Easter: Uzodinma relaxes lockdown for Friday shopping
By Chinonso Alozie The Imo state governor, Hope Uzodinma, on Thursday asked residents in Imo state, to use Friday and move into their markets, buy their food items ahead of the Easter celebration. The governor in Owerri, spoke through his Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, adding that non-food outlets remained shut down inline […]
Nigerian Arigo Technologies launch world’s First Social Digital Market Place
… A hub where verified business and services connect Arigo is the latest addition to Nigeria’s efforts at digitalizing businesses, with the launch of arigo.ng, which is not just an online business community, but a business hub cum market place, much more like the Onitsha main market, Balogun market, Trade Fair, or Ariaria Aba. Arigo […]
Amuneke, Finidi better than Rohr, Green tells NFF
Former Nigeria Football Federation technical committee boss, Chris Green has urged the nation’s soccer-ruling body to consider ex-internationals like Emmanuel Amuneke and Finidi George for the post of the Super Eagles coach. Green argued that present coach Gernot Rohr has proved to be an average coach as was seen at the 2018 FIFA World Cup […]
COVID-19: We’ve not approved any vaccines for clinical trial ― NAFDAC
Grants conditional emergency use of Antigen test kits, PPE, others By Joseph Erunke THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Thursday, said it had not approved any vaccines for a clinical trial for coronavirus disease in the country. NAFDAC said approval for vaccines for a clinical trial may not happen before […]
Presidency knocks NASS, says poor Nigerians don’t need internet, BVN to access CCT
The Presidency has faulted the leadership of the National Assembly over claims that poor and vulnerable Nigerians are required to apply online or through the internet to benefit from the Conditional Cash Transfer. It also debunked claims that they were required to provide Bank Verification Number (BVN) before they could access the funds which are […]
Nigeria records 22 new cases of COVID-19, as total rises to 276
By David Royal Nigeria has recorded 22 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 276. The new cases were announced on Wednesday night by Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC on its verified Twitter handle. READ ALSO: Nigeria records 16 new cases of coronavirus, total now 254 […]
Dudu-Orumen blasts Bonfrere, says he’s jobless
Chairman of Edo Sports Commission, Godwin Dudu-Orumen has come hard on former Super Eagles coach, Bonfrere Johannes for alleging that his compatriot and former Eagles tactician, Clemens Westerhof sold the team’s 1994 World Cup match against Italy. Reacting to the story which Bonfrere retracted for want of evidence, Dudu-Orumen who was Special Assistant to then […]
FG spent N1.5trn to subsidise petrol in 2019 — Enang
By Michael Eboh The Federal Government said it spent N1.5 trillion to subsidize Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol in 2019. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Ita Enang, disclosed this in a communiqué obtained by Vanguard. The communiqué was issued after a consultative meeting between a Federal […]
NNPC to hands off refineries after rehabilitation –Kyari
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, says the corporation will not be involved in the management of the nation’s refineries after their rehabilitation.
COVID-19: I anchored my faith in God – UCH MD
The Chief Medical Director of University College Hospital(UCH), Ibadan, Prof. Jesse Otegbayo, took to Twitter to speak about his experience with coronavirus, saying he anchored his faith in God during what he described as “the dark period.”
COVID-19: Conducting mass tests not feasible now – FG
The Federal Government has said that conducting mass testing for Coronavirus in Nigeria would not be feasible now given the nation’s over 200 million population.
