Coronavirus: Reps Reject Motion To Evacuate Nigerians in China
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected a motion to evacuate Nigerians in China following the outbreak of the Coronavirus. According to lawmakers who voted massively against the…
FG, US, Island of Jersey ink agreement for return of $318.4m Abacha loot
The Nigerian Government has signed a Tripartite Agreement with the U.S. and the Island of Jersey for the repatriation of $318.4 million looted by former Head of State, Gen. Sani…
Philanthropist to invest in research to develop malaria vaccine in Africa
A philanthropist, Prince Ned Nwoko, says he will fund researchers in five universities in the country in a bid to develop vaccine for eradicating malaria in Africa. Nwoko, who said…
Dear women, to avoid cervical cancer, don’t smoke – Expert
Public Health Physician, Dr Chioma Nwakanma, says that women who smoke are twice as likely to develop cervical cancer compared with women who do not smoke. Nwakanma, who is also…
Nigeria’s revised visa policy grants legal stay for up to 90 days
President Muhammadu Buhari has officially presented to the public the Nigeria Visa Policy (NVP) for the year 2020. He presented the document at the State House in Abuja, on Tuesday….
NAPTIP arrests two women for allegedly selling a mad woman’s one-month-old son
The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Tuesday said it had burst another baby-sale racket and arrested two female suspects that were involved. The agency said…
World Cancer Day: I’m a victim, I lost his father to cancer – Rep
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has urged the National Assembly (NASS) to enact a law that will curb the spread of cancer in the country. The President of the association,…
Coronavirus: We have not received any evacuation demand from NIDO East China – NIDCOM
NIDCOM Chairman/CEO, Abike Dabiri Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has denied receiving any correspondence from Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) East China, requesting that its members be evacuated from…
Japan to quarantine vessel on which coronavirus patient sailed
Japan’s government said on Monday it would quarantine a Yokohama-bound cruise ship, after a Hong Kong man who sailed on it last month tested positive for coronavirus. The 80-year-old man…
Coronavirus: Second death announced outside China, death toll rises to over 420
Hong Kong reported its first death from the newly identified coronavirus on Tuesday, the second fatality outside mainland China from an outbreak that has killed over 420 people, spread around…