Controversy as governor sets to include alcohol in palliatives

The governor of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, has sparked controversy after announcing that he will distribute alcohol…

People with over N5,000 in bank not eligible for palliatives- FG

The Federal Government has announced that people with over N5, 000 in their bank account will…

Kano announces five new cases of coronavirus

The Kano State Government on Wednesday announced five new cases of coronavirus in the state. This…

Lockdown: Lagos sets to feed 100,000 youths daily

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday introduced a new scheme to cushion the effect of the…

Lagos records 11 new cases of COVID-19

Lagos State on Tuesday night recorded additional eleven cases of coronavirus, the Nigeria Centre for Disease…

COVID-19: Nigeria’s Immigration boss recovers

The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, has tested negative twice to the coronavirus disease after…

Sex scandal rocks COVID-19 quarantine centres

Ministry of Health permanent secretary has revealed that Ugandans living in institutional quarantine have started having…

Lockdown: Tertiary students to receive lectures via NTA, FRCN

The Federal Government on Tuesday said plans are underway to teach students in tertiary institutions via…

COVID-19: Osun extends lockdown, begins second phase Thursday (Full text)

Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State on Tuesday extended the lockdown in the state after the…

Coronavirus: Four states, FCT record new cases

Four states and the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday recorded nineteen new cases of COVID-19 as…

119 persons with coronavirus symptoms identified in Lagos

119 people with coronavirus symptoms have been identified in Lagos, the state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof.…

Police arrest suspected car snatchers, female armourer

The Nigeria Police Special Tactical Squad (STS) has arrested two suspected car snatchers, Bashir Isiaku and…

COVID-19: Global deaths hit 120,000 as two countries maintain one case each

The novel coronavirus has killed more than 120,000 people globally, nearly 70 percent of them in…

New COVID-19 cases recorded as total hits 343 in Nigeria

Twenty new cases of coronavirus were on Monday recorded in Nigeria, the Nigeria Centre for Disease…

Ekiti extends lockdown, makes face mask mandatory in public

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Monday extended the lockdown in the state for another…

COVID-19: Full text of President Muhammadu Buhari’s address, April 13, 2020

*ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE EXTENSION OF…

Nigeria records 5 new cases of coronavirus, total now 323

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday announced five new cases of coronavirus in…

Lockdown: Ekiti NBA distributes palliatives to members

Ekiti State chapter of the Nigerian Bar Association(NBA) has donated palliatives to members to cushion the…

COVID-19 cases increase as pandemic spreads to 19 states in Nigeria

Nigeria on Saturday recorded thirteen new cases of COVID-19 as the pandemic spread to nineteen states…

New COVID-19 cases confirmed in six states, FCT

Seventeen cases of coronavirus pandemic were on Friday confirmed in six states and the Federal Capital…