The Board of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has approved the appointment of four Coordinating Directors (CD) and two Group Leads (GL) in acting capacity and retired some directors. This was...

Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki has gone into self-isolation over the Coronavirus, COVID-19. Obaseki said he took the decision to go into isolation following his recent contact with the Bauchi State...

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike  has announced that all of the state’s borders will be closed effective tomorrow, March 26, 2020. The complete closure will block all forms of transportation...

Next in line to the British throne and Prince of Wales, Prince Charles, has tested positive for the Coronavirus. A spokesman said that Prince Charles, 71, is displaying mild symptoms “but otherwise...

Two new cases of the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, have been confirmed in Nigeria. This was disclosed via the official twitter handle of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC): Two new cases of...

 Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered the shutdown of all markets and stores trading in non-essential commodities for seven days. The governor gave the directive at a press conference...

The Governor of Bauchi State, Alhaji Bala Mohammed has tested positive for Coronavirus. This was disclosed in a press statement made available today by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on...

The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Abba Kyari, has tested positive for the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19. Reports indicate that President Muhammadu Buhari was also tested for the COVID-19...

The Lagos State Ministry of Health has advised all participants of the African Magic Viewers’ Choice Award (AMVCA) to observe strict self-isolation. The ministry further stated the reason for this...

The Tokyo Olympics are to be postponed until 2021 after talks between Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, and the International Olympic Committee president, Thomas Bach. The event, due to begin on 24...

Cameroonian Afro-jazz legend, Manu Dibango has died at the age of 86. His family announced his death via his Facebook page. It was also stated that he died from complications of the dreaded Coronavirus,...

The Senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District in the Nigerian Senate, Rose Oko, is dead. The Senator who was the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Trade and Investment died yesterday...

The Academic Staff of Universities Union (ASUU) has declared an indefinite strike effective today after the expiration of its two-weeks warning strike. This is despite the closure of all tertiary institutions...

Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, granted bail to the immediate past Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, in the sum of N100 million with two...

Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has begun self-isolation for Coronavirus as he had contact with a COVID-19 case. The governor said he boarded the same flight and shook hands with Muhammed Abubakar,...

Nigeria has recorded its first death from  COVID-19 infection. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed the death in its update on the virus on Monday. It said the 67-year-old deceased...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned the immediate past Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winnifred Oyo-Ita, over alleged N3bn graft. Oyo-Ita was arraigned before...

Five new cases of the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, have been confirmed in Nigeria. This was disclosed via the official twitter handle of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Five new cases of...

Canada has become the first country to warn that it will not send its athletes to the Tokyo Olympics unless they are postponed for a year as Japan’s Prime Minister Monday admitted a delay may...

German Chancellor, Angela Merkel will self-quarantine after coming into contact with a person who tested positive for the Coronavirus, her spokesperson said Sunday. Merkel’s spokesman Steffen Seibert...