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Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has confirmed his recovery from the novel coronavirus after testing negative twice for the virus. In a live broadcast, he said: “I am delighted to report today (yesterday) that after nearly four weeks of observing ...

The private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has disclosed that no fewer than 1.7 million households would benefit from its food relief packages to help alleviate the effects of the lockdown adopted by governments across the country. It also disclosed ...

Chairman of the Ebonyi State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Tony Nwizi, has declared that journalists deserved better working conditions and palliatives like health workers. He argued that giving journalists better working conditions and palliatives would ...

A coalition of anti-corruption organisations under the aegis of Upright For Nigeria, Stand Against Corruption Campaign have charged the Federal and state governments to publish the full list of all beneficiaries of COVID-19 palliatives. This, the groups said, would ensure ...

Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Toby Okechukwu, has expressed concern over the rising incidents of violence and extrajudicial killings by security agencies in parts of the country. Okechukwu, who represents Aninri/Awgu/Oji River Federal Constituency of Enugu State, ...

The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has endorsed an inter-state lockdown in the country for another two weeks to contain spread of coronavirus among states of the country. Chairman of NGF and Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, who disclosed this after ...

The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged Muslims in the country to avoid congregational prayers during the coming Ramadan. He also asked the faithful to pray at home and ...

Counsel to the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat, led by Femi Falana (SAN) have urged the Kaduna State Government to release them for immediate medical treatment following deteriorating health condition ...

The lockdown ordered by Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State begins today by 10.30p.m. Zulum had on Monday ordered lockdown of the state for 14 days to prevent further spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). According to him, two cases ...

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has directed thorough investigation to ascertain the cause of strange deaths in Kano State. No fewer than 40 corpses have reportedly been buried in Dandolo cemetery, Dala Council, since the declaration of lockdown in the state, against ...