The federal government has confirmed the first death from COVID-19. Announcing this Monday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said the case was a 67 year old male who returned  to Nigeria following a medical procedure in the United Kingdom. It said: “He had underlying medical conditions, including multiple myeloma and diabetes, and was […]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has approved the production of Chloroquine for clinical trial in tackling the virus. Speaking in Lagos on Friday, the Director-General of the agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, stressed that NAFDAC was not approving Chloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19 but for clinical trials to find treatment […]

The 33 foreign airlines operating flights into Nigeria may suffer a major blow as the Federal Government says it will in a few days shut the international wings of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Capt Musa Nuhu, in […]

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has postponed the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates, 2020 indefinitely. In a statement, WAEC Nigeria’s Head of National Office, Mr. Patrick Ehidiamen Areghan, said the examination scheduled to begin April 6, 2020 in member countries, was postponed as a result of COVID-19 pandemic The […]

THE Senate on Friday faulted the authorities of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for paying the sum of $289 million to the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) in 2015. This revelation came barely three years after the $43million scandal that led to the sack of a former Director-General of the agency, Mr. Ayodele Oke. The […]

The Italian that brought Coronavirus to Nigeria has fully recovered and has been discharged. Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who broke the news last night, said the Italian tested negative to the virus twice and was thus allowed to go home. On the same day, the Nigerian government announced the inclusion of Austria and Sweden […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday gave reasons for the early adoption of digital economy by his administration, saying it was targeted at diversifying the economy, fighting corruption and using the deployment of technology to address the security challenges facing the country. The President made the remarks while inaugurating the Digital Economic Complex located at Mbora, […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has called for patience on the part of fuel consumers over the implementation of the new fuel pump price, which from Wednesday dropped from N145 per litre to N125. NNPC Group Managing Director, Mr. Mele Kyari, told State House reporters in Abuja that the force of competition would eventually, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari thursday directed the repositioning of the economy, in compliance with the advice of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC), which admonished him to take tough economic decisions to redeem the gasping economy. The president has also instructed the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Ali Pantami, to work with government agencies […]

The National Economic Council (NEC) yesterday in Abuja accused the electricity distribution companies (Discos) of owing N230 billion and shortchanging the power sector to the tune of N164 billion. The council, which puts the figure at 67 per cent between 2015 and 2018, said the Discos’ actions were in breach of their Performance Agreement Target. […]