Politics

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has come out to say that the conditional cash transfer initiative of the Federal Government is very faulty. Recall the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouk recently revealed that the ministry has started cash transfer to the poorest households in ...

Rev. Rufus Ositelu, Primate of the Church of the Lord (Aladura) Worldwide has begged Nigerians to stop blasting pastors over their failure to heal people who have been infected with the coronavirus. Rufus revealed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. According to him, Jesus ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has come out to react to the health status of British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, who has been hospitalized over “persistent symptoms” of coronavirus. Buhari wished Boris a quick recovery and restoration to full health. A recent statement from the FG read, “President Buhari’s sympathy and solidarity ...

The Civil Societies Organisations, CSO, has begged Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to extend Coronavirus testing to low-income communities so as to curb the spread of the virus in Nigeria. CSO, however, hailed the effort of the Governor and his team thus far to combat the deadly disease that killed too many ...

Abia state government has threatened to arrest traders who open their shops during the coronavirus lockdown period. Commissioner for Trade and Investment, Dr. Cosmas Ndukwe revealed this in a recent statement. According to him, his ministry is concerned with the way traders have been violating government regulations trading in several ...

Ex-Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has urged the government at all levels in Nigeria, religious bodies, corporate organizations, and individuals to concentrate on full-time strategic implementation of stomach infrastructure because hunger can kill quicker than coronavirus. Fayose revealed that the human and economic losses to be expected in the ...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has come out to say that the Chinese medical personnel coming to the country to help in the battle against the coronavirus must undergo the required checks as provided by Nigeria. In a statement shared after a meeting with the Minister of ...

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Malam Mele Kyari has come out to say that the country will no longer pay subsidy on petrol with the ongoing worldwide oil price decline. Malam Mele revealed this in a statement signed by NNPC spokesman, Dr. Kennie Obateru, ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the distribution of 150 trucks of rice seized by Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to the 36 states in the country. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed revealed this as she answered questions from journalists at a news conference in Abuja ...

The European Union has come out to say Nigeria has its support in the fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Amb. Ketil Karlsen, head of the Delegation of the European Union to Nigeria and ECOWAS, revealed this at the launch of the Nigeria/UN COVID-19 Basket Fund on Monday in Abuja. According ...

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC has urged Nigerians to beware of fake chloroquine phosphate 250mg tablets currently in circulation in the country. The Director-General of the agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye revealed this in a recent statement. According to her, NAFDAC was recently notified by the ...

To reduce the effect of the coronavirus lockdown in Delta State, the state government has announced that it has established a food bank in the state. This was revealed by the state’s Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu while he spoke to newsmen after an enlarged meeting of the Central ...

The Federal Government has blasted those that are against the importation of an 18-member Chinese team of medical experts, including doctors, nurses and public health advisers, to share experiences on how to combat the coronavirus in Nigeria. Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of ...

US President, Donald Trump has come out to tell American citizens to be ready for a huge spike in coronavirus fatalities in the coming days. Trump believes America should be prepared for the toughest two weeks of the pandemic in the nearest future as things have the potential to get ...

The Association of Corporate Governance Professionals of Nigeria, ACGPN has begged the Federal Government to establish the proper accountability regime for the several donations received thus far amid the coronavirus outbreak. In a recent statement issued by ACPGN Registrar, Olufemi Mosaku-Johnson, the association revealed that the funds must be spent ...

The Federal Government has come out to accuse vice-chancellors of public universities of being behind Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU’s opposing the implementation of Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS, in universities. FG believes university lecturers are mere frontrunners for the vice-chancellors who are ready to do all ...

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kwara Chapter, has come out to beg Christians to continue praying fervently to God against the Coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world. Mr Shina Ibiyemi, the CAN spokesman in the state, revealed this as he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday ...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has come out to say that the ongoing lockdown in the state might be extended beyond 14 days depending on how things pan out in the coming days. The governor, however, revealed that the extension of the lockdown will only happen if there is a ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Army to partner with the Police in removing bandits from forests around Nigeria. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity revealed this in a recent statement in Abuja. According to him, Buhari gave the directive recently in response to ...

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has come out to confirm the first case of coronavirus in his state. He revealed that the patient is in a stable condition and Ondo is working with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control to locate contacts of the infected person. According to him, the ...