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Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has gone into self-isolation following close contact with his Bauchi counterpart, Bala Mohammed, and Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, who have both tested positive for Coronavirus. In a statement yesterday in Benin ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent condolences to the government and people of Cross River State and the National Assembly over the passing of the senator representing Cross River North, Rose Okoji Oko. He said the lawmaker’s  “historic service to the ...

Lalong slashes recurrent expenditure by 40% as revenue falls by 51% Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has said he has had no close contact with Chief of Staff (COS) to the President, Abba Kyari, before or after he (Kyari) tested ...

The Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) has called for a national lockdown of the country for four weeks owing to the increase in the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus. President of the academy, Professor Mosto Onuoha, in a statement, said ...

The National Assembly leadership has met with some ministers and heads of agencies over the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the Nigerian economy. The meeting concentrated on the planned review of the 2020 budget and the Medium Term Expenditure ...

As part of the measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has ordered the immediate closure of all its enrollment centres in Lagos, Ekiti, Ogun, Katsina and Anambra states. A statement from ...

Enugu State government has given primary and secondary schools in the state, both public and private, up to March 27, 2020 to round off their activities and shut down. The government said the decision was part of the measures to ...

The North East Emergency Manager for World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Collins Owill, has said that insecurity and hard-to-reach areas denied 820,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) access to healthcare in North East. Owill disclosed this yesterday in WHO’s 2016-2019 Report ...

The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) has condemned a fresh attack by gunmen in Gbagyi communities of Southern Kaduna. Armed herdsmen were said to have invaded Kugosi and Kajari villages in Chikun Local Council, killing three persons. The gunmen also ...

Although the Nigerian society is greatly polarised along with a variety of fault lines, none threatens its peace and stability more than religion. This is the assertion of a non-governmental organisation, The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy. Speaking ...