‘Don’t politicise coronavirus’: WHO calls for global unity after Trump attack
The World Health Organisation on Wednesday pleaded for global unity in fighting the coronavirus, following US President Donald Trump’s stinging attack on its handling of the pandemic. As the WHO…
Pilots’ arrest: We gave approval to fly, the gov, all those who effected arrest have exhibited dangerous ignorance, gross incompetence -FG
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has faulted the arrest of two pilots of Caverton Helicopters by the Rivers State Government. The minister noted this during the Presidential…
COVID-19: Catholic bishops, faith groups urge Trump to back debt relief for poor countries
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and an alliance of faith groups have urged President Donald Trump to champion a moratorium on debt payments for poor countries hit by the…
China spent $2m on equipment, medical team in Nigeria including Flight cost – Ambassador
The Ambassador of China to Nigeria, Zhou Pingjian, on Wednesday said the Chinese experts that arrived Nigeria came to reciprocate the gestures demonstrated by Nigeria during China’s trying times in…
22 Diaspora Nigerians die of Covid-19 in Europe
No fewer than 22 Nigerians in the Diaspora have died of the Covid-19 pandemic, figures released by Nigerians in Diaspora Organization (Europe), NIDOE, have shown. Another 25 persons are said…
Wike shuts down all Carveton Helicopters offices in Rivers state
Moments after Aviation minister, Hadi Sirika, declared the arrest of Caverton Helicopters staff by Governor Nyesom Wike as illegal and an affront on the Federal Government, Wike has ordered that…
NCDC confirms 22 new cases of COVID-19, infections now 276
Twenty-two new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Nigeria: 15 in Lagos, 4 in the FCT, 2 in Bauchi, 1 in Edo As at 09:00pm 8th April there…
LASG arraigns 36 for flouting social distancing directive
Thirty-six people who allegedly flouted the stay-at-home order of the Lagos State Government were on Wednesday brought before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in the state. The government charged Emeka…
COVID-19: Laptop scarcity hits Europe, Asia; demand shifts to Nigeria
The on-going COVID-19 crisis has sparked a spike in demand for laptops in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa as Europe, the Middle East and other continents face a scarcity of devices…
Chinese Medical Team Arrives in Nigeria
A 15-man medical team form China has arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The team arrived in Nigeria in a chartered Air Peace aircraft on Wednesday afternoon….