Chris Froome’s hunger for a fifth or even sixth Tour de France victory remains undiminished although he is unsure the race can go ahead in 2020 due to coronavirus, he told French daily L’Equipe in an interview published on Tuesday. The Tour’s postponement until late August suits the four-time winner who has been fighting to […]

  A Civil Society organization in Nigeria, Lawyers Alert has threatened to institute legal action over the poor and slow pace of the implementation of the Federal Government’s policy on the decongestion of prisons in the country as part of measures to prevent the spread of COVID19 among the inmates. Lawyers Alert in a press […]

The daily count of fatalities of the COVID-19 pandemic, whose official toll has now passed 210,000, is a sensitive business, with data often incomplete and differing methods between countries. – Hospitals, care homes – Germany, Luxembourg, South Korea and Spain count all deaths of those who have tested positive for COVID-19, whether they take place […]

ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE CUMULATIVE LOCKDOWN ORDER OF LAGOS AND OGUN STATES AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ON COVID- 19 PANDEMIC AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJA, MONDAY, 27th APRIL, 2020 1. Fellow Nigerians 2. I will start by commending you all for the […]

The mortgage and housing sector needs palliatives, following the global economic challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the position of mortgage and finance expert, Akintayo Oloko, who said mentioned palliatives and support in the form of intervention funds and reduced transaction costs. Recall that with the pandemic’s effect on nations, businesses and personal […]

Nigerian Citizens resident in China have cried out to President Mohhamadu Buhari to come to their rescue from the hands of Chinese authorities who they accused of harassment and maltreating them following the outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus

The COVID-19 Pandemic has left our governments at all levels embarrassingly exposed. The effects of decades of bad governance are staring us in the face. Nigeria has no institutionalised social security and safety nets for the aged, infants, the unemployed, disabled and other vulnerable groups.

The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, on Tuesday said the fire outbreak at Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) filling station, Ifako-Ijaiye, Lagos,  destroyed 30 vehicles. The filling station is located at YayaYaya Abatan bus Stop, off Colleage Road, Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State. Oke-Osanyintolu said this in an […]

The proceed will be channelled into execution of projects Salaries of civil servant not affected By Rotimi Ojomoyela Ado-Ekiti — Ekiti State Government on Tuesday disclosed that it has slashed the salaries of political office holders in the state by half. The government which hinged his action on the ravaging effects of the COVID-19 scourge […]

The Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said on Tuesday the fire outbreak at the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) filling station in the Ifako-Ijaiye area of the state destroyed 30 vehicles. The filling station is located at Yahaya Abatan Bus Stop, off College Road, Ifako-Ijaiye local government area […]