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The federal government has lifted the ban on interstate travel and also approved the reopening of schools for graduating classes. Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation, broke the news at the presidential task force briefing on Monday. He said students in primary six, Junior Secondary School 3 and Senior Secondary School 3 […]

Access Bank has offered to pay stamp duty charge for February to April on behalf of its customers. It also said deductions made between Saturday and Sunday would be reversed to customers. In a statement on Sunday, the bank said it recognised that it is a tough period for customers. The bank’s customers had complained […]

Anambra Governor, Chief Willie Obiano and his predecessor Peter Obi, have renewed their war of words over road projects by their administrations. While Obiano is claiming his predecessor left a huge burden of 96 road projects, Obi said the projects were only 52. Obiano however declared his administration has already completed 51 of the abandoned […]

Nigeria has been excluded from the list of countries whose travellers could be received into Europe when the borders reopen on July 1. Schengenvisainfo.com reported that the European Union Commission released a list of 54 countries that qualified for travels into Europe as the union opens its borders that were shut to contain the spread of […]

The Presidency has released the following statement to affirm the relationship between President Muhammadu Buhari and the former Lagos governor and leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. Mr Tinubu played a major role in the founding of the APC and Mr Buhari’s election in 2015. Mr Tinubu is believed to have the ambition to contest […]

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu, says he has not taken any decision to run for president in 2023 contrary to speculations. He said rather, he was more concerned about the health and economic challenges facing the country at the moment. Tinubu said this in a statement issued on Saturday […]

Seven private laboratories have now been  licensed by the Lagos State government  to enhance COVID-19 sample testing in the state, according to Health Commissioner, Akin Abayomi. Abayomi  in an update on  the state’s COVID-19 situation on Friday said that the private laboratories were selected through a rigorous accreditation process. On the list are: Total Medical […]

Lagos and Osun state governments have threatened fresh lockdowns amid increasing COVID-19 cases in the states and the country. Fresh 684 COVID-19 cases were recorded in 18 states and the Federal Capital Territory on Friday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, bringing the total number of cases to 23,298. While 8,253 discharged patients had […]

The Nigerian Government on Thursday said it would announce the date for the reopening of Nigeria’s airspace to commercial flight operations next week. It stated that the airports remained shut as some gaps in the aviation restart process had not been closed. The Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Musa Nuhu, disclosed this during Thursday’s briefing […]

With Wednesday’s approval of the N2.3 trillion Nigeria Economic Sustainability Plan by the Federal Executive Council, the Federal Government has stopped what it called non-critical and administrative capital spending, including the purchase of vehicles. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a document tagged, “What you need […]

Liverpool have emerged champions of the Premier League following Thursday’s result in the tie between Chelsea and Manchester City. While Pep Guardiola’s men needed to win in London to delay Liverpool’s emergence as champions, they could not and instead succumbed to a 2-1 defeat in the hands of the Blues. Jurgen Klopp’s men are 23 […]

World Bank has approved a $750 million International Development Association (IDA) credit for Nigeria’s Power Sector Recovery Operation (PSRO) to improve electricity supply. The bank, in statement in Abuja on Wednesday, said that the target was to also achieve financial and fiscal sustainability and enhance accountability in Nigeria’s power sector. It explained that about 47 […]

The World Health Organization said Wednesday it expected coronavirus cases to hit 10 million worldwide in the next week, as it warned the virus was yet to peak in the Americas. “We expect to reach a total of 10 million cases in the next week,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual press conference. […]

The Presidency has said Nigeria would not pursue a retaliatory line of action against Ghana over the demolition of the Nigerian High Commission building in Accra, last weekend. This position was disclosed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, at the State House on Wednesday. He said […]

The Federal Ministry of Education has proposed that schools must create isolation spaces before reopening. This was contained in the ‘Guidelines for schools and learning facilities reopening after COVID-19 pandemic closure’, submitted to the National Assembly on Tuesday. The document noted that each school is “required to create temporary isolation spaces and fully-equipped clinics before […]

The House of Representatives took the hardline on Tuesday, asking the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to invoke the diplomatic principle of reciprocity against Ghana, in response to the demolition of Nigeria’s Embassy building in that Country. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila spoke on behalf of the Green Chamber, at an […]

Novak Djokovic tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday after taking part in a tennis exhibition series he organised in Serbia and Croatia. The top-ranked Serb is the fourth player to test positive for the virus after first playing in Belgrade and then again last weekend in Zadar, Croatia. His wife also tested positive. The moment […]