Four soldiers have been reportedly killed in a fierce battle with bandits in Zamfara State, the Armed Forces of Nigeria has disclosed. No fewer than 21 of the bandits were neutralized by the troops during the operation at Zurmi in Zurumi Local Government Area of the State. According to a statement by the Coordinator Defence…
Hadi Sirika, Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, says the ministry has continuously turned down requests of several governors, since the closure of the airports and the lockdown order by President Muhammadu Buhari as a result of the COVID-19 to fly out of the country. He made this revelation at the briefing by the Presidential Task Force…
An American doctor has revealed that ventilators are actually hurting coronavirus patients lungs based on the wrong usage by medical personnel across the world. Medics around the world have been using the breathing machines, which pump the lungs to send oxygen into the bodies, as a vital tool to keep critically ill patients alive. But…
The Federal Government of Nigeria, has postponed this years WAEC and NECO exams, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. According to Emeka Nwajubu, Minister of State for Education, government has made provisions for students to learn online. He said; “WAEC and NECO for the year have been postponed indefinitely. “The students can learn online, we…
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…