Nearly two million Australians rushed to download a new smartphone app designed to make coronavirus contact tracing easier, the government said Monday, overlooking privacy concerns in the hope of speeding up the end of social-distancing lockdowns. Health Minister Greg Hunt hailed take-up since the app was released Sunday evening as “extraordinary”, saying 1.9 million people […]

The Directorate of State Service (DSS) in Edo has denied invading the residence or arresting anyone associated with Chief Taiwo Akerele, former Chief of Staff (CoS) to Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo. Mr Sheikh Waziri, DSS Director in Edo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Monday, that no operative of the […]

Stranded Nigerians in the United Kingdom due to COVID-19 have expressed dissatisfaction and frustration over the delay in their evacuation by the Federal Government.

Nigerian Afro-Cyborg singer, Bright Ukpabi, known all over Africa and the world as Mr. Dutch has laid bare once again his heart of gold as he has, through his foundation, Mr Dutch Foundation reached out to thousands of Nigerians through his “COVID-19 Food Relief Programme”.

Polaris Bank has released its 2019 financial results after securing the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to its Annual Financial Statements for its first full financial year of operation. By all objective standards, the results are impressive especially given the legacy constraints under which the institution was birthed. Strong Profitability and Profit […]

Thailand will extend a state of emergency over the coronavirus until the end of May, but will consider easing some restrictions on businesses and public activities as the number of new cases has eased, a government spokesman said. Thailand on Monday reported nine new coronavirus cases and no new local virus transmission in Bangkok for […]

Boris Johnson declared he is fully fit again today – and it seems he is not the only one back at work amid mounting signs Britons are taking matters into their own hands over coronavirus lockdown. In a statement in Downing Street, the PM assured the country he is back in charge after weeks recuperating […]

Russia reported 6,198 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Monday versus 6,361 on the previous day, which took the national tally of infections to 87,147. READ ALSO: Russia’s confirmed coronavirus cases surge past 52,000 The Russian coronavirus crisis response centre said that 50 more deaths of coronavirus patients were confirmed in the last 24 hours. In the […]

Members of the House of Representatives will resume plenary this Tuesday after more than one month of forced adjournment occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic lockdown.

… urges President Buhari to save government’s face A Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultant (IMC) and Investigative Journalist, Mr. Iteveh Ekpokpobe, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to save the integrity of his administration by suspending the five-man interim management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). He described the multiple allegations against […]

By Naomi Uzor In supporting the Federal Government efforts on palliative distribution in the country, Simba Group, distributors of TVS tricycles, are donating food as well as face masks and hand sanitizers to keke riders across the country. Group Managing Director of Simba, Chief Vinay Grover disclosed that the program, which began at the onset […]

Another batch of COVID-19 patients, who have been successfully treated by the Akwa Ibom COVID-19 Management Team reunited with their family on Sunday after testing negative twice for the dreaded disease.

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – Members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), a.k.a Shi’ites, on Sunday alleged that the Nigerian Police were yet to release bodies of their members shot dead, and those who sustained injuries during a clash with security agents 10 months ago. Recall that on July 22, 2019, the Shi’ites in Abuja […]

—President to address nation again as extended lockdown expires By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — AS the second phase of the lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja for 14 days expires Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday met with the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire and the Director General of […]

By David Royal Nigeria on Sunday recorded 91 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the country’s total infections to 1273, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The NCDC, in a tweet via its official handle, said 43 of the new infections were recorded in Lagos. “On the 26th of April 2020, […]