The Nigeria High Commission in Canada says it is set to evacuate Nigerians stranded in that country due to coronavirus travel restrictions. In a statement on Monday, the mission said it had received no fewer than 200 requests for evacuation. Read more…
The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky has flagged off the distribution of Ramadan Palliatives to 111,000 Nigerians. Performing the fag off in Kaduna on Tuesday, Mukhtar Abdullahi Sherrif a member of the palliatives committee Read more…
A warrant for the release former Director Finance and Account at the Abia Government House, Ude Udeogu, who was convicted alongside former Governor Orji Uzor Kalu, has been issued. According to The Cable, the Supreme Court issued the warrant for Read more…
With one of President Trump’s personal valets and Katie Miller, Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary, both testing positive for the coronavirus, several senior White House officials worry that it’s too late to stop the virus from sweeping through their Read more…
In the absence of a vaccine, the increasingly discussed idea of beating the novel coronavirus pandemic through achieving so-called herd immunity could be a disastrous miscalculation, a senior WHO official has warned. “This is a really dangerous, dangerous calculation,” Michael Read more…
SOUTH East Amalgamated Markets Traders Association (SEAMATA) has commended Gov Willie Obiano’s efforts to curbing the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in Anambra State. The group conveyed their commendation in a statement they issued in Awka today. According to them, Gov. Read more…
The Imo Government has begun tracing of the contacts of a third confirmed case of COVID-19, who recently returned from Kano State. This information is contained in a release signed by the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Damaris Osunkwo and Read more…
As part of efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus, Anambra State Government has suspended the 2020 Egwu Imo Awka cultural festival. In a statement yesterday, entitled: “Suspension of 2020 Egwu Imo Awka cultural festival and other festivals in Anambra Read more…
Former president, Goodluck Jonathan, has explained why he has reduced his political activities since he quit power in 2015, saying his foundation was responsible. He gave the explanation in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, when Governor Douye Diri inaugurated the recently elected Read more…
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has released a new report proposing to African nations various COVID-19 exit strategies following the imposition of lockdowns that helped suppress the spread of the COVID-19 in the region but with devastating economic consequences. Read more…
The Vice Chairman, Alpha African Advisory and former Chief Executive Officer of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, Mr. Mustafa Chike-Obi, in this interview monitored on on Arise Television, spoke on the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy Read more…
The immediate past Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has condemned in strong terms the demolition of two hotels in Rivers State by Governor Nyesom Wike over alleged violation of an Executive Order. Read more…