The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Bankers’ Committee on Sunday suspended retrenchment or laying-off of any staff of banks, whether full or part-time. The CBN Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mr. Isaac Okorafor made this known in a statement in Abuja. Okorafor explained that the decision was taken to minimise and mitigate the negative impact […]

The Consulate- General of Nigeria in New York has said the evacuation of Nigerians stranded in the United States due to coronavirus would begin on May 10. The consulate-general disclosed this in a notice signed by the Consul-General, Mr. Benaoyagha Okoyen, on behalf of the Nigerian Missions in the US on Sunday. According to the […]

A 45-year-old man, Ochieze Chinedu Jude, has been arrested by the police at Aboh, Umulolo in Okigwe Local Government Area in Imo State for chaining his three children for allegedly being the reason for his bad luck in life. 

Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu said 27 police personnel had been attacked and assaulted by the public since the commencement of lockdown enforcement in the country. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), DCP Frank Mba, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the act was perpetrated at different times and locations. […]

By David Royal According to a tweet by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Nigeria has recorded 170 new cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the country’s total infections to 2558. The NCDC also said Nigeria recorded  2 deaths, bringing the total number to 87. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control […]

Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Sunday questioned his country’s coronavirus numbers, and called on the authorities to investigate “sabotage” at the national laboratory. The East African country had recorded 480 cases of the virus and 16 deaths at its last update on Wednesday. The government has come under fire from the opposition for allegedly hiding […]

Expresses confidence in media activities to promote mining By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As journalists in Nigeria join their counterparts across the world to commemorate the 2020 World Press Freedom Day, the Miners Association of Nigeria, MAN, Sunday, hailed media practitioners over commitment amid raging Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic, in the country. The commendation was made […]

The joint Admissions and Ma­triculation Board (JAMB) has made an interim remit­tance of N3.5 billion to the Federal Government con­solidated revenue account.

By Umar Yusuf Adamawa state has announced the arrest of one COVID-19 patient who escaped from an isolation facility centre in Gombe state. Governor Ahmadu Fintiri announced this at a media briefing with journalists in Yola when he reviewed the Lockdown placed on the state. According to him, there were two patients who escaped from […]

By Demola Akinyemi Fifty persons from Zamfara state hidden inside Lorry loads of fruits were on Sunday intercepted in Ilorin by officers of Kwara state police command. Vanguard reliably gathered that they were intercepted at the Oyun area close to Kulende junction around Zango area of the state capital. Further sources claimed that the trailer […]

As the lockdown order continues in the country, National President, Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy, NSP, Dr Rufa’i Yusuf Ahmad has warned Nigerians against a sedentary lifestyle without physical activities to exercise the body within their various homes.As the lockdown order continues in the country, National President, Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy, NSP, Dr Rufa’i Yusuf Ahmad has warned Nigerians against a sedentary lifestyle without physical activities to exercise the body within their various homes.

Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham has one thing going for her, and it’s her natural look. While many of her colleagues think that the key to beauty lies in the bottom of their makeup bag, the actress has a different perception.

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The enforcement of the restriction orders in the Federal Capital Territory FCT turned dramatic on Sunday when the Pastor in Charge of Shekinah Glory Church, Jabi, along with some of his Deacons and workers scaled the fence to evade arrest on sighting the Ministerial Enforcement Team led by Mr Ikharo Attah. […]

Demands immediate reversal of govt plans to relax lockdown   By Chioma Obinna As President Muhammadu Buhari reopens Lagos and Abuja after a four weeks lockdown, health workers under the auspices of the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals, NUAHP, have expressed concerns over the increase in reported cases of COVID-19, saying, “the present rate […]

As Nigeria confronts the challenge of rebuilding the economy from the ruins of COVID-19 pandemic, the Association of Private Transport Companies of Nigeria (APTCON) has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to consider a special stimulus plan for the nation’s transport sector. Arguing that road transport companies had borne the greatest pain of the […]