archiveMay 18, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the first phase of the eased lockdown measure be sustained for another two weeks. Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, Mr Boss Mustapha, announced this during Monday’s daily...

  A new book on how Nigeria can avert the looming threat of implosion arising from growing discontent over current political system has been released. The book, which serves as a blueprint for the government and people of Nigeria on the way forward, highlights various political options to steer the...

French schools have registered 70 COVID-19 cases since some of them were allowed to reopen last week, French Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer said on Monday. Under the government’s lockdown exit plan, 40,000 primary schools and kindergartens have reopened in the country’s “green” regions – those with low COVID-19 numbers  since...

  *say he returned several months ago Elders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State have described as mischievous and lies, allegations that Pastor Ize-Iyamu is a stranger who had spent just three months in the party. They also described the alleged conduct of a mock primary to...

  Says the drug not free Nigeria may have to cough out about 170,000 Euro (N98.2million) as payment to the government of Madagascar for the consignments of coronavirus herbal mixture sent to the country last week, a report by The Nation newspaper has revealed. The drug, which has been touted...

  Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has said eight more workers tested positive for coronavirus in an Ibadan company recently shut down after 30 of its workers got infected with the virus. The governor revealed on Saturday that the organisation was based in Ibadan South West Local Government Area...

China said it will contribute two billion dollars over the next two years for the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese President, Xi Jinping on Monday announced. The money is not only earmarked for health measures, but also for development aid for affected countries. Xi said in a message...

The Police Command in Ogun, has warned residents against flouting the ban on inter-state movement, put in place to prevent further spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Public Relations Officer (PRO), of the command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in...