$9.7m & £74,000 cash seized by EFCC were bride price and gifts: Ex-NNPC boss Yakubu
For those who say Nigeria is a country where wonders shall never end, they had vindication yesterday when former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew…
APC faces disqualification from Edo, Ondo gubernatorial elections
Despite the massive mobilization of resources by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure victory for their candidates in the forthcoming gubernatorial elections in Edo and Ondo states, there…
Nigeria COVID-19 cases hit 30,249 with 460 Wednesday
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases jumped to 30,249 as it recorded 460 cases on Wednesday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced on its official twitter handle. The NCDC said as…
Nigeria Cancels planned Reopening of Schools
The Nigerian government on Wednesday cancelled its plan to reopen schools to enable students sit for the senior secondary certificate examinations and junior secondary certificate examinations. The Minister of State…
Osinbajo Didn’t Collect N4b from Magu – Aide
Prof Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s Vice President, did not collect N4billion from former Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, as was reported in some online publications, his Senior…
Post COVID-19: Africa’s growth stands to rebound to 3% in 2021- AfDB
Governments and development partners must respond in a more coordinated, targeted, and rapid manner to be effective in limiting impact; An additional 49 million Africans could be pushed into extreme…
Umar Replaces Magu as EFCC Acting chairman
Mohammed Umar, the Head of Operations at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has been appointed the acting chairman of the agency. Umar’s appointment follows the suspension on Tuesday of…
Explosion Rocks NNPC Subsidiary, Killing 7 people
Seven people lost their lives in an explosion that occurred at an oil facility operated by a unit of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the organization said in a…
Domestic Flights resume in Nigeria after COVID-19 shutdown
Domestic flights resumed Wednesday morning at two of Nigeria’s airports- Abuja and Lagos after a shutdown in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. At the local wing of the Murtala…
COVID-19: Edo death toll hits 50 as govt intensifies campaign on measures to protect elderly population
The death toll from coronavirus (COVID-19) in Edo State has climbed to 50, with a total of 1,435 people testing positive for the disease, while 840 persons have been discharged…