NCDC confirms 22 new cases of COVID-19, infections now 276
Twenty-two new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Nigeria: 15 in Lagos, 4 in the FCT, 2 in Bauchi, 1 in Edo As at 09:00pm 8th April there…
LASG arraigns 36 for flouting social distancing directive
Thirty-six people who allegedly flouted the stay-at-home order of the Lagos State Government were on Wednesday brought before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in the state. The government charged Emeka…
COVID-19: Laptop scarcity hits Europe, Asia; demand shifts to Nigeria
The on-going COVID-19 crisis has sparked a spike in demand for laptops in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa as Europe, the Middle East and other continents face a scarcity of devices…
Chinese Medical Team Arrives in Nigeria
A 15-man medical team form China has arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The team arrived in Nigeria in a chartered Air Peace aircraft on Wednesday afternoon….
Only elites benefit from fuel subsidy, this is a huge economic disruption – NNPC boss
NNPC Group Managing Director, Mr. Mele Kyari The Group Managing Director (GMD) of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Mele Kyari says the stoppage of fuel subsidy among other reasons…
Lockdown: Coronavirus pandemic may spark global condom shortage as demand soars
A global condom shortage is looming as the coronavirus pandemic shutters factories and disrupts supply chains, the world’s top maker of the contraceptives said, with the United Nations warning…
Stimulus Packages: Transport union makes case for bus conductors, drivers in Lagos
The Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has urged Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, to remember bus conductors and drivers in the economic stimulus packages for the poor…
LASG to withdraw charges against Naira Marley, Gbadamosi, others on 3 conditions
The Lagos State government has agreed to withdraw charges against former governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) in Lagos State, Babatunde Gbadamosi, his wife Folasade, and popular singer…
Treasury House fire: Police to begin investigation into incident
The Police in FCT says it will begin probe into the fire incident at the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, AGF, in Abuja on Wednesday morning. This was…
WHO denies being ‘China-centric’
World Health Organisation officials, WHO, on Wednesday denied that the body was “China-centric” and said that the acute phase of a pandemic was not the time to cut funding, after…