FRSC deploys drones, 1,010 personnel for Eid-el-Kabir celebrations
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Niger State Sector Command, says it would deploy no fewer than 1, 010 personnel ...
Tag: Coronavirus
COVID-19 exposed Nigeria’s failed leadership – Peter Obi
A former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, says the coronavirus pandemic has exposed the long years of leadership failure in ...
COVID-19: Bello cancels Eid-el-Kabir activities in Niger
Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger State has directed the cancellation of all festivities during the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir celebrations in the ...
102 Nasarawa health workers tested positive for COVID-19 – NMA
The Nasarawa State Chapter of Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, says 102 healthcare workers in the state have been infected with ...
COVID-19 now airborne, says virologist
A Jos based Virologist, Dr Solomon Chollom, says that there is increasing evidence to the fact that Coronavirus is also airborne, not ...
COVID-19: Oil steady as vaccine news counters rise in virus cases
Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday, trapped in the narrow trading band of the past three weeks as investors ...
COVID-19: Sule proposes N62.96bn as revised budget for 2020
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has proposed a revised 2020 budget of N62.96 billion to the State House of ...
COVID-19: Aisha Buhari receives Medical equipment from Chinese First Lady
Prof. Peng Liyuan, First Lady of the People’s Republic of China, has donated medical equipment to Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha ...
Apple wins legal battle with EU over $15bn tax order
Europe’s second-highest court on Wednesday rejected an EU order for Apple, AAPL.O, to pay 13 billion Euros (15 billion dollars) ...
COVID-19: Jigawa govt offers tax holiday to SMEs
The Jigawa Government has announced a one year tax holiday for all existing Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, SMEs, whose ...
2 Madagascan lawmakers die of COVID-19, despite having local cure
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina on Sunday said two lawmakers – one member of the senate and one deputy – had ...
COVID-19: All Nasarawa cabinet members go into self-isolation
Dogo Shammah, Nasarawa State Commissioner of Information, Culture and Tourism says all members of the state executive will go on ...
COVID-19: Nasarawa begins production of ventilators
Nasarawa State Technology Innovation and Skills Acquisition Centre, has begun the production of ventilators as its contribution to the fight ...
Justice Ishaq Bello endorsed to represent Nigeria in ICC
The International Human Right Commission, IHRC, has endorsed Justice Ishaq Bello, Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory to represent Nigeria ...
Coronavirus existed worldwide before emerging in China – Oxford
The novel coronavirus has existed worldwide and broke out whenever and wherever favourable conditions occurred rather than starting in China, ...
Niger Gov slashes own salary, all appointees by 30%
The Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Sani-Bello, has slashed his salary and allowances by 30 percent, just as he directed ...
Anambra govt approves 6 herbal products as COVID-19 cure
Anambra State Government has identified six herbal drugs that could be used to manage Coronavirus pandemic in the state.
NURTW mulls increasing transport fares as Nigerian govt lifts interstate travel ban
The National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, has commended the Federal Government for lifting the ban on interstate travel ...
Skin Damage: Stop using uncertified hand sanitisers, SON warns Nigerians
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON, has advised Nigerians to use only certified hand sanitisers to avoid skin damage.
COVID-19: Kano to refund Hajj fares to intending pilgrims
The Kano Pilgrims Welfare Board, KSPWB, says it is ready to refund money deposited by intending pilgrims for the 2020 ...
Doctors to begin indefinite strike over PPEs, illegal deductions in Ondo
The leadership of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners, NAGGMDP, says its members in Ondo State ...
250m people currently suffering from Sickle Cell Disease globally, says Orthopaedic Association
The Nigerian Orthopaedic Association says an estimated 250 million people across the world are currently suffering from Sickle Cell Disease, SCD.
9.6m people download COVID-19 app in Germany
Some 9.6 million people have downloaded Germany’s coronavirus track-and-trace app, the Robert Koch Institute, RKI, for disease control said on ...
COVID-19: Lagos suspends reopening places of worship as cases soar to 7,461
The Lagos State government has said that it has suspended plans to reopen places of worship after a review of ...
