COVID-19 cases in Nigeria increased further on Thursday with 182 new cases reported in the country, despite efforts by authorities to flatten the curve of the pandemic. The new cases were confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Twitter. This takes the country’s total infections to 8,915 out of which 2592 have […]

Niger Delta Renaissance Coalition, has condemned the statement credited to Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), where it called for the disbandment of both the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the NDDC overseeing the committees in both chambers of the National Assembly to enable any form of forensic audits of the interventionist commission in the heavily neglected crude oil producing states of the Niger Delta Region and the accusations of bribery and financial inducements leveled against the National Assembly by the Interim Management Committee of the Commission to be holistically investigated and the indicted persons arrested, prosecuted and punished by the competent Court of law.

Stanbic IBTC Group recently held its first-ever digital graduation ceremony in honour of the 17th Stream of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC Graduate Trainees who were trained digitally. In his welcome remarks at the ceremony, Yinka Sanni, Chief Executive, Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC said the decision to organise a ‘virtual’ graduation ceremony for the graduates was […]

By Paul Olayemi A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ethiope East local government, Delta State and the MD/CEO Class Motors, Dr. Ben Edoja, has commended Governor of Delta State Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa on his developmental stride in the state. The PDP Chieftain while felicitating with Governor Okowa on its first […]

The Chief Executive Officer of Dara’s Interior Concept, Moshood Alabi A, is arguably one of Nigeria’s most respected entrepreneurs with a touch of excellence.

A group, Coalition for Niger Delta Cohesion (CNDC), hs berated attempts by some elements in the Niger Delta region to cast aspersions on the National Security Adviser (NSA) Maj-Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd).

world’s biggest company, Apple Music, is launching its first radio show in Africa on Sunday, with its host being DJ Cuppy, whose real name is Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola.

The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, yesterday, ordered the immediate posting/deployment of eight police commissioners.

abuja—Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Chikwe Ihekweazu, said yesterday Nigerians have started selling COVID-19 diagnostic test kits in “black markets”.

THE Federal government has asked the National Assembly to approve a total of N5.51 trillion external borrowing to fund its revised 2020 budget. With the new request, Nigeria’s total debt will be around N41.6 trillion when approved.

By Bose Adelaja & Olayinka Latona “I have always canvassed for the reopening of religious outfits with pre-lockdown guidelines and the argument of virtual worship is lame.  If physical food markets are classified as “essentials”, the church is more essential. If offices are opened, I see no reasons why the church shouldn’t.” —Paul Mashote, Lawyer […]

By Bose Adelaja & Olayinka Latona “It is certain that coronavirus has no cure yet but we have to get back to our normal lives. In light of this I feel the FG should reopen places of worship and schools provided that they will follow the guidelines by the NCDC. Other nations are experimenting systematic […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government has given approval to Primero Transport Services Limited, operator of the high capacity Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, to carry 42 passengers seated with no standing as against earlier directive aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the state. The approval followed a review of its earlier […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said that the shocks of the ravaging (COVID-19) coronavirus pandemic on Nigeria especially on its economy were multiple. Buhari said that the COVID-19 has caused a sharp decline in international oil prices which has negatively impacted revenues and growth, worsened external and domestic positions, and […]

  The Federal Government has applauded the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration’s data-driven and robust response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Edo state. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, made the submission during the inauguration of the 300-bed isolation and treatment centre at the Stella Obasanjo Hospital and the third Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) […]