Nigeria Records 51 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Infections Now 493
Nigeria recorded 51 new cases of the novel coronavirus on April 17, 2020. Nigeria has recorded 51 new cases of the novel coronavirus, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease…
COVID-19: Trump Appears To Support Stay-At-Home Protesters
In this file photo US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up during a “Keep America Great” campaign rally at Wildwoods Convention Center in Wildwood, New Jersey, January 28, 2020.…
Repentant Bandits Surrender Arms In Zamfara , As Governor Matawale Promises 200 New Patrol Vehicles
Governor Bello Matawale of Zamfara state has promised to distribute 200 Hilux vehicles and 190 motorcycles to security operatives in the state to boost the ongoing fight against banditry in…
BREAKING: President Buhari’s Chief Of Staff Abba Kyari Dies
Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Abba Kyari, at the Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House in Abuja on July 25, 2018. The Chief of Staff to…
COVID-19: Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation Donates Extra $150m To Fight Pandemic
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated an extra $150m for the fight against COVID-19. The foundation revealed this in a tweet shared through its official handle on Wednesday…
Extreme Floods To Hit US Cities ‘Almost Daily’ By 2100
HO / NOAA/RAMMB / AFP Coastal cities in the United States could experience “once in a lifetime” extreme flood events almost daily by the end of the century if sea…
Five More Former COVID-19 Patients Discharged In Lagos
A file photo of Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Photo: Twitter-@jidesanwoolu Lagos State has discharged five more former COVID-19 patients, after they tested negative for the novel coronavirus. Governor Babajide…
PHOTOS! COVID-19: Mobile Court Tries FCT Lockdown Defaulters
Defaulters of COVID-19 lockdown being tried by a mobile court at (AYA roundabout) in Asokoro, FCT., Abuja on 16th April 2020. Photo: Sodiq Adelakun The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has…
I Was Defiled By My Father, His Three Friends For Two Years – Teenager
A teenage girl has narrated how her father and his three friends defiled her at Orji community in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State. The victim, 15,…
Social Distancing: Edo Govt Bans Street Trading
Edo State government on Thursday announced the ban on street trading across the state as it continues to restrict movement and enforce social distancing in the state. This is coming…
Why Nigeria Is Not Among Beneficiaries Of Recent IMF Debt Relief – Finance Minister
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Development Zainab Ahmed, explained on Thursday why Nigeria was not among 25 countries recently granted debt relief by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).…
Peter Obi Backs Buhari, Says Lockdown Extension Is Important And Necessary
The Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, Mr Peter Obi. Former Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Peter Obi,…
COVID-19: CBN Plans N15trn Take-Off Capital For Infrastructure Development
A file photo of Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will promote the establishment of InfraCo PLC with combined debt and…
COVID-19: We Now Have Capacity To Conduct 3,000 Tests Daily – NCDC DG
The Director-General of the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Iheweazu, has said that Nigeria now has a testing capacity of 3,000 persons per day. At a briefing…
Lagos Discharges 16 More COVID-19 Patients, Including Three Foreigners
A file photo of Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Photo: Twitter-@jidesanwoolu Sixteen more coronavirus patients have been discharged from isolation centres in Lagos State. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu confirmed this on…
PHOTOS: Community Testing For COVID-19 Begins In Abuja
A medical official performs a throat swab on a resident of Mabushi in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Abuja as part of the community testing for COVID-19… on Wednesday, April 15,…
Fire Guts Shops In Dugbe Market, Ibadan
Traders at Dugbe Alawo area in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital were thrown into panic on Wednesday afternoon, following a fire outbreak in the area. According to the traders, the…
Minister: COVID-19 Testing Criteria Expanded To Include People With Fever, Respiratory Infection
The Minister for Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said that the testing capacity in the country has been expanded to include all those with fever and respiratory tract symptoms,…
20-Year-Old Man Reportedly Shot Dead By Police In Anambra
A 20-year-old man has allegedly been shot dead by policemen at New Tyre Market in Nkpor, Anambra State. Police Public Relations Officer, Haruna Mohammed in a communique stated that the…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 400 As NCDC Confirms 34 New Infections
Thirty-four new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed by the NCDC, taking Nigeria’s total infections to 407. The NCDC confirmed this on Wednesday evening via a statement on Twitter. According…