The Nigeria police force says it arrested two suspects in connection with the kidnap and death…
Month: June 2020
Nigerians made to accept COVID-19 by force, says Yahaya Bello
Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state, says Nigerians are being made to accept the reality of…
Wike thanks Buhari for N78bn refund, invites him for state visit
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has invited President Muhammadu Buhari for a state visit. This is…
Accountant General queried over N173bn payments without proper records
The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation may have bent financial rules by making…
Interstate travel: We may increase fares, says NURTW
The National Union of Road Transport Workers has commended the Federal Government for lifting the ban…
VIDEO: NASS members, Keyamo trade words over 774,000 jobs
The Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Productivity, Mr Festus Keyamo, traded words with members…
JUST IN: Akeredolu tests positive for COVID-19
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has tested positive for coronavirus. Akeredolu confirmed his status via his…
Rape: IGP orders probe of policemen who arrested D’banj’s accuser
Mohammed Adamu, the inspector-general of police (IGP), has ordered the probe of the police officers who…
Researchers find new swine flu-like virus in pigs
A new flu strain identified in pigs has the potential to infect humans – but experts…
Adeleke’s power plants, NERC and NBET at war over N13.5bn payments
When the next managing director of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET) assumes office, one…
Nigeria saddened by Christie’s sale of ‘looted’ statues
Nigeria is “saddened” by the sale of two sculptures belonging to the south-eastern Igbo community, an…
Subscribers tackle MultiChoice, insist on ‘pay as you view’ policy
Nigerian subscribers to the Digital Satellite Television (DStv) service, owned by South Africa’s multinational company, MultiChoice,…
COVID-19: 11 councils in Lagos face fresh lock down
With 11 local government areas amongst the 18 identified as having the highest numbers of COVID-19…
Kogi finally sets up COVID-19 testing lab, Infectious Disease Centre
The Kogi state government says it has partnered with the United States Centre for Diseases Control…
Eight deaths, 566 new cases as Nigeria’s fatality toll nears 600
Eight more people were confirmed to have died of COVID-19 complications on Monday. With the new…
FG slashes marriage licence fees
The Federal Government has approved the reduction of marriage licence fees in the country. Director Press…
Buhari appoints new personal security officer — after Aso Rock shooting
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Aliyu Musa, a deputy commissioner of police, as…
DisCos halt tariff increase after National Assembly’s intervention
The National Assembly says it has convinced electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to halt the proposed increase…
FG lifts interstate travel ban, to reopen schools
The Federal Government has partially lifted the ban on inter-state travels within a four-week extension of…
Ease of doing business: FG merges CAC, tax ID registrations
Business owners who register their organisations with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) would no longer need…