Nigeria on Monday confirmed additional 648 cases of COVID-19. This is as the country earlier in the day said it is considering the resumption of international flights. The country’s Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, had said Nigeria is mulling the resumption of international flights. Sirika spoke during a briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) […]
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The total number of the novel coronavirus infections in Nigeria has hit 38,344, as the country recorded 543 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on Wednesday night via Twitter. In its latest update, the agency revealed that the new cases were reported across 14 states and the […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday announced 576 new cases of the novel coronavirus as hopes of a vaccine soared. In a tweet via its verified handle, NCDC put the country’s total virus load at 37,801 with 15,677 discharged cases and 805 deaths. Lagos, the country’s virus epicentre, reported the highest number […]
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The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) says full deregulation of the downstream oil and gas sector will help force down price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol. The agency made this known in a statement signed by its Executive Secretary, Mr Saidu Abdulkadir in Abuja, on Sunday. The News Agency of […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has warned appointees that he would not tolerate any act of disrespect to the National Assembly. Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, said in a statement that Buhari issued the warning while receiving Senate President Ahmad Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives, at the […]
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The South-South Governors Forum on Thursday declared wholehearted support for the forensic audit of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Forum, however, deplored, with great concern, the crisis rocking the commission and said that it was convinced and expecting that the audit would serve to put the NDDC on a […]
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The Vice-President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo says private schools will benefit from the stimulus package the government of President Muhammadu Buhari has put in place for micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the 2020 edition of the MSMEs awards which held virtually on Thursday, […]
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Mr. Akintude Arotile, father of Tolulope, the late first female combat helicopter pilot of the Nigerian Air Force, has narrated how he spoke to her few hours before she died. Speaking with NAN on Wednesday, Arotile said being devastated “is an understatement,” recalling how the late Tolulope aspired to have an air service career as […]
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The Honourable Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, CON said his attention been drawn to a cornucopia of false, malicious, and libellous press interviews granted by Ms. GBENE JOI NUNIEH, the erstwhile Acting Managing Director of the Interim Management Committee, of the Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC) in some news and social […]
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The suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu,has described the allegations levelled against him as “nonsense”. Speaking with The Nation hours after he was released from police custody, Magu said he was shocked when he read the allegations designed to tarnish his image. He was arrested last week and […]
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