Chief Justice of Nigeria,  Tanko Muhammad has ordered  chief judges of the judiciaries of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory to immediately speed up the trial of cases and decongest ...

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria has risen to 5162 as 193 fresh cases have been confirmed. This was disclosed via the official twitter handle of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control...

The Dangote Group has donated 35 cars to the Lagos State Government as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. This was disclosed via the official twitter page of the group, @dangotegroup   To...

The 36 state governors of Nigeria have asked the National Assembly to suspend all activities related to the Control of Infectious Diseases Bill, 2020. Chairman of the forum and governor of Ekiti State,...

Nigeria has recorded 184 new cases of the novel coronavirus. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed this development in a tweet on Wednesday night. 184 new cases of #COVID19; 51-Lagos 23-Jigawa 16-Bauchi 16-Katsina 14-Kano 10-FCT 10-Rivers 9-Kwara 5-Delta 5-Kaduna 4-Sokoto 4-Oyo 3-Kebbi 3-Nasarawa 3-Osun 2-Ondo 1-Ebonyi 1-Edo 1-Enugu 1-Anambra 1-Plateau 1-Niger 4971...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with Nigeria’s security chiefs in Abuja. The meeting had in attendance the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo and the National Security Adviser, ...

Nigeria has recorded 146 new cases of the novel coronavirus. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed this development in a tweet on Tuesday night. 146 new cases of #COVID19; 57-Lagos 27-Kano 10-Kwara 9-Edo 8-Bauchi 7-Yobe 4-Kebbi 4-Oyo 3-Katsina 3-Niger 2-Plateau 2-Borno 2-Sokoto 2-Benue 1-Gombe 1-Enugu 1-Ebonyi 1-Ogun 1-FCT 1-Rivers 4787...

An Appeal Court sitting in Owerri, Imo State has dismissed a suit filed by a former Bayelsa governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Timi Alaibe against the state governor, Duoye...

Professor Agboola Ibrahim Gambari has been appointed as the new Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. Prof. Gambari, a Nigerian scholar, diplomat and an indigene of Kwara State was appointed to...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday requested the Senate to approve 42 nominees as ambassadors. Senate President, Ahmad Lawan read the President’s letter during plenary session on Tuesday. The ambassadorial...

The Federal House of Representatives has approved the request by the President Buhari to borrow N850bn to fund the 2020 budget. The Federal Government is to raise the money in the New External Borrowing...

The women’s Under-17 World Cup, due to be held in India in November, has been postponed by three month, FIFA said Tuesday. The tournament, to be played in five cities across the country, will now start...

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has offered over 400 health facilities across Nigeria to be used as COVID-19 isolation centres. Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Mr...

Mauritius has declared total recoveries from coronavirus infections as of May 11, 2020. The country’s  official COVID-19 page said 322 people had recovered out of the 332 confirmed cases which...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said 242 fresh cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Nigeria. This brings the total of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the country to 4641.   242 new cases...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has warned against resumption of any school at any level, saying all schools remain closed to keep students and university communities safe from coronavirus. The National...

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has announced the temporary lifting of the total lockdown on Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt Local Government Areas of the state for two days only. The governor made...

At least 19 sailors have been killed and 15 wounded after an Iranian missile fired during a training exercise in the Gulf of Oman struck a support vessel near its target, Iran’s army has said. The...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 248 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria. The information was released via its official twitter handle as follows:   248 new cases of #COVID19; 81-Lagos 35-Jigawa 26-Borno 26-Kano 20-Bauchi 13-FCT 12-Edo 10-Sokoto 7-Zamfara 4-Kwara 4-Kebbi 2-Gombe 2-Taraba 2-Ogun 2-Ekiti 1-Osun 1-Bayelsa 4399...

There are now 60,556 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Africa. According to the latest data by the Johns Hopkins University and the Africa Center for Disease Control on COVID-19 in Africa, the total...