..urges parents to keep wards safe against COVID-19 pandemic Olori Janet Afolabi, Queen of Apomu land has given face masks and cartons of noodles to ...
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Private Creditors establish the Africa Private Creditor Working Group
The Africa Private Creditor Working Group is an initiative to represent the views of international private creditors invested in Africa and to work with countries ...
Read More »National Aseembly padded over 500 ghost projects in 2019 budget for NDDC – Acting MD
The acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei, has alleged that the agency’s 2019 budget was padded with about 500 non-existing projects ...
Read More »Nigeria records 276 new COVID-19 cases, total now 8,344
Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 276 new cases of the COVID-19, bringing the total active cases to 8344 ...
Read More »Again, El-Rufai extends Kaduna lockdown by two weeks
The Kaduna State Government has extended for another two weeks the lockdown it imposed on the state to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
Read More »Buhari never reversed appointments, 150 memo by late Abba Kyari – Presidency
The Presidency last night said that there was no iota of truth on the allegation that President Muhammadu Buhari has upturned about 150 memos and reversed some appointments made by the late Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari ...
Read More »National Assembly cuts short break, resumes plenary Thursday to consider revised 2020 Budget
The two chambers of the National Assembly will now resume from the two-week Sallah break on Thursday, four days earlier than the Tuesday, June 2 resumption date.
Read More »School feeding programme still on because food items are perishable — Ngige
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has explained that the reason the Federal Government decided to feed the pupils under the government’s school feeding programme, while they were still at home ...
Read More »Governors meet over financial autonomy for states’ judiciary, legislature
Governors of the 36 states of the federation, under the aegis of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), will meet today to deliberate on Executive Order 10, ...
Read More »FG rolls out tough guidelines for passengers ahead flight resumption
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said passengers should brace up for rigorous health checks at the airports, flight delays and increase in airfare when restrictions are lifted and operations resume post COVID-19.
Read More »NSCIA raises panel as CAN meets on worship centres’ reopening
The Christian Association of Nigeria and the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) have begun work on guidelines, which will prevent the spread of COVID-19 in churches and mosques after the reopening of worship ...
Read More »FCT arrests 29 Lagos-bound commercial motorcyclists, seizes truck
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Ministerial Enforcement Task team on COVID-19 on Tuesday arrested 29 commercial motorcycle riders, who were travelling in a truck from Lafia in Nasarawa State to Lagos ...
Read More »Nigerian children deserve best care, attention — Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said Nigerian children must be given all the necessary care and attention, especially quality education, that they require to attain their goals in life.
Read More »COVID-19: NAFDAC disagrees with WHO, continues hydroxychloroquine trials, yet to receive Madagascar drugs
Recall that the WHO, on Monday, said it had “temporarily” suspended the clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19
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