Fire guts Accountant General’s office
By Lydia BeshelThere was a fire outbreak on Wednesday at the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, also…
Abia earmarks N500 m to fight Coronavirus
By Sam Oditah The Abia State Government says it has plans to spend between N300 million and N500 million on…
UN defends WHO against allegation of being China-centric on COVID-19
By Harrison Arubu United Nations (UN) has defended the World Health Organisation (WHO) against criticisms that it gave bad advice…
NASS faults implementation of social investment programme
By Kingsley Okoye The leadership of the National Assembly has faulted the way the Social Investment Programme(SIP) of the Federal…
EU to help Africa, others fight Coronavirus with €15 bn
European Union is set to give 15 billion euros (16.3 billion dollars’) support to Africa and other regions of the…
COVID-19: New York records largest single-day death of 731
New York on Tuesday announced the death of 731 more people from the novel coronavirus disease, representing the largest single-day…
Kenyans stranded as capital cordoned off
In tonight’s edition: Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta hopes a deputy Governor arrested for ignoring rules to self quarantine gets a…
COVID-19: ECOWAS orders over 1m kits, distributes Chloroquine to Member States
By Ifeanyi Nwoko The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ordered over one million kits for member states…
How fake news hurt war against Covid-19
How fake news hurt war against Covid-19 By Ephraims Sheyin, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The Minister of Information and…
Egypt to fire Imams violating mosque closure order
The Egyptian Awqaf Ministry, in charge of religious endowments, has warned again against the non-adherence to the closure of mosques…
NAN inaugurates jingles for COVID-19 fight
Jingle By Ismail Abdulaziz News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has inaugurated a campaign to complement the effort of the Federal…
Lockdown: Entrepreneur wants SMEs migrate to digital space to remain relevant
Ms Jennifer Jemedafe, a service industry expert, said on Tuesday that businesses in the country must go digital to survive,…
Coronavirus: African Union calls for ‘$100 to 150 billion’ to help continent
Issued on: 07/04/2020 – 11:07Modified: 07/04/2020 – 11:08 In an interview with FRANCE 24, Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the…
China’s medical supplies for 18 African countries arrive in Accra
China’s medical supplies for 18 African countries have arrived in Accra, on Monday, and are scheduled to be delivered to…
Edo records 11 confirmed cases of Covid-19
By Monday Ajogun Edo Government say it has recorded two new cases of coronavirus making a total of 11 confirmed…
Lockdown: FCTA issues new directives on markets operation
By Salisu Sani-Idris The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has directed that markets in the territory would only operate three…
Chad’s former dictator temporarily released from prison due to virus
Issued on: 07/04/2020 – 04:39Modified: 07/04/2020 – 04:39 A Senegal judge has granted Chad’s former dictator Hissene Habre two months’…
25 soldiers killed suspected jihadist attack in Northern Mali, says government
Issued on: 07/04/2020 – 03:00Modified: 07/04/2020 – 03:00 Twenty-five Malian soldiers were killed and six injured in an apparent jihadist…
Nigeria records 6 new COVID-19 cases in Kwara, Edo, Rivers , FCT
By Abujah RachealThe Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed six new cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The…
No more payment of oil subsidy going forward – NNPC
By Edith Ike-Eboh The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Malam Mele Kyari, says Nigeria would…