Nigeria

COVID-19: Stay at home for now, FG tells Lagos, Abuja residents

  …SGF urges prompt report of people with virus symptoms In the wake of virulent Coronavirus across the country, the Federal Government has...

COVID-19 Fatality: NNPC GMD, Kyari announces Achimugu’s death, says he had no contact with corporation’s staff

    The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says the country’s first Coronavirus victim, Mr Suleiman Achimugu, a former Managing Director of NNPC’s...

My son has tested positive for coronavirus, says Atiku Abubakar

  Former vice-president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar’s son has tested positive for the coronavirus, he said Sunday night. “My son has tested positive...

NNPC’s Downstream Subsidiary, PPMC, Records ₦337.63bn Petroleum Products Sales

  …posts 34% Increase in Trading Surplus in December 2019 The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s (NNPC) Downstream Sector subsidiary, the Petroleum Products Marketing...

Nigeria closing airports for all International Flights

Effective from Monday March 23, the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos; and Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, will be shut against international flights as...

Covid-19: Nigeria’s Bankers’ Committee/CBN inject N3.5trn into economy

    … announces extra lending from banks by companies, individuals In response to the impact of COVID-19 on global and the Nigerian...

Covid-19:  Churches, PFN, NASFAT, mosques comply with 50 worshippers directive

    …Oyedepo’s Winners Chapel, MFM, Deeper Life cancel mega services Zero-mega gathering-compliant, more churches have rolled out guidelines to their centres across...

Covid–19: Pres. Buhari To Address The  Nation Soon – Lai Mohammed

  Following Senate’s resolution, President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation on the Coronavirus pandemic at the “appropriate” time, a senior government official...

Coronavirus: Nigeria shuts three airports 

  Determined to curtail the spread of coronavirus, the Federal Government has shut three international airports. The airports are Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport,...

Coronavirus: Church buildings left empty as thousands of worshipers move online

  With swiftly changing circumstances and new guidelines regarding COVID-19 in relation to large gatherings, churches have turned to livestreaming, garnering millions of...

FG slashes petrol pump price at N125

  A Presidential approval for the reduction of pump price of petrol from N145 to N125 may have been given, according to Aso...

COVID-19 : NYSC shuts orientation camps nationwide, sends campers home 

    Amid fear of Coronavirus, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has ordered shut all orientation camps across the country. It said...

Emirates to suspend flights to Abuja from March 22 due to coronavirus

  Emirates Airlines will suspend its flights to Abuja due to the coronavirus, which has forced several countries to close their borders to...

CONVID-19: Ministers, public office holders, officials barred from foreign travels 

  …all scheduled trips cancelled In a bid to curb the spread of Coronavirus, the Federal Government has slammed a no-travel ban on...

CONVID-19: CBN cuts interest rate to 5%, directs banks to restructure loan terms for Nigerians

  For the first time in several years, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has reduced interest rates on all its...