FG Evacuates 50 trafficked Nigerians,19 others stranded in Lebanon
The Federal Government on Sunday evacuated 69 stranded Nigerian citizens from Lebanon. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed this in a series of tweets on Sunday According to…
Nigeria records 5 new COVID-19 deaths, tests over 44,000 samples
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 5 new coronavirus deaths in the country. The Centre disclosed this in a series of tweets on Sunday night. According to…
New Telegraph editor, Waheed Bakare, is dead
Mr. Waheed Bakare, the New Telegraph Saturday Editor, is dead. He died Sunday evening after a brief illness. He was formerly a staff of The Punch. Noted for his genteel…
We’ve spent over N3b on fasting, Sallah preparation– ZMSG
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara says his administration had spent over N3 billion on various welfare packages during Ramadan fasting and preparation for Eid-El-Fitr. The governor announced this in a…
Health experts concerned disruption to global immunisation programmes could delay COVID-19 vaccinations administration
Massive disruptions to global immunisation programmes from the COVID-19 pandemic have health experts fearful that much of the developing world will not be able to get a vaccine for the…
NCDC confirms 5,131 active cases in Nigeria as infections rises to 7,526
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 5,131 active cases in the country as infections rise to 7,526. The Centre announced this Saturday night in its latest COVID-19…
LASG to begin “Read-Aloud, Lagos” project to improve children’s reading habit
The Lagos State Office of Education Quality Assurance says it has designed an initiative, tagged “Read-Aloud, Lagos”, to create and stimulate the interest of school children in reading books….
LASG announces recovery, discharge of 45 COVID-19 patients
The Lagos State Government has announced the recovery and discharge of 45 more coronavirus patients. Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. According to…
Signed EO on financial autonomy of State Legislature, Judiciary will strengthen the institutions – Buhari
Nigeria’s democracy got a boost on Friday as President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law the Executive Order Number 10 of 2020 for the implementation of Financial Autonomy of State…
Our medical experts primarily came to assist in preventing COVID-19 outbreak among our staff, play advisory role in Nigeria- CCECC
The Chinese experts who arrived Nigeria in early April were brought in primarily to assist the staff of China Civil Engineering Construction Company, CCECC, to prevent COVID-19 outbreak, the company…