COVID-19: Gbajabiamila urges FG to give 100% waiver on electricity consumption
The Speaker of the House of Representative, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila has asked the Federal Government to waive electricity tariffs for two months. Speaking during a meeting between the leadership of…
‘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…
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…
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….
Only elites benefit from fuel subsidy, this is a huge economic disruption – NNPC boss
NNPC Group Managing Director, Mr. Mele Kyari The Group Managing Director (GMD) of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Mele Kyari says the stoppage of fuel subsidy among other reasons…
Lockdown: Coronavirus pandemic may spark global condom shortage as demand soars
A global condom shortage is looming as the coronavirus pandemic shutters factories and disrupts supply chains, the world’s top maker of the contraceptives said, with the United Nations warning…
Stimulus Packages: Transport union makes case for bus conductors, drivers in Lagos
The Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has urged Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, to remember bus conductors and drivers in the economic stimulus packages for the poor…