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…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved immediate debt relief for 25 countries, most of them in Africa. In a statement by Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the IMF,…
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Gov. Abiodun distributes relief materials to PWDs, Orphans and widows of soldiers killed by Boko Haram
As part of the effort to cushion the negative effects of the COVID-19 lockdown, Ogun State Government has distributed relief materials to orphanage homes, physically challenged persons and widows of…
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FG succumbs to pressure to include more PWDs in the National Social Register, hands over relief materials to governors
Sadiya Farouq Going by intensive advocacy embarked upon by the Organisation of Persons with Disabilities(OPDs) demanding their inclusion in the social register because they are most hit by the pandemic,…
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Lalong Okays Inclusion Of Persons With Disabilities In COVID-19 Task Force Committee
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has approved the inclusion of the representative of association of Persons with Disabilities in the state COVID-19 high-powered Task Force Committee. The Committee, led by…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested no fewer than 130 suspects in connection with the unrest and attacks by hoodlums in various parts of the state during the lockdown.…
The Bank Verification Number commonly called BVN is a biometric identification system implemented by the Central Bank of Nigeria to curb or reduce illegal banking transactions in Nigeria. It is a modern…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned President Muhammadu Buhari against cutting down the budget of health and education sectors in the proposed 2020 revised budget over COVID-19…
The Edo State Government has commenced the distribution of relief materials to vulnerable persons, including orphans, the elderly, rehabilitated returnees from Libya and the homeless across the state’s three senatorial…
Kayode Oyero The Federal Government has begun the conditional transfer of N20,000 to residents of Lagos State as part of efforts to reduce the effect of the coronavirus lockdown. This…
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Liverpool Legend Dalglish Tests Positive For COVID-19 After Hospital Admission
A Liverpool great, Kenny Dalglish, has tested positive for COVID-19 after he was admitted into a hospital for treatment of an infection, the club has said in a statement which…
By AETOLA BADEMOSI, Abuja As controversies continue to trail the proposed bill on two-month free electricity supply to Nigerians, as a palliative to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Ikeja Electric Plc says the two months of free electricity proposed by federal lawmakers as part of efforts to cushion the effects of COVID-19, has not been approved by the…
Gov. Engr. Dave Umahi Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. Dave Umahi has approved N1billion as palliative to cushion the effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the people of the…