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The presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19 says Nigeria has joined the list of countries developing COVID-19 vaccines with two candidates currently awaiting clinical trials. Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation, disclosed this during the PTF national briefing in Abuja on Monday. On January 18, Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, announced that […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says travellers found to be in possession of fake coronavirus test results will be arrested and prosecuted. Speaking during the media briefing of the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19 on Monday, Chikwe Ihekweazu, NCDC director-general, announced that a verification platform has been launched to confirm results. TheCable […]

Nigerian’s Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Monday announced the immediate resumption of catering services onboard domestic and international flights. The services were suspended at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as part of measures to limit the spread of the virus. While catering services were suspended, passengers were offered bottles of water as replacement […]

The Federal Government has highlighted some of the measures it is taking to ensure Nigeria does not slip into a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. As some countries in Europe experience a fresh wave of infections, Dr Osagie Ehanire says the country will continue to sustain its testing rate to identify, isolate, and treat […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) disbursed N149.21 billion to 316,869 households to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds, which were given out in the first phase of the N150 billion Targeted Credit Facility (TCF), were disbursed through the NIRSAL Microfinance Bank after the beneficiaries met set guidelines for the intervention fund. CBN […]

Doyin Okupe, former aide of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has apologised over a series of comments he made about Igbo presidency in 2023. Okupe, in a now-deleted post via Twitter on Saturday, said only through a national consensus can an Igbo emerge president in 2023. The former aide added that such a consensus cannot emerge until the […]

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State says the Federal Government will be held responsible if Samuel Ortom, his Benue counterpart, is assassinated. The convoy of Ortom was attacked along Makurdi/Gboko road in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue on Saturday. In his reaction to the incident, Wike said if the Benue governor is killed, there […]

Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has read the riot act to criminals following the recent attacks on police and naval formations in the state. In a state broadcast on Sunday in Akwa, he noted that another incident was foiled by security operatives and the security agencies have been directed to resist such attacks going forward. […]

Former President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, Friday appealed to Nigerians to give the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, another chance to lead the country in 2023. Saraki, who made the appeal while inaugurating some projects and programmes executed by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa said there are still remnant of PDP faithful who have capacity and […]

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said God used him to make the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, the state governor in 2007, claiming that the Amaechi said he was next in his life after God. Wike said this in an interview with BBC Pidgin in Port Harcourt, the state capital, monitored by Punch’s correspondent. He […]

Nigerians have reacted to viral photos of President Buhari’s look-alike. In the photos shared online, the President’s look-alike was spotted driving a bus in Lagos. The uncanny resemblance between him and the Nigerian leader has left social media users stunned.  See photos and reactions below;  -LIB

Power consumers have raised the alarm that power distribution companies were now selling the free meters that were provided for electricity users by the Federal Government. In October 2020, the Federal Government inaugurated the National Mass Metering Programme in respect of which the Central Bank of Nigeria issued a framework for financing the scheme. The […]

The naira slumped further as it exchanged to a dollar for 485 at the parallel market on Friday, after starting the week at 483/$. At the Investor & Exporter forex window, the exchange rate hit a high of N412/$ before closing at N410.05. The Central Bank of Nigeria recently disclosed that the naira depreciated at […]

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano said several videos showing him stuffing bales of dollars into his pockets in 2018 were fake. “No doubt the video is fake,” Ganduje told the BBC Hausa Service on Friday. “We are making some underground plans, which we will not reveal. But I assure you it is fake, and all those behind […]

The happiest country is determined by various factors including levels of GDP, life expectancy, generosity, social support, freedom and corruption income among others. The World Happiness Report, which was launched in 2012, is an annual survey conducted by the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Solutions Network. The survey ranks global happiness in countries around the world. However, […]

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded another day of zero death and 130 new cases of COVID-19. The total number of infections in the country has now risen to 161,539 and the death toll remains at 2,027. “On the 19th of March 2021, 130 new confirmed cases were recorded in the country. “Till date, […]