Lagos records highest COVID-19 recoveries, discharges 49 patients
The Lagos State Ministry of Health has announced the recovery and discharge of 49 COVID-19 patients, the highest…
JUST IN: FG disburses N43,416bn to 24 states under SFTAS
The Federal Government has disbursed the sum of N43,416,000,000.00 (USD120.6 million) to 24 states of the federation through…
Court refuses Maina’s request to further review bail conditions
A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the request by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC)…
COVID-19: Kano govt seals off schools where five Almajiris who tested positive in Kaduna stayed
The Kano State government has said in its efforts to curtail the spread of coronavirus in the state,…
Ikoyi Custodial Centre frees 53 inmates
As part of its adherence to Federal Government’s directives on amnesty for 2,600 prisoners nationwide, the Ikoyi Custodial…
JUST IN: Ebonyi confirms second COVID-19 case
Ebonyi State Government has said it has recorded yet another case of Coronavirus in the State. Recall that…
FG gives 5,400 bags of rice as palliatives to Anambra, Sokoto, Nassarawa states
The Federal Government on Wednesday handed over 5,400 bags of 50kg rice and other relief items to Anambra,…
Adamawa State Gov, Fintiri loses mother
Governor Ahmadu Umar Fintiri of Adamawa State has lost his mother. The mother, Hajiya Fatima Umar Badami, died…
Gov Bello fires back at NCDC, insists no COVID-19 case in Kogi
The Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has tackled the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control…
Abductors of Ekiti Commissioner slash ransom to N15m
The kidnappers of the Ekiti State Commissioner for Agriculture, Folorunso Olabode, have slashed the ransom demanded from N30…
COVID-19: Ekiti to test 10,000 residents in two months
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has disclosed that the government is planning to conduct coronavirus test for…
Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan dies at 53
Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan has died in the Indian city of Mumbai after he was admitted to a…
Oxford-developed vaccine protects six monkeys from coronavirus
An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University has protected six monkeys from “heavy quantities” of the pathogen…
NCDC targets two million people for COVID-19 test in three months
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is targeting two million Nigerians for Coronavirus (COVID-19) tests in the…
Dybala ‘tests positive for coronavirus for fourth time in six weeks’
Juventus forward, Paulo Dybala, has tested positive for Coronavirus for the fourth time in six weeks, according to…