coronavirus in Nigeria, raising the death toll to 10. 13 new cases of #COVID19 have been...
COVID-19 outbreak: Nigeria’s and world’s darkest hour, says Buhari
…urges Nigerians to comply with stay-at-home order, restrictions …promises more FG’s interventions President Muhammadu Buhari said on Saturday that the CONVID-19 pandemic...
COVID-19 Lockdown: Nigeria will come out of it stronger and as quickly as possible — Buhari
…urges Nigerians to be patient …more stimulus package on the way, says Osinbajo President Muhammadu Buhari is optimistic that Nigeria will come out of...
