The federal government has started making plans to rescue the country from the impending recession occasioned by the Corona virus pandemic. Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr. Godwin Emefiele made this known after briefing President Muhammadu Buhari on the effects COVID-19 is having on the economy. According to Emefiele, “we are trying […]

Germany has pledged a donation of 5.5 million euros in its contribution to the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic. The promise was made by the German Mission to Nigeria and the donation will be received by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. According to a tweet by the UNOCHA which reads “Germany […]

The Ogun State Command of Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Thursday said it has deployed 500 patrol operatives, 25 vehicles, four motorcycles and five Advanced Life Support Ambulances to assist in enforcing the lockdown order issued by President Muhammadu Buhari. Sector Commander Clement Oladele confirmed this to The Nation in a telephone chat where he […]

Twelve new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Nigeria, says the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. Nine were recorded in Osun State, two in Edo State and one in Ekiti State. “As at 12:30 pm 1st April there are 151 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria,” said NCDC. Nine have been discharged while […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in November 2019, lifted 8,621,658 barrels of crude oil from the daily allocation for domestic utilization translating to an average volume of 287,389 barrels of oil per day in terms of performance. The allocation, according to the corporation in its December 2019 Monthly Financial Report, was in order to […]

The Federal Government has commenced the disbursement of N5000 to over 1millioin indigents across the country. The disbursement came following the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari that the conditional cash transfers for the next two months be paid immediately to beneficiaries. The disbursement was done on Wednesday in Kwali Central Area Council of FCT by […]

No fewer than 11 million Nigerians will benefit from the Federal Government’s palliative measure to cushion the effect of the coronavirus pandemic. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Hajiya Sadiya Farouk stated this on Tuesday. She spoke during the daily briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja. The palliative […]

The Power Generation Companies of Nigeria (GenCos) have pledged to sustain provision of adequate power in the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mrs Joy Ogaji, Executive Secretary, Association of Power Generation Companies (APGC) made this known in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. Ogaji said that GenCos were working together to ensure the sustainability of […]

The Minister of State for Education, Mr. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba has disclosed that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) would accredit more centres for its annual Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Nwajiuba made the disclosure in Calabar during the monitoring exercise of UTME and inspection of educational facilities in Calabar. The minister, who was in […]

Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has suspended the payment of the new electricity tariffs scheduled to take off from today, citing poor electricity supply, wide metering gap and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In an Order No: NERC/198/2020, the commission stated that from the public hearings conducted prior to the tariffs review, it was […]