Organised labour has stressed the need for the three tiers of government to design intervention packages to help vulnerable groups escape hardship during the shutdown. Immediate past General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, said it ...

APM Terminals Nigeria has earmarked N100 million to support the efforts of the Federal Government in curtailing the spread of COVID-19 in the most populous black nation. The port operator added in Lagos that was maintaining continuity in its operations ...

The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment yesterday announced Nigeria’s readiness to host the inaugural Afrika Business and Investment Forum (AFRIBIF) 2020. According to the Director of Investment Promotion in the ministry, Mrs. Olukemi Arodudu, the event would hold ...

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has insisted that the ban on public and religious gatherings in Rivers State was part of measures to protect life and property in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, appreciating Christians for complying with the ...

Executive Assistant to Delta State Governor, Raymond Mbakpor, has commended the relief team for its proactive steps to curtain the scourge in the state. He urged the people to prioritise social distancing orders of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and ...

The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has called on the Federal Government and the South West governors to investigate the three recent blasts in Ondo, Lagos and Ekiti states. In a statement yesterday, he decried the disasters, insisting ...

The Owo branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has blamed the police authorities for the weekend’s explosion in Ondo State. It, therefore, threatened to initiate a class action suit against the force for alleged negligence. The chapter chairman, Tajudeen ...

The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has called on the Federal Government to pardon Ken Saro-Wiwa and the eight others that were executed by the military regime of the late General Sani Abacha on November 10, ...

The Cross River government has relaxed its directive on religious gatherings, reviewing the policy from a population of not more than five persons at a time to 50. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Betta Edu, had in a statement at the ...

Thousands of travellers in and out of Delta have been stranded, as the enforcement of border closure begins in the state. Even some commuters, who had attempted to beat security by crossing the River Niger through boats stationed underneath the ...