NCDC confirms 23 fresh cases in five states
By Oluwafunke Ishola The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 23 new cases of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in five…
Stay-at-home order: Gobir foundation distributes food items in Kwara
By Emmanuel Afonne A Philanthropist, Alhaji Waziri Gobir has began distribution of food items to vulnerable families in Kwara following…
COVID-19 response must not exacerbate hunger says FAO, others
By Oluwafunke Ishola The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World…
FG doles out N20, 000 each to 5, 000 beneficiaries in FCT
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Federal Government has commenced payment of N20, 000 each to 5, 000 beneficiaries of its Conditional Cash…
COVID-19: GenCos working to ensure adequate power supply
By Constance Imasuen The Power Generation Companies of Nigeria (GenCos) have pledged to sustain provision of adequate power in the…
Army gets 2 blocks of 39 flats for personnel welfare in Lagos
By Modupe OremuleThe Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.- Gen. Tukur Buratai, has inaugurated two blocks of 39 flats at…
Son of French aid worker abducted in Mali says France has ‘proof of life’
Issued on: 01/04/2020 – 09:05Modified: 01/04/2020 – 09:05 France’s foreign ministry has evidence dating from early March that French hostage…
TCN, NNPC collaborate to increase gas supply to electricity sector
By Constance Imasuen The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has received unprecedented support from the Nigerian National Petroleum…
Security forces use violent tactics to enforce Africa’s coronavirus shutdowns
Issued on: 01/04/2020 – 04:26 Soldiers tower over youngsters in South Africa’s Soweto township, forcing them to do push-ups and…
FG further reduces pump price of petrol to N123.50 per litre
By Edith Ike-Eboh The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) has announced further reduction of the pump price of Premium…
COVID-19 Lockdown: Grant tanker drivers free movement, NNPC tells security operatives
By Edith Ike-Eboh The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has called on security agencies to allow petroleum products tanker drivers…
Probe ordered into shooting of teenager in Kenya during coronavirus curfew
In tonight’s edition: Kenya’s strict curfew is blamed for the death of a 13 year old boy. Ethiopia defers landmark…
COVID-19: No increase in electricity tariff now — minister
By Constance Imasuen The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says there will be a 3-month delay in the implementation of…
Ethiopia postpones landmark August election due to coronavirus
Issued on: 31/03/2020 – 21:03Modified: 31/03/2020 – 21:03 Ethiopia has postponed its parliamentary election scheduled for August due to the…
COVID-19 lockdown: DPR monitors filling stations, warns against hoarding
DPR By Edith Ike-Eboh Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Tuesday urged oil marketers to ensure distribution of petroleum products…
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Coronavirus pandemic: 21-day nationwide lockdown begins in Zimbabwe
On tonight’s programme: Zimbabwe follows neighbouring South Africa and imposes a 21-day lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus. We…
Could high HIV rates worsen the coronavirus crisis in South Africa?
Issued on: 31/03/2020 – 17:17Modified: 31/03/2020 – 17:19 The South African government is ramping up testing and preventative measures to…
COVID-19 lockdown: Group distributes food in Calabar
By Christian Njoku A faith-based Organisation, Universal Mercy Fellowship has distributed food items to the less privileged in Calabar South…
S/Korea begins school year with online classes
SchoolsSouth Korea will kick off the new school year with online classes, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said on Tuesday as…
WHO urges Asia-Pacific to brace up against Covid-19
“This is a pandemic unlike the world has ever seen, and it has changed our system and put a strain…