The Peoples Democratic Party, on Thursday, said former President Goodluck Jonathan has no space in the All Progressives Congress. The PDP was reacting to a visit by some APC governors and chieftains to the Abuja residence of the former president last month. The visit by the APC chieftains to Jonathan, who contested in the 2011…
The World Bank (WB) has predicted that Nigeria’s current recession might last for three years unless the current reforms are sustained and the right mix of policy measures is implemented. In a report titled: “Rising to the Challenge: Nigeria’s COVID response” and released by World Bank Nigeria Development Update (NDU) on Thursday, December 10, the international financial…
Nigeria’s 1.5 billion dollar budget support loan request is “still in the works”, says Shubham Chaudhuri, World Bank Country Director for Nigeria. Chaudhuri said this on Thursday in Abuja, at a media conference on the presentation of the World Bank Nigeria Development Update (NDU) for December. The report titled “Rising to the Challenge: Nigeria’s COVID…
On the 10th of December 2020, 675 new confirmed cases, 232 discharged and 6 deaths was recorded in Nigeria. Till date, 71,344 cases have been confirmed, 65,474 cases have been discharged and 1,190 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The 675 new cases are reported from 16 states- FCT…
Presidential aspirant and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has spoken about the 2020 presidential election in Ghana. He said the success of the election should be an eye-opener for Nigeria. He said this in a tweet to congratulate the winner of the election, Nana Akufo-Addo, on Thursday. Atiku said: “Congratulations to President @NAkufoAddo…
The President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Samson Ayokunle, on Thursday, tasked President Muhammadu Buhari to prioritise investment in food production to reduce hunger and fast-track economic well-being of the people, especially women and girls. Ayokunle, who spoke at CAN’s launch of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence in Abuja, expressed…
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has slammed the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over his failure to appear before the House of Representatives on Thursday. According to Fayose, the President showed the sign of ‘a dictator’ by shunning the invitation extended to him by the legislative arm of government over the insecurity challenges…
The Minister of Education, Alhaji Adamu Adamu has expressed regret at the falling standard of education in the country and challenged education administrators to wake up from their slumber. Adamu, who spoke Thursday at the commissioning of 7 various projects a the Federal College of Education, YOLA frowned at a situation where many graduating students…
Some yet to be identified persons have broken into the Ogun State House of Assembly complex and carted away the mace. GIOTV learned that the hoodlums broke into the office of the Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo overnight and made away with the mace, the Assembly’s symbol of authority. Our correspondent reports that the State Assembly complex…
Police in Hyderabad on Wednesday, December 9, arrested a 32-year-old Nigerian national who duped a pastor of over Rs 24 lakh (N12,385,403.19) by posing as a Canadian philanthropist wishing to donate money and masks to the poor affected by the pandemic. According to the police, after the lockdown, the accused Morgan, who is based in…