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COVID-19: Obaseki extends Edo lockdown Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday, extended the dusk-to-dawn curfew from 8pm to 6 am for another 14 days. The extension takes effect May 3. Obaseki, at a media briefing, explained that the measure was to…
Cross Rivers: Crisis in PDP deepens as state chairman rejects NWC The crisis in Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State has taken a more dangerous dimension as the State Chairman, Ntufam Edim Inok Edim, rejected the ward and local government…
Ondo: Mortuary operator, attendant appear in court over missing corpse Two men, Chief Oladejo Edubi and Samuel Oluwatodimu, on Thursday, were docked before Chief Magistrate Olubunmi Dosunmu in Owo, Ondo State, over the disappearance of a corpse from a morgue in Isuada…
Nigeria Immigration announces collection of passports, fresh enrollments The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede, has announced scheduled collection of processed passports. He also said fresh enrollments for applicants invited through SMS would begin soon. NIS spokesman, Sunday James, gave…
Obaseki declares nursing mother, child who tested positive for COVID-19 wanted The Edo State Government, on Thursday, declared a nursing mother, identified as Amaka Okoro, who was tested positive for COVID-19, wanted. Governor Godwin Obaseki, speaking at a press briefing in Benin,…
Politicians cautioned against politicizing fraud allegations against NDDC The Accountable Leadership for Better Nigeria Initiative, ALBNI, has called on the anti-corruption agencies to ignore pressures from political actors while launching investigations into allegations of fraudulent transactions against the leadership of the Niger…
COVID-19: We are looking beyond using cash transfers – Osinbajo Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed that the Federal Government has done a lot on conditional transfers, especially within the context of social investment policies since coronavirus broke out in the country….
COVID-19: Bayelsa govt isolates family of index case …neighbours call for estate decontamination The immediate family members of a middle-aged woman who reportedly tested positive to Coronavirus in Bayelsa State, have been traced and put on 14 days isolation to prevent further…
Umahi begin production of electric vehicles, tricycles to reduce dependence on oil The governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi says his administration has commenced the production of electric vehicles and tricycles to reduce over-dependence on crude oil. He lamented that the nation’s…
People Promised millions to declare having COVID-19 – Cross River Commissioner The Cross River State Government through its Commissioner for Health, Dr. Betta Edu has accused NCDC of promising people millions of Naira if they declare to having COVID-19. This is what…
COVID-19: Anambra govt arrests man who sneaked in from Lagos The Anambra State Government has arrested an indigene of the state, Mr Vincent Chukwuma who tried sneaking in through the state’s boundary on foot, after returning from Lagos State. The state had…
Return to Work – FG to Civil Servants Nigerian Government on Thursday ordered civil servants from Grade level 14 and above to resume on Monday. The government advised affected officers to limit the number of visitors they welcome to their offices adding…
Policeman shoots soldier dead in Delta Community A policeman on Wednesday reportedly shot dead a soldier over disagreements between the sister agencies at a drinking spot in Bomadi Town in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State. Trouble started when Policemen on…
Oronsaye Report: Buhari approves scrap, merging of some govt agencies, order SGF to implement President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the implementation of a report submitted by the presidential committee on restructuring and rationalization of federal government parastatals, commissions and agencies. This was…
FCC Board: APC rejects Abia appointee The All Progressives Congress(APC) in Abia State has rejected the nomination of Mr. Henry Ogbulogo to represent Abia in the Board of Federal Character Commission(FCC) by President Muhammadu Buhari. President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday appointed 38…
Imo: Ex-lawmaker accuses Speaker of certificate forgery An erstwhile lawmaker who represented Ehime-mbano state constituency in Imo State House of Assembly, Lawman Duruji has challenged the current speaker of the House to make public his qualifications to justify his educational claims. Lawman,…
Police arrest 17 suspected cultists in Akwa Ibom Community The Akwa Ibom State Police Command said it had arrested about 17 suspected cultists in Inen, Oruk Anam local government council of the state in connection with the death of one Ofonime Uduak…
NCDC warns against drinking palm oil as cure for COVID-19 The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC has reacted to reports that drinking palm oil can stop the spread of Coronavirus. Reports had emerged a few days ago that drinking palm oil…
May Day: NUPENG tasks Nigerian govt, workers on COVID-19 The National Leadership of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), has felicitated with Nigerian working class on the occasion of the 2020 May Day. May 1 is a day specifically…
List of States with COVID-19 deaths in Nigeria A total of fourteen States have recorded COVID-19 related deaths. As at Wednesday, the number of States with confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria has also increased to thirty-four. The Nigeria Centre for Disease…
Police arrests gang leader, others over officer’s murder The Police in Ebonyi State have arrested a gang for allegedly killing a police officer attached to a Chinese mining company in the state. The arrest was contained in a statement on Friday by…
Coronavirus: NAFDAC warns companies over breast milk substitutes The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned companies involved in donation or marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes (BMS). The agency warned them to keep to the World Health…
Fire Outbreak in Akwa Ibom Community The fire, which started in the morning of Monday, started from generator, to car and to the whole building. When Fire service were reached, they said they had no fuel in the truck to come salvage…
COVID-19 lockdown: Abia Taskforce intercepts vehicle conveying suspected cannabis The Abia State combined team of the COVID-19 Task force and youths of Ogbudiukwu, Umuopara in Umuahia South local government area of the State, Wednesday, intercepted a Siena vehicle conveying bags of weeds…
COVID-19 lockdown: Gov. Ugwuanyi orders Council Chairmen, Neighborhood Watch, Youths to man land boundaries Following reports that persons on non-essential duties have continued to traverse the boundaries of Enugu State “with the tacit support of some unscrupulous persons” Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has…
COVID-19: Nigerian Govt to decontaminate 125 aircrafts, 13 airports The Nigerian Government has announced that 125 aircrafts and thirteen airports will be decontaminated as part of measures to curb the spread of Coronavirus. Minister of Environment, Muhammad Mahmood made this known at…
COVID-19: Details of Governors’ meeting emerge The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has revealed plans for health workers following the rise of cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. The governors made this known in a communiqué issued by the NGF Chairman and Governor of…
Nigerian Govt launches free virtual learning academy The Nigerian government, through the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, has launched a free virtual learning academy as part of efforts to leverage on the digital economy sector. Launching the academy in a virtual…
COVID-19: Nigerian Govt warns governors against revealing identity of patients The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has warned governors and other politicians against revealing the identities of Coronavirus patients. The D-G called also on political leaders to refrain from announcing details…
774,00 recruitment: Keyamo threatens to resign The Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has vowed to resign if the recruitment of 774, 000 persons is hijacked by politicians. Keyamo said this while inaugurating the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Extended Special Public…
Ghastly Accident Occurs In Benin As Commuters Hurry Home In A Bid To Beat Curfew At least 4 vehicles were involved in an accident in Benin, Edo state, as commuters hurried home to beat the 7pm curfew set by the state government….
We Distributed Nafdac-certified Rice – Minister Insists The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar -Farouq , on Wednesday insisted that the rice distributed to various states by the Federal Government was certified fit for consumption by the…
Obaseki Lunches Digital Homeschooling Platform With Zero-data Access, free SMS in Edo State Edo state governor , Godwin Obaseki has lunched a digital homeschooling platform with zero-data access . He lunched this platform on April 27th, 2020, according to the governor, schools…
COVID-19: Umahi Relaxes Curfew, Lifts Ban On Motocycle Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi, on Tuesday, relaxed the dusk to dawn curfew imposed on the State, as he lifted ban on the operations of motorcycles in the State. Following the outbreak of COVID-19,…
Gov. Umahi confirms second case of COVID-19 in Ebonyi State Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi on Wednesday confirmed the second case of the coronavirus disease in the state barely three days after announcing the index case. Umahi, in a statewide broadcast, announced…
Ebonyi records second case of COVID-19 as toll jumps to 1728 in Nigeria The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, confirmed this in a post on its official Twitter page. As at Wednesday, April 29, the total number of confirmed cases of…
COVID-19: Edo Govt Cedes PCR Machine To Delta The Edo State Government has ceded one of its four Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machines to Delta State Government to boost the latter’s capacity to test for coronavirus. PCR machines, usually sited in laboratories…
COVID-19: Delta records two deaths, discharges two patient Mr. Olisa Ifeajika, Chief Press Secretary to Delta Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa, has disclosed that the state had so far recorded two deaths and discharged two victims of COVID-19 disease. Ifeajika, who spoke with journalists…
COVID-19: Lockdown continues in Akwa Ibom indefinitely – State govt The Akwa Ibom State Government has announced its decision to continue enforcing the Quarantine and Restriction of Movement order 2020 indefinitely. Lockdown in the state started on March, 30, 2020 and was…
COVID-19 lockdown: Abia Govt dissolves Task Force Committee for alleged compromise The Abia State Government has dissolved the COVID-19 Enforcement Task Force Team for Aba zone with immediate effect. Aa statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government(SSG) and Chairman, Abia…
COVID-19: Nigerian govt reveals reason behind increased number of cases Nigerian Government has revealed reason for the spike in the cases of coronavirus across the country. It attributed it to the ongoing community transmission of the virus. Dr. Osagie Ehanire, the Minister…
CBN resumes dollar sales for school fee payment, businesses The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has resumed the issuance of foreign exchange to all commercial banks for onward sale to parents wishing to pay tuition for their wards. Similarly, small and medium…
COVID-19: Nigerian govt hints on strategy for easing lockdown Nigerian Government through the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has said that the gradual reopening of the economy will be done in phases, spanning a total of six weeks broken into three tranches…
Super Eagles goalkeeper, Francis Uzoho breaks silence on his real age Super Eagles goalkeeper, Francis Uzoho, has finally responded to fans and pundits who have made a joke of his real age over the past few years. ND REPORTERS recalls that Uzoho,…
COVID-19: FG distributes N43.416bn to 24 states The Federal Government has disbursed N43.416 billion as performance-based grants to 24 eligible states on the basis of the results achieved in 2018. The Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Finance,…
COVID-19: Gov. Udom pardons 68 prison inmates in Akwa Ibom Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has granted amnesty to 68 inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Service, in the State. This gesture according to the state government was in a bid…
Coronavirus: Nigeria entering community transmission – FG The Federal Government has confirmed that Nigeria is “migrating to community transmission” of coronavirus. Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, said this on Wednesday at the National Polio Emergency Operations Centre in Abuja. He addressed the…
Presidency clarifies alleged appointment of dead person by Buhari An aide to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Media matters, Lauretta Onochie, has reacted to reports that President Muhamadu Buhari appointed a dead person into the board of one the federal government agencies….
How NDDC awarded N4.861billion COVID-19 contracts without due process – CSO (Documents) A Civil Society Organization, Act for Positive Transformation Initiative (ACTI) has alleged that the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has awarded a contract of…
NDDC Probe: Top officials sent on mandatory leave of absence The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has sent some top officials out of their offices. They would remain on mandatory leave pending the conclusion and outcome of the ongoing forensic audit of…
Akwa Ibom 2020 budget slashed from N597.7bn to N195bn Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly on Wednesday passed into law the amended 2020 appropriation law from initial N597.74billion outlay to N195billion, to meet up with the economic challenges due to COVID-19 pandemic….