Bauchi orders total lockdown after registering third COVID-19 case
As part of efforts towards combating the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Bauchi State Government has imposed a total lockdown across the state. The State government which announced the…
NERC halts Electricity tariff increase over Coronavirus
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) Tuesday suspended the planned increase in the electricity tariffs paid by Nigerians, earlier scheduled to commence Wednesday. In the directive tagged /198/2020, the regulatory…
Congolese ex-president Yhombi-Opango dies of Coronavirus
Jacques Joaquim Yhombi-Opango, former president of the Republic of Congo, has died after contracting coronavirus, his family said. Yhombi-Opango died in a Paris hospital on Monday. He was 81. Yhombi-Opango…
COVID-19: Nigerian-born Medical Doctor Dies in UK
A Nigerian-born medical doctor, Dr. Alfa Sa’adu, has died of coronavirus in the United Kingdom. Dr. Sa’adu died in London on Tuesday at the age of 68 and was until…
COVID-19: Inflation hits food prices, over 7m Nigerians facing starvation
Prices of food items have shut-up across the country due to the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the globe in recent times, leaving over seven million Nigerians in dire straits as food…
Mike Adenuga donates N1.5bn to fight Coronavirus
Mike Adenuga Foundation (MAF), established by a billionaire, Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr., on Monday donated N1.5 billion to Federal Government and Lagos State government to support Nigeria’s fight against the…
Oyo Governor Seyi Mankinde tests positive as Nigeria coronavirus cases rise to 131
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “I just received my COVID-19 confirmation test result. It is POSITIVE. I am asymptomatic and will continue to…
Buhari invokes Quarantine Act, signs COVID-19 regulations
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday night in Abuja signed the Covid-19 Regulations 2020 in accordance with Sections 2, 3 and 4 of the Quarantine Act (CAP Q2 LFN 2004). The regulations…
Abba Kyari arrives Lagos,begins treatment in ICU
Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Malam Abba Kyari, who tested positive for the deadly coronavirus arrived Lagos late Monday and is currently undergoing treatment in the intensive care…
Nigeria Earned $32.63bn from Oil Sector in 2018, Spent $ 2,18bn on Subsidy, Repairs
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has disclosed that the country earned a total of $32.63 billion from the oil and gas sector in 2018, which it said represented…