Lead Story
-
COVID-19: Gov. Mohammed’s test result shocks Bauchi residents; State govt. to procure 150 kits for preliminary tests
By Ayinde Olaide/Amina Ahmed Bauchi, March. 24, 2020 Some residents of Bauchi on Tuesday said they received with shock, news…
Read More » -
Coronavirus: Buhari’s Chief Of Staff, Abba Kyari, tests positive as anxiety grips Bauchi over Gov. Mohammed’s test
Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, reputed to be the defacto president of Nigeria, Malam Abba Kyari, has tested…
Read More » -
Coronavirus: Atiku, son under attack; ‘He did not visit club, attend jumat service,’ former VP’s aide says
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and his as yet unnamed son who has tested positive to the novel coronavirus have…
Read More » -
Coronavirus: Nigeria suspends Federal Executive Council, Council of State meetings; Records 36 cases, one death
Chairman, Nigeria’s Presidential Task Force On COVID-10 Pandemic, Mr. Boss Mustapha, has announced that the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC,…
Read More » -
Coronavirus: Bauchi Governor on self isolation following contact with Atiku’s infected son
From: Ruth Yarnap Bauchi Bauchi state Governor, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has gone into self isolation following contact with the son…
Read More » -
Atiku Abubakar’s son tests positive to coronavirus, moved to Abuja hospital
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has announced that his son has tested positive to coronavirus. Abubakar, who…
Read More » -
COVID-19: CBN, Bankers’ Committee to support pharmaceutical coys …Back N3.5 trillion stimulus to economy …Commit to Nigeria First
LAGOS As the country continues to record new cases of corona virus, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the…
Read More » -
WHO launches Health Alert service on WhatsApp
As the Coronavirus pandemic spreads, the World Health Organization has launched a Health Alert on WhatsApp. The new service, which…
Read More » -
Coronavirus: Buhari’s daughter, back from UK, in self-isolation; First Lady shuts office; Prince Albert of Monaco tests positive; Trump endorses chloroquine for treatment; Italy’s death toll surpasses China, hitting 3,405; New York shops for ventilators in China
By Ahmed Ubandoma Abuja, March 19, 2020 One of President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughters, who returned to Nigeria from the United…
Read More » -
Ekiti Govt. confirms one case of Coronavirus in the state; As Lagos shuts down schools
Idowu Ariwodola Ado Ekiti, March 18, 2020 Ekiti State Government on Wednesday formally confirmed that one positive case of the…
Read More » -
Collapse of oil price: Buhari heeds Atiku’s counsel, crashes price of petrol to N125 per litre
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says that the new N125 pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also…
Read More » -
Nigeria confirms 5 fresh cases of COVID-19; One a six-week old baby from the US
By Cecilia Ologunagba/ Racheal Abujah Abuja, March 18, 2020 The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) on Wednesday confirmed five new…
Read More » -
Convid-19: Atiku calls for fuel price reduction; warns against return to recession
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, March 17, 2020 Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for policy measures to protect Nigeria’s…
Read More » -
COVID-19 and the economy: Buhari pledges to protect Nigerians, as FG bans travel to high risk countries
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria has foreseen the economic problems that may come in the wake of the…
Read More » -
Dangote fertilizer contractor staff quarantined
Dangote Industries Limited has said that an Indian national, who is their contractor, has been quarantined and is undergoing tests for…
Read More » -
Zenith Bank fetes shareholders with dividend payout of N87.9 billion
Shareholders of Zenith Bank Plc, on Monday, at the 29th Annual General Meeting of the Bank held at the Shehu…
Read More » -
Buhari meets APC Governors; NEC postponement: Giadom lauds President, Governors’ intervention; Appeal Court orders stay of Oshiomhole’s suspension
By Deji Abdulwahab/Edith Nwapi Abuja, March 16, 2020 Mr Victor Giadom, All Progressives Congress, APC, acting National Secretary, has described…
Read More » -
Coronavirus: Trump tells people to stop panic-buying, ‘relax’;
Washington, March 16, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday told the public to stop panic-buying food and other supplies…
Read More » -
Trump tests negative for COVID-19, says physician
By Harrison Arubu New York, March 15, 2020 U.S. President, Donald Trump, has tested negative for coronavirus (COVID-19), according to…
Read More » -
Coronavirus: Trump declares national emergency; Canadian Govt. suspends Parliament; Queen Elizabeth cancels engagements; 15 Africa countries report cases; Turkey suspends travel to nine European countries; 132,000 cases reported in 123 countries; 5,000 dead
Harrison Arubu New York, March 13, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump has declared a national health emergency over the fast-spreading…
Read More » -
Presidency refutes report of attack on Buhari in Kebbi
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, March 13, 2020(NAN) The Presidency has described as false and untrue social media reports on…
Read More » -
Coronavirus: Trump orders 30-day ban on travel from Europe; Explains action
By Harrison Arubu Washington/New York, March 12, 2020 (dpa/NAN) U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a 30-day ban on…
Read More » -
VAT on contracts signed earlier than Feb.1 remains 5% – FEC; Approves N13bn for pest control
By Chijioke Okoronkwo/Ismaila Chafe Abuja, March 11, 2020 (NAN) The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has resolved that Value-Added Tax (VAT)…
Read More » -
WHO declares Coronavirus a pandemic
By Oluwafunke Ishola Lagos, March 11, 2020 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak a pandemic. Pandemic…
Read More » -
British Minister, Dorries tests positive to new coronavirus
London, March 11, 2020 Nadine Dorries, Britain’s minister for patient safety, suicide prevention and mental health, has tested positive to…
Read More »
