COVID-19: Kwara records two new cases, extends lockdown
Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has extended the lockdown order in the state by two weeks following the discovery of two new…
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Nwajiuba: Nigerian Universities Working On Vaccine,Cure For Covid 19
The Federal government has disclosed that researchers in the country’s universities are working on vaccine and cure for COVID-19. It has also…
Bandits kill four soldiers in Zamfara
Four soldiers were feared dead in an ambush by bandits in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Tuesday. A source…
FG postpones WASSCE, NECO indefinitely
The Federal Ministry of Education on Tuesday announced the indefinite postponement of the 2020 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination and the…
Court fines Ekiti pastors N.1m for lockdown violation
An Ado Ekiti Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday convicted two pastors, Abiodun Daramola and Sunday Akinwande, for violating the lockdown order of the…
COVID-19: Northern govs insist on banning Almajiri system
The Northern Governors’ Forum has insisted that the Almajiri system in the region be banned. The governors stated this on Tuesday while…
Why Kano recorded increased deaths in 72 hours – Residents
Residents of Kano have explained the increase in deaths recorded in the city within the last three days. Also some of the…
Lagos to enforce wearing of face masks
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that wearing of face masks would be made compulsory for residents in the state…
COVID-19: FG extends airport closure by two weeks
The Federal Government has extended the closure of airports in the country by two weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic. Minister of…
Akwa Ibom, Borno record first COVID-19 deaths
According to data from the NCDC, with the two new fatalities, no fewer than 21 persons have died from coronavirus-related complications in…
Kano deports Almajiris as coronavirus cases hit 36
Kano State Government has begun the deportation of Almajiris who are non-indigenes of the state, The PUNCH reports. This is as the…
Panic as Borno nurse dies of suspected coronavirus
There is panic in Borno State as a nurse died on Saturday at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital of suspected coronavirus.…
Imo, Ebonyi States Impose Curfew To Combat Covid 19
In a bid to curb the coronavirus pandemic, Imo and Ebonyi States have declared dusk to dawn curfew in their various states.…
Gunmen kill civil defence officer in Benue
Gunmen have reportedly killed an inspector with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Joseph Ochogwu, in Benue State. The Media Assistant…
Police arrest officers for assaulting lady in Osun
The Nigeria Police Force said it has arrested the officers caught on video flogging a lady, Azeez Alimat, for allegedly violating the…