The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lifted the temporary suspension it placed on the clearing of cheques in the country, with effect from today. This was disclosed  in a circular posted on its website...

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has extended the COVID-19 lockdown in the FCT, Lagos and Ogun states for another week. Buhari disclosed this in a nationwide broadcast this evening. He also directed...

The number of Coronavirus cases in Nigeria has risen to 1273 as 91 new cases have been confirmed. This was disclosed by the official twitter handle of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).   91...

The number of Coronavirus cases in Nigeria is now 1095. This was disclosed by the official twitter handle of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).   114 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 80...

The National Judicial Council has suspended two judges namely the Acting President of Customary Court of Appeal in Imo State, Justice Francis Abosi and Justice Aliyu Liman of Bauchi State High Court with...

108 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 have been confirmed in Nigeria. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 981. This was disclosed via the official twitter handle...

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire,  has said about 40 health workers have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. Dr Ehanire gave this disclosure today during the briefing...

A Lebanese man, Wael Jerro, who offered to sell a Nigerian woman for $1,000 on Facebook, has been arrested by the Lebanese Government. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission,...

China is to donate an additional $30 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) to support the global fight against COVID-19, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Thursday. Chunying...

The number of Coronavirus cases in Nigeria has risen to 873 as 91 new cases have been confirmed. This was disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) via its official twitter handle.   91...

The governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai has tested negative for the COVID-19 virus. He made this disclosure vis his official twitter handle. KADUNA UPDATE: “I am delighted to report today, that...

Nigeria has confirmed 117 new COVID-19 cases, the highest in a day. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 782. This was disclosed via the official twitter handle of the Nigeria...

Lagos State has recorded two new deaths of persons who suffered complications from COVID-19 infection. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi made this disclosure via his official twitter...

The number of coronavirus cases in Kano has risen to 59 as 23 new cases have been confirmed. This was disclosed via the official twitter handle of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).     Thirty-eight...

The Lagos State Government says it will enforce the compulsory use of face masks by residents in the state from next week. The governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this disclosure on Monday...

Former Attorney-General of the Federation  and Minister of  Justice, Richard Akinjide is dead. Akinjide died in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital in the early hours of Tuesday after a brief illness at the...

Popular CNN presenter and Business Editor-at-Large, Richard Quest, has contracted COVID-19, according to a statement he released on Monday. The presenter made the disclosure in a tweet on his verified...

Ghana’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo on Sunday lifted targeted lockdown on two major regions in the country citing improved testing for the coronavirus across the country. In the over half-an-hour address...

Sixteen people, including a police officer, are dead in Nova Scotia, Canada, following the worst shooting rampage in Canadian history, police have said. The suspect, identified as Gabriel Wortman, 51,...

The Nigeria Defence Headquarters has said it has killed many Boko Haram terrorists/ISWAP leaders in multiple air strikes conducted by the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole at Durbada in Borno state. This...