Nigeria Update

COVID-19: Ondo admits policeman who tested positive in Lagos

Ondo State Government said it has admitted a policeman to begin treatment for COVID-19.…

COVID-19: Kaduna confirms one new case, discharges six patients

The Kaduna State Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Baloni, on Saturday, confirmed one new…

JUST IN: Lagos records new COVID-19 death

Lagos State has recorded another death from the COVID-19, bringing the total number of…

Covid-19: Ogun confirms six new cases

The Ogun State Government, on Saturday, said the state has recorded another six new…

COVID-19: No evidence that people who recovered can’t be re-infected- WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there is no evidence that people who recovered…

Kano: Top banker dies of suspected Covid-19 complications  

Tragedy as a regional manager with a first bank generation bank (name withheld) reportedly…

WHO appoints Okonjo-Iweala as Special Envoy for Access to COVID-19 tools

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has appointed Dr Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as a Special…

Benin Republic Igbo leader donates N10m to Anambra communities

The Eze Ndigbo in Benin Republic, Dr Ebuka Onunkwo has donated N10m for food…

Lagos approves e-lecture portals for tertiary institutions

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved special e-portals that will allow Lagos State…

We’ve not abandoned our citizens abroad- FG

The Federal Government of Nigeria has described reports and claims of some people that…

COVID-19: Wear face mask or get arrested– Abiodun warns Ogun indigenes

Governor Dapo Abiodun has said that effective from May 1st, 2020 anybody who goes…

COVID-19 palliative: Oyo returns 1,800 bags of ‘infested’ rice to FG

The Oyo State Government, on Friday, said it would return bags of rice received…

Covid-19: No palliatives, we survive on mangoes, the blind cries out in Niger

The Federal Government might be distributing palliatives in the northern part of the country,…

Evacuation: 230 Nigerians stranded in Dubai as FG fails to get flight clearance

No fewer than 230 Nigerians awaiting evacuation from Dubai are stranded in the United…

Arik Air cuts workers’ salaries by 80 percent

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is ravaging Nigeria’s aviation industry, forcing flag carrier Arik Air…