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As part of efforts to halt the spread of the deadly COVID-19 in Nigeria, the federal government has distributed 99, 642 face masks, 9, 999 face shields and 1,110 overall gowns to 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The Special Adviser to the President on Political Affairs, Senator Femi Ojudu, Thursday announced the […]

The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Thursday rejected the April 1 adjustment of fuel price from N125 to N123.5 instead of what it called the appropriate N90 per litre canvassed by Nigerians. The PDP described the reduction of pump price by N1.50k as offensive, fraudulent; a further display of cruelty and insensitivity of the […]

Germany and France Thursday evacuated about 637 European citizens from Nigeria and other parts of West Africa due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Air France Flight AF 0986, which landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos, from Cotonou, Benin with 142 passengers picked up 257 passengers from Nigeria, making a total of 399 passengers. […]

The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has commenced the disbursement of conditional cash transfer to the vulnerable households in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This year’s exercise was kicked off in Kwali Area Council with 5,000 registered beneficiaries.The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Sadiya Farouq, supervised the disbursement of four months’ […]

The presidency last night called off the bluff of Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, asking Nigerians to ignore his fictional postulations and embrace science; saying Soyinka’s criticism of the Coronavirus lockdown was informed by ignorance and his high proclivity for public grandstanding. The presidential attack on Soyinka was provoked by the latter’s criticism of the […]

Fidelity Bank Plc said Wednesday it has cut its profit target for the year, citing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The bank also said it had set aside money for a Eurobond coupon payment due in two weeks, before the country begins a lockdown. The mid-tier bank now expects to see a 15 per […]

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMAN) on Wednesday said its members will not comply with the new pump price adjustment until the old stock is exhausted. The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) had on Tuesday announced another reduction of pump price from N125 per litre to 123.50 per litre. The latest adjustment came less […]

In his broadcast to the nation on Sunday, March 29, 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari declared that “in Nigeria’s fight against COVID-19, there is no such thing as an overreaction or under-reaction. It is all about the right reaction by the right agencies and trained experts.” Lest we forget, below is a chronicle of some of […]

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, on Wednesday announced the evacuation of an American citizen who tested positive for coronavirus to the United States. “One of the confirmed case who is an American citizen has been evacuated to USA,” Abayomi said on Twitter on Wednesday. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 23 […]

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), has directed that courts should attend to matters that are urgent, essential or time-bound even during the lockdown. The directive was communicated in a letter addressed to all Heads of Courts dated April 1, 2020 conveying the COVID-19 Regulation 2020. According to […]

The Nigerian Government on Tuesday said it will be distributing food items to vulnerable households in the country during the coronavirus stay-at-home period, especially in Lagos; the seething economic hub of 20 million that residents say never sleeps – which was silenced as Africa’s largest city went into lockdown to stave off the deadly coronavirus. […]

The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) on Tuesday said President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to lockdown Lagos, Ogun State and Abuja was not in breach of the country’s constitution. Malami said the claim by human rights lawyer, Ebun Olu-Adegboruwa, (SAN), that Buhari lacked the constitutional power to shut down […]