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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 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 ...

The Federal High Court, Lagos has granted post-conviction bail to a former Director of Finance and Account at the Abia State Government House, Jones Udeogu, who was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment last December. He was convicted of a N7.1 ...

APM Terminals Nigeria has donated $200,000 (N75 million) towards the United Nations in Nigeria basket fund to boost government’s efforts at addressing the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The global agency is mobilising funds to procure equipment for testing, quarantine and ...

Delta State Governor Ifeamyi Okowa has imposed a two-week restriction on residents of Asaba. He also ordered the closure of the airport to traffic from 6:00pm today, just as all land and sea borders had been pronounced shut effective 6:00am ...

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has urged the three tiers of governments and employers of labour to ensure prompt payment of salaries to sustain the stay-at-home orders for containment of the COVID-19 pandemic nationwide. It also urged that ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned Nigerians against patronising unregistered fund managers. The organisation said it had observed lately the proliferation of unlicensed investment schemes with promises of huge returns on investments. SEC Acting Director General, Mary Uduk, ...