By Dirisu Yakubu, Abuja The leadership of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, yesterday, lauded the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government’s decision to review downward the pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, from N145 to N130. In a statement signed by the association’s national president, Abubakar Fari, IPMAN said the development will […]

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Thursday in Abuja, issued a 24-hour ultimatum to striking resident doctors to resume work or face mass sack.

The Federal Government on Friday announced restriction of international flights to Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos and Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Enahire, who disclosed this to journalists, said the move was part of precautionary measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria. He declared that international flights […]

The Osun State Government on Friday banned public gatherings that would bring together 50 or more persons in the same place, including churches, mosques and schools.

Following his statement that President Muhammadu Buhari would address the nation when its appropriate for him to do so, ex-aide to former president Goodluck Jonathan, Pastor Reno Omkri, Friday asked the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, if it’s not yet time for the number one citizen to address the country on Coronavirus.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are now 600 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Africa in 34 countries.

The UN health agency disclosed this in its regional official twitter account @WHOAFRO.

The Zamfara Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Yahaya Kanoma, has described as fake news an online report that the state had recorded its first case of Coronavirus ( COVID-19).

By Imam Murtadha Gusau Dear brothers and sisters, On Monday, 09/03/ 2020, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State finally mustered the courage to do what he had been planning against His Highness, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II for almost three years: He dethroned the 14th Emir of Kano, His Highness, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi ll. As […]

Two days after the Federal Government announced a downward review of the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from N145 to N125, marketers in Anambra are yet to adjust to the new price.

The World Health Organisation (WHO)  says it has been over a month since last Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) case was recorded in  Democratic Republic of the Congo  (DRC).

At New York City’s first pop-up coronavirus testing site, a drive-thru facility in Staten Island, there is one basic rule – keep your car windows closed.

The State Department on Thursday told American citizens abroad to come back to the U.S. or prepare to remain abroad for an “indefinite period,” while urging against all international travel.

A man working for a transport company has become the first patient in the West African country of Niger with COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus.

Saudi Arabia will suspend all domestic flights, buses, taxis, and trains for 14 days to control the spread of the novel coronavirus, the official Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday.

THIS year’s prestigious Argungu festival would not have stood out remarkably without the heart-thumping Argungu Motor Rally. The rally brought fun and real entertainment to the event which had been suspended for close to a decade.