The Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, confirmed the case in a statement issued in the early hours of Friday, February 28, 2020. According to the statement, the case involves an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and just […]
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A former minister of aviation and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Femi Fani-Kayode, has alleged that someone is making money from the continued captivity of Leah Sharibu by Boko Haram. He stated that the person is collecting money in the abducted schoolgirl’s name. Writing on Twitter, the former minister said he got […]
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According to data released by National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria’s gross domestic product grew by 2.27% in 2019. Recall that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had projected that the nation’s economy would grow by 2.1% in 2019. Nigerian Gross Domestic Product report released by the bureau on Monday, indicated that the economy grew by 2.55% […]
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Nigeria: Good people, horrible people By Femi Adesina Sometime in 2009, Professor Dora Akunyili launched a rebranding campaign for Nigeria. She was then Minister for Information, and the slogan she brought was Nigeria: Good People, Great Nation. It was a most contentious issue then. Was Nigeria truly made of good people? Were we equally a […]
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The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, has said the system of government will change and the north will “destroy itself”. The emir spoke on Monday at the Kaduna state government house during a programme to commemorate the 60th birthday celebration of Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna. Sanusi said as a leader, repeating the same thing […]
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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has boasted that no inch of the country’s territory is under the control of Boko Haram. In a statement on Sunday, Lanre Issa-Onilu, APC spokesman, said commentaries on activities of Boko Haram, bandits and kidnappers are “assuming a dangerous ethno-religious slant, unfortunately influenced by insensitive and selfish partisan narratives […]
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The United States has explained that immigrant visa restriction was imposed on Nigeria as a result of the country’s failure to comply with its established identity-management and information-sharing criteria. In a statement, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the restriction became necessary due to America’s inability to verify a traveller’s identity and “assess whether […]
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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze has lauded the approval for the construction of a Rail line and other accompanying infrastructure from Port Harcourt — Maiduguri by President Mohammadu Buhari. Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike […]
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President Donald Trump of the United States of America has imposed a new travel ban restricting immigration from Nigeria, and five other countries. This move is an expansion of his administration’s policy blocking travel from certain nations. In line with the new policy, citizens from Nigeria, Eritrea, Myanmar, and Kyrgyzstan won’t be allowed to apply […]
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The death toll from a powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey rose to 29 as rescue workers raced against time Saturday to find survivors under the rubble. The magnitude 6.8 quake struck on Friday evening, with its epicentre in the small lakeside town of Sivrice in Elazig province, and was felt across neighbouring countries. The Turkish […]
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