Nigeria

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...

Poor healthcare system: SGF Boss says quoted out of context

  …controversy distraction to COVID-19 fight The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, said on Friday that  his...

COVID-19: Relaxing restriction protocols may reverse gains, FG warns states

  The Federal Government has warned states relaxing restriction protocols may reverse the agains recorded against the coronavirus (COVID-19). “This pandemic is not...

5G mobile network cannot spread coronavirus, WHO clarifies

  ‌ Amid speculations and controversies, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says 5G mobile network cannot escalate or spread Coronavirus. It insisted that...

OPEC/NON-OPEC ministerial summit: Sylva raises hope of crude oil prices increase by at least $15 per barrel

  …price rebound may give Nigeria additional revenues of about $2.8 billion … cuts supply by up to ten (10) million barrels per...

Despite COVID-19 disruptions, NNPC GMD says focused on ensuring adequate fuel supply

    …virus catches the world unprepared, shuts down economies, says Wunti   In spite of disruptions in the country amid COVID-19 pandemic,...

NASS to Presidential aide: Your insinuations unsavoury, unfair, baseless

  …official misled by some media misrepresentation of NASS comment on FG’s social investment programme The leadership of Nigeria’s National Assembly has frowned...

New Pump Price: All NNPC Retail Stations Have Complied — Obateru

  The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced that all its filling stations across the country have fully complied with the new...

Nigeria Anti-Corruption War Justified, No Bias – Malami

  The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) reacted Wednesday to a letter written by a U.S...