Year: 2020
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Local
Right time for English Premier League to return, Klopp says
Liverpool (UK), May 20, 2020 Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp believes it is the right time for England’s Premier League (EPL)…
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Health
La Liga to use video analysis if player tests positive for coronavirus
Madrid, May 20, 2020 La Liga will use a video analysis programme to help it determine if a player…
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Health
COVID-19: Medical doctor tests positive in Bayelsa
By Christian Ogbonna Yenagoa, May 19, 2020 A medical doctor has tested positive for COVID-19 in Bayelsa, bringing the number…
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Post-COVID-19 Economy: Emefiele woos conglomerates
ABUJA As Nigeria continues the process of full reopening of its economy due to the lockdown over the Corona Virus…
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Local
More environmentalists reject NOSDRA’s report on dead fishes along Niger Delta coastlines
Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) an environmental NGO has expressed divergent views with the National Oil Spills Detection and…
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Local
Minister of Power sacks TCN MD, Abdulaziz takes over
By Constance Imasuen Abuja, May 19, 2020 The Minister of Power, Mr Mamman Sale, on Tuesday announced the sack of…
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Local
Why privatization of power sector must be reviewed now – Senate President …As Senate probes FG intervention in power sector …Adjourns plenary till June 2, 2020
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has called for the immediate review of the privatization exercise of the power sector…
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Nigeria set to prosecute pirates under new anti-piracy law · Inter-agency collaboration key to maritime security – Jamoh
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has restated its commitment to collaboration among relevant agencies and stakeholders…
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COVID-19: NCDC ministerial team visits Gombe…Gives verdict
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Ministerial Task Team on Covid-19 has commended Gombe State Government’s proactive measures in…
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Health
Rivers Govt alleges plan to declare state of emergency
The Rivers State Government says it has uncovered plans by some citizens of the State who reside in Abuja to…
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Local
Gov. Ugwuanyi mourns Senator Okoro
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has expressed sadness at the demise of an elder statesman, a seasoned politician and…
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Business and Economy
Zenith General Insurance’s Profit Before Tax rises by 16% to N3.67bn
Zenith General Insurance Limited has released its full-year financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019. A review of…
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We’ve lost a gem, state’ll immortalise him, says Makinde as Oyo holds valedictory exco session for late commissioner
The Oyo State Executive Council, on Monday, conducted a valedictory session in honour of the erstwhile Commissioner for Environment and…
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Local
Man, 50, commits suicide in Abia community
By Sam Oditah Umuahia, May 19, 2020 A 50-year-old man, identified as Chukwudi Maduka has allegedly committed suicide at Umuezu-Ore…
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Local
Agenda for Prof. Ibrahim Gambari – New Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari By Kazeem Bello
The euphoria and pageantry that greeted the announcement of Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, an Ilorin Prince as the new Chief…
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Faith
Anambra and the challenges of COVID-19 By Obiora Okonkwo Ph.D
In my Easter message to the good people of Anambra state a few weeks ago, I noted that the disruptions…
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Africa
China, Africa And The World After COVID-19 – By Kingsley Moghalu Kingsley Moghalu
The Coronavirus crisis has created a welcome opportunity for us to reassess the relationship between China and Africa on…
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Health
Trump threatens to pull U.S. funding to WHO permanently
Washington, May 19, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to permanently pull funding from the World Health Organisation (WHO)…
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Health
Nigeria records 216 new COVID-19 cases, total now 6,175
By Abujah Racheal Abuja, May 18, 2020 Nigeria has recorded 216 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of…
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Local
COVID-19: UBA improves mobile app for customers
By Lydia Ngwakwe Lagos, May 18, 2020 The United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), on Monday, upgraded its mobile banking…
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Business and Economy
COVID-19: CBN, NNPC move to save evacuees in Lagos, Abuja
By Femi Ogunshola Abuja, May 18, 2020 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)…
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Faith
COVID-19 palliatives: Peter Obi donates to Imo, Abia hospitals; Receives kudos
The management of four major hospitals in Imo and Abia states have hailed the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples…
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Africa
We screwed up public education, now is the time to fix it By Akin Olaniyan
Nigeria has always been an interesting case. It’s the richly endowed country that is also home to some of the…
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Business and Economy
Dead fishes: Expert disagrees with NOSDRA on findings; Accuses agency of conspiracy with oil multinationals
The Centre for Environmental Preservation and Development (CEPAD) has disagreed with National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) on…
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T.Y. Danjuma visits Buhari in Aso Villa; Work closely with PTF on COVID-19, President urges Governors
Abuja, May 18, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed doors with retired Gen. T. Y. Danjuma at…
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