Buratai charges troops on final onslaught on Boko Haram/ISWAP
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has charged the troops to go all out on…
Buhari mourns victims of Borno IDPs camp fire incident
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday commiserated with victims of fire incident at an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)…
COVID-19: Ministry of Power installs solar-powered mini grids in isolation centres
By Constance Imasuen The Ministry of Power says it has installed solar-powered mini grids in some Isolation centres across the…
Nigerian security forces kill 18 during virus lockdown
In tonight’s edition: Security services have killed 18 people in the country in a bid to enforce coronavirus restrictions. That…
Lockdown extension: FirstBank unveils palliative measures for customers
By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma First Bank of Nigeria Limited has introduced palliative measures for customers to give them some relief, in…
Covid-19 and Africa: What response?
Africa’s seen pandemics before. But can experience make up for what the continent lacks in means in taking on Covid-19?…
Britain extends lockdown for 3 weeks
LockdownBritain’s Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, has confirmed the early imposed lockdown would not be lifted after he chaired a meeting…
OPEC reassures commitment to global economic stability
By Edith Ike-Eboh The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has reassured that it will spearhead the joint efforts in…
Libya announces 10-day Covid-19 lockdown, France pushes for ceasefire talks
Issued on: 16/04/2020 – 15:19Modified: 16/04/2020 – 15:19 Libya’s UN-backed government based in the capital, Tripoli, has announced a lockdown…
COVID-19: Indonesia reports 380 new confirmed cases, 27 new deaths
The Indonesian Government reported 380 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total number of infections in the…
Drama of COVID-19: Like America, like Nigeria
By Harrison ArubuBesides currently being the global epicentre of the novel coronavirus disease, the United States is also full of…
UN chief calls for global cooperation to speed up Covid-19 vaccine
Issued on: 16/04/2020 – 08:02Modified: 16/04/2020 – 08:02 A Covid-19 vaccine may be the only thing that can bring back…
COVID-19: FG working to mitigate lockdown effects – Minister
By Emmanuella Anokam The Federal Government has said it is working assiduously to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 lockdown through…
Buhari congratulates Amb. Blessing Clark at 90
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari has joined the diplomatic community in celebrating with former Nigerian Permanent Representative to the…
Akwa Ibom discharges 3 Coronavirus patients
By Isaiah Eka The Akwa Ibom Government says three out of the six confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the…
Crisis within a crisis: virus exacerbates food insecurity in Africa
In tonight’s edition: The coronavirus pandemic risks crippling food access for hundreds of millions of people across Africa. Efforts to…
Osun discharges another 6 COVID-19 patients
By Victor Adeoti The Osun Government says it has discharged six more COVID-19 patients from its Isolation Centre in Ejigbo…
511 persons benefit from FG CCT in Omu-Aran, Kwara
By Yinusa Ishola No fewer than 511 persons have benefitted from the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) in Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local…
G20 endorses temporary debt standstill for the poorest countries
Issued on: 15/04/2020 – 16:52Modified: 15/04/2020 – 16:52 The Group of 20 nations announced support Wednesday for a temporary halt…
Lagos records another COVID-19 related death
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday announced the death of another COVID-19 related patient, barely 24 hours after the sixth…