COVID-19: Nigeria gets 3 additional testing labs
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced the activation of 3 new labs for inclusion in the NCDC Molecular Lab Network Following the addition of the 3 new labs…
FG assures payment of 2 months hazard allowance to frontline health workers
The Federal Government has agreed to pay two months hazard allowance to health workers in the frontline battling the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige,…
Edo guber primaries: APC inaugurates screening, appeal committees
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated screening and appeal committees for the June 22, Edo governorship primaries.APC National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, performed the ceremony on Tuesday at the…
Estimated billing: NERC threatens to sanction 7 Discos
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has threatened to sanction seven electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) for failing to comply with its order on capping estimated billing for some customers within…
Reps throws its weight behind ban of foreign herdsmen into Nigeria
The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to stop the entry of herdsmen into Nigeria from other African countries. The lawmakers unanimously adopted the motion moved by…
Gov’s aide, Assembly members, Commissioners test positive for COVID-19 in Gombe
Gombe State government confirms governor’s aides, five members of the State House of Assembly and Commissioners have tested positive for coronavirus. The Commissioner for Information and Culture in the state,…
COVID-19: Airlines to lose $84 bn this year -IATA
Airlines are set to lose $84 billion as the coronavirus pandemic reduces revenue by half to mark the worst year in the sector’s history, the International Air Transport Association (IATA)…
Lagos records 128 new COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths
Lagos State has recorded 128 new coronavirus cases and 5 deaths, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has recorded. The NCDC disclosed this in its COVID-19 Situation Report for…
Reps inaugurates ad hoc Committee on Power Sector Reforms, seeks to end estimated billing
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila says estimated billing system in the power sector “remains a no, no,” and whatever needs to be done to address the…
Orji Kalu returns to Senate after 6 months in jail, says my constituents still believed in me
Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu (Abia-APC), on Tuesday resumed duty at the senate by attending plenary after his release from Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja. Kalu, who represents Abia North pledged better…