Nigeria Update

Nigeria making progress in rice production, processing – AfDB

The African Development Bank says Nigeria is making progress in rice production and processing.…

Lockdown: Rep donates N15m palliatives to Osun COVID-19 committee

House of Representatives member, Rep. Wole Oke (PDP-Osun) has donated 600 bags of rice…

NPA clears air on 21 day waiver directive on demurrage

Nigerian Ports Authority on Thursday reiterated its stand to waive off 21-day demurrage from…

COVID-19: Asaba Centre for Communicable Diseases ready, says Okowa

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta says the Centre for Communicable Diseases and Research built…

COVID-19: Police arrest 202 violators for group exercises in Lagos

Some of the police officers on enforcement of restriction of movements order in Lagos…

COVID-19: Obasanjo, Gordon Brown, others mobilising $600bn against pandemic

About 165 global leaders, including former United Kingdom, UK, Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, and…

Covid-19: Imam loses position for complying with social distancing order

Sheik Malam Abubakar Sarkin Aminu the Imam of Khamsu-Salawat of Abubakar Gumi Juma’at Mosque,…

JUST IN: Lagos discharges seven COVID-19 patients

Seven Coronavirus patients have been discharged from the Isolation Centre in Lagos. Governor Babajide…

Ebonyi Govt partially lifts ban on religious activities, earmarks N1bn for palliatives

The Ebonyi State Government, on Wednesday night, partially lifted the ban it placed on…

COVID-19: Fayemi flags-off cash transfer to 5,000 indigent households

In a bid to bring succour to indigent households during the period of movement…

COVID-19: Correctional service in Oyo no longer accepts inmates -Official

The Nigerian Correctional Service, Oyo State Command, says it no longer accept new inmates…

COVID-19: Embassy to evacuate Nigerians stranded in Ireland

The Embassy of Nigerian Dublin is in the process of organising the evacuation of…

COVID-19: We are set for a lockdown in Edo -CP

The Edo Commissioner of Police, CP Lawan Jimeta on Thursday, said that the command…

COVID-19: NDIC donates N1bn to crisis relief fund

The Board of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has approved the immediate release…

COVID-19 lockdown: Uche Maduagwu writes open letter to Sanwo-Olu

Controversial Nollywood actor, Uche Maduagwu has written an open letter to the Lagos state…