Chinese medical experts who arrived Nigeria on April 8, 2020 will end their 14-day isolation today. The team of 15 Chinese medical experts who arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on April 8, 2020, with medical equipment worth about $1.5 million, will complete the mandatory 14-day isolation period today and begin work tomorrow….
A Lagos church has conducted its first online wedding ceremony, as the nation continues to battle the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The coronavirus pandemic has infected over two million people, and major cities across the globe are currently on lockdown due to the virus. Many have had their wedding, birthday and other plans disrupted by the…
Two police officers have been killed in Adamawa State. The officers, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, Gbenga, and an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Yohanna, were said to have been killed while at RicoGado, an animal feeds factory, belonging to Nigeria’s former vice president, Atiku Abubakar. They were said to have been killed by a gunman…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities says its ongoing strike would continue despite the order of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), that February and March 2020 withheld salaries of lecturers in federal universities should be paid The Federal Government had previously withheld the lecturers’ salaries over their refusal to register in the Integrated…
Lagos state has transferred five of the 59 reported COVID-19 cases to Ogun state. Lagos Commissioner for Health Professor Akin Abayomi made the announcement via Twitter on Wednesday. According to him, the total number of transferred cases is eight. The commissioner also announced the recovery of nine more coronavirus patients. Five of the recovered patients…
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has recovered from coronavirus. He made this known through his Twitter handle on Wednesday. According to him, he has tested negative twice. He said, “I am delighted to report today, that after nearly four weeks of observing a strict medical regime, I have now received the all-clear after two consecutive…
The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has assured Corps members that it will pay the allowances for March and April despite the fact that the monthly clearance exercise will not be done due to the Corovarinus pandemic lockdown in many states. Director-General, Brigadier-General Shuaibu Ibrahim, gave the assurance through the Director of Public…
A man who has been consistently putting away 1,000 and 500 Naira notes in his saving box has lost it all after fire gutted his home. Facebook user, Kelly Mark who shared photos of the burnt notes to Facebook wrote: “Please guys this is what happened to me this afternoon, I have been saving this…
Barring any last-minute change in plans, the disbursement of the first tranche of the Central Bank of Nigeria N50bn targeted credit facility would begin on Thursday. The fund, which is being managed by the NIRSAL Microfinance Bank, has received over 80,000 applications. The Managing Director, NIRSAL Microfinance Bank, Mr Abubakar Kure, confirmed the development in…
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs on Tuesday called on Muslims to observe the practice of social distancing when looking out for the moon in the forthcoming Ramadan. The organization specifically advised that Muslim fateful should look for the moon at their residences without going out in groups. The Deputy Secretary-General of NSCIA, Prof….