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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced on Thursday 604 new cases of COVID-19 for the country.
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States to get N100m each to boost COVID-19 response
The Federal Government on Thursday said states will receive N100million each to boost their response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »Muslims to mark Eid-el-Kabir without prayers at Eid grounds – Sultan
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Friday 31 July as Eid-el-Kabir Sallah day and urged Muslims to observe prayers in mosques.
Read More »Nigeria’s COVID-19 death toll rises to 813 as total infections hit 38,344
Data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease and Control (NCDC) showed the number of deaths from COVID-19 rose to 813, with 38,344 infections. The NCDC ...
Read More »UN expresses shock after Boko Haram executes five aid workers
The United Nations (UN) said it was utterly shocked and horrified by the gruesome killing of five aid workers by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno ...
Read More »Tears as family, military bury Flying Officer Arotile
Tears and emotions flowed on Thursday as the remains of Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile were laid to rest at the military cemetery on Airport Road, Abuja. ...
Read More »Buhari wears face mask on Mali trip
President Muhammadu Buhari was on Thursday sighted with a face mask for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started. The Presidential Task Force on ...
Read More »Akpabio writes National Assembly, denies statement on NDDC contract awards to lawmakers
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has replied to the National Assembly denying he said that the lawmakers got 60 per cent ...
Read More »Jonathan returns to Mali with Buhari, Akuffo-Addo, 2 other Presidents
Former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will on Thursday return to Bamako in continuation of his mediation mission as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) intensifies efforts towards resolving the ongoing
Read More »FG approves contract for scanners for Onne, Port Harcourt, Tin Can ports
The Federal Government on Wednesday approved the sum of $18.12 million and N3.255 billion for the revision of a contract that was previously approved by the council in 2018 for the supply and installation of three numbers Rapiscan ...
Read More »Buhari travels to Mali today
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Wednesday said President Muhammadu Buhari would be departing Abuja for Bamako, Mali, on Thursday (today)..
Read More »Senate confirms 39 non-career, one career ambassadors
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of 39 Non-career and one Career Ambassadors of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The confirmation of the nominees ...
Read More »BREAKING: Ekiti governor Fayemi tests positive for COVID-19
Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday said he has tested positive for coronavirus. “I took my third Covid-19 test yesterday and it came back ...
Read More »Senate passes Army varsity bill
…wants Almajiri education integration into educational system The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to give legal backing to the establishment of the Nigerian Army ...
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