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Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases jumped up again on Sunday, with nine Nigerians killed by the virus in the last 24 hours. The deaths were recorded in Adamawa, Osun, Oyo, Plateau and FCT Abuja. According to data released by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Adamawa recorded four deaths, Osun, Oyo and Plateau had one each. […]

The Lagos State government has directed all public servants on Grade Levels 14 and below to continue working from home for another two weeks. It explained that the extension order to the workers who were expected to resume on Monday followed the increase in recorded cases of COVID-19 in the state. The state governor, Babajide […]

The United States on Saturday saw its highest number yet of coronavirus cases recorded in one day, with more than 277,000 infections. The hardest-hit country in the world by the pandemic, the United States has marked 20.4 million cases overall and just under 350,000 deaths. Infections have been surging in recent months, with top US […]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has ruled out the possibility of conducting a local clinical trial on the proposed N400bn vaccines before administering them on Nigerians. The agency said since the World Health Organisation had approved the vaccines there might not be need to conduct another clinical trial on the […]

At least 1,927 persons have called for the sacking of the First City Monument Bank Managing Director, Adam Nuru, over alleged infidelity with a former worker with the bank, Moyo Thomas. The petition is requesting the Central Bank of Nigeria and the FCMB board to dismiss Nuru on ethical grounds. It came on the heels […]

Nigerians who believe the government has not done enough on security should compare the situation under previous administrations, President Muhammadu Buhari said in his New Year message on Friday. “I am aware that for some of our compatriots, the progress we have registered since the inception of this administration is not nearly as fast or as sufficient […]

Spokesperson for the  Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command,  ASP Mariam Yusuf, has said that Omoyele Sowore was arrested for unlawfully gathering at very odd hours. According to her, Sowore’s gathering alongside others caused tension among residents of Gudu and Lokogoma areas of the FCT. ASP Mariam said this in an interview with the Nigerian Tribune as […]

The Nigeria police have again arrested the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, for leading a protest in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Mr Sowore and some activists were arrested at the #CrossoverWithProtest, a planned procession across the country on New Year eve. Some of the protesters who escaped arrest confirmed to Premium Times that […]

The Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide aka Winners’ Chapel, David Oyedepo, says any system the church attacks will crash, The Punch reports. “When the church goes against a man, his destiny is finished. When the church goes against a system, that system will crash,” he said on Thursday night during a physical […]

At least 4,176 persons infected with coronavirus in Lagos State are currently undergoing home-based treatment in the wake of the second wave infections across Nigeria, and the world at large. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, disclosed the figures on Friday via his Twitter handle, @ProfAkinAbayomi, noting that 115 cases were in isolation. Abayomi wrote, […]

The Federal Government has lifted the earlier suspension order on replacement and activation of old Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card. In a statement on Thursday, signed by the Director, Public Affairs at NCC, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, the Commission said the lifting of the ban was on the condition that the person must have enrolled and […]

The Debt Management Office says Nigeria’s debt stock has risen to ₦32.223 trillion as at September 2020. The DMO made this known in its third-quarter country debt data released on Thursday in Abuja. The statement explained that Nigeria’s debt stock grew by ₦1.214 trillion between June 2020 and end of September 2020. According to DMO, […]

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that the ongoing enrollment for the National Identification Number (NIN) is free across the country. In a tweet on Thursday, NIMC warned that those who extort applicants risk a seven-year jail term if found guilty of the offence. While citing Sections 14, 20 and 21 of the […]

Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has called on Nigerians to stop celebrating people who loot the nation’s resources. Obi who featured as a guest on Channels Television’s special end of the year programme on Thursday stressed the need for true democracy in the country. He said, “I still blame the people who watch the sharing (of […]

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mohammed Umar Abba, yesterday said the lockdown imposed by government across the country following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic impacted operations of the anti-graft agency for five months. He said the investigation initiated by government that led to the suspension of the former […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will today, Thursday, December 31, 2020, sign into law the 2021 appropriation bill passed last week by the National Assembly. A presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, confirmed this yesterday to Daily Trust. Expected to attend the signing the ceremony are; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Ahmad Lawan, Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila of the House […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has celebrated the discovery of COVID-19 vaccine as the year 2020 draws to an end. WHO’s Director-General Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus stated this while giving a toast at the last COVID-19 news conference of the year at WHO headquarters in Geneva. In a speech posted on the agency’s website, Ghebreyesus said […]