A group, the League of Imams and Alfas of South-West Nigeria (Rabitot-ul-Aimmah wal ‘Ulama), has said that this year’s Ramadan will begin on April 25. The group said its picking…
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ALERT: All those who recently visited this Lagos hospital advised to self-isolate
St. Edwards hospital in Ajah area of Lagos state has called on its visitors to undergo self-isolation for a period of 14 days. Metro Health, one of the state’s health…
Nigeria’s Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 has put the total donations into its fund at N25,893,699,791.00. In a statement for the coalition on Friday, Central Bank of Nigeria spokesman, Isaac…
Abba Kyari, chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, has lost his battle to coronavirus. The president’s chief of staff had gone on self-isolation late March after testing positive for…
By Wisdom Acka The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has commenced distribution of palliative items to vulnerable persons in the FCT. Performing the flag-off in the earlier hours of Friday,…
The African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council, Nigeria office, has urged China, France, Japan and India to write off Nigeria’s debt or allow a two-year moratorium on repayments. It…
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Nigeria’s Coronavirus Test Demands Has Reduced Despite Increased Capacity – Buhari’s Task Force
Sani Aliyu, national coordinator of the presidential task force, PTF, on Coronavirus, says more laboratories have been made available but the demand for testing has reduced. This is coming after…
To cushion the effects of the government’s lockdown, Sterling Bank Plc has introduced some palliative measures for customers. Its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Abubakar Suleiman, who made this in known…
The Federal Government has approved N200 billion payment for improved gas supply to the electricity Generation Companies (GenCos) so as to increase power supply to Nigerians during the Coronavirus pandemic…
Special Adviser to Anambra State Governor on Disability Matters, Barr. Chuks Ezewuzie has begun moves to ensure that all public buildings in the State are accessible by Persons Living With…
THE Federal Government has said that people with over N5, 000 in their bank account will not benefit from the palliatives to cushion the effect of the lockdown as a…
The European Union on Tuesday donated €50million (N21billion) to Nigeria, noting that the donation was made in order to assist the Federal Government to reach out to the most vulnerable…
Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says the federal government cannot share funds donated by the private sector to fight coronavirus to Nigerians. According to NAN, the minister gave reasons why…
Sadiya Umar Farouq, minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, says 500,000 N-Power beneficiaries across the country will start receiving alerts for outstanding payments from Tuesday. In a…
The European Union has donated 50 million Euros to Nigeria for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. A delegation from the European body made the announcement on Tuesday during a…