Residents of Maiduguri and environs have been thrown into lingering blackout following the destruction of one of the towers supplying electricity to the city from the national grid. Newsmen report that the blackout, which has lasted for one week, has…
Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State has advised residents of the state to always adhere strictly to COVID-19 guidelines to contain its spread. Oyetola gave the advice during a COVID-19 sensitisation programme held at motor parks and markets in Iwo…
The Federal Government is to assist a private shipbuilding firm, Norfin Offshore Shipyard, to thrive. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, made the pledge on Saturday in Ikot Ukpong, Oruk Anam Local Government Area of…
An ex-Big Brother Naija Lockdown housemate, Aisha Umaru, popularly known as Kaisha, has denied kissing fellow reality TV star Terseer Waya, also known as Kiddwaya. This is after a video of the two went viral on social media on Saturday…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos says some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and others have indicated interest to join the party in the ongoing membership registration and revalidation. Alhaji Tunde Balogun, Lagos APC Caretaker Chairman, disclosed…
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) on Sunday said that the COVID-19 Health Protection Regulation 2021 law would help to curb the spread of the pandemic across the country. Prof. Innocent Ujah, NMA President, said this while speaking with newsmen in…
The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu has urged members of the Nigeria Institute of Town Planners (NITP) to tackle the consequences of rapid urbanisation in most cities across the country. Mr Austine Elemue, Special Assistant on Media to…
The Minister of Information and Culture has given facts and figures to support his position that security situation in Nigeria improved and was better than 2015 when President Muhammadu Buhari took over. Ahlaji Lai Mohammed at a media briefing recently…
Nigeria says the first batch of 100,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 is delayed because of “politics and logistics due to no fault of Nigeria.” The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed who disclosed this in…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 1,883 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, bringing the total number of infected people in the country to 130,557. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website late Saturday. The country has…
