Nigeria on Wednesday recorded its new highest daily figure of 790 COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections to 26, 484. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its official twitter handle. The NCDC said, as at July 1, Nigeria recorded 13 deaths. The health agency said...
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President Muhammadu Buhari is said to had named an indigene of Abonnema local government area of Rivers State, Mrs Opunimi Akinkugbe, as an ambassadorial nominee for Ondo State. Mrs Nimi Akinkugbe’s name had appeared under Ondo State on the list announced by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan on Wednesday....
EHIME ALEX, Lagos The Federal Government has jacked up the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol to sell between N140.80 to N143.80 per litre for the month of July 2020. The price increment, multiple news sources said, was announced by the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, announced Wednesday night that two major airports in Lagos and Abuja, would resume domestic flights operation on July 7. The development comes as the Muhammadu Buhari Administration makes efforts to rescue the nation’s social and economic sectors from...
EHIME ALEX, Lagos All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu said he was deeply saddened to hear of the demise of Chief Bode Akindele who passed on June 29, 2020 at the age of 87. In a message sent from his media office by Tunde Rahman on Wednesday,...
Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde (middle); Chairman State Advisory Committee, Senator Hosea Agboola (right) and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Dr Bashir Olanrewaju, during the governor’s inspection to some flood area in Ibadan. Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde (middle); and others during the...
EHIME ALEX, Lagos Following recent flood disaster in Oyo State, the Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has directed for the execution of a drainage masterplan under the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project within the next 18 months. The governor, who was on-the-spot assessment of the flood affected areas of Ibadan...
Sequel to nations’ approach in fight against the coronavirus pandemic, 172 Nigerians evacuated from Uganda and Kenya have arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, Quoting the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), the News Agency of Nigeria reported that the evacuees arrived at about 10:20 a.m. local time...
Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa and wife, Edith have both tested positive for COVID-19, a news source quoted the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Olisa Ifeajika. It stated that Ifeajika, in a statement in Asaba on Wednesday, said the development was sequel to the tests conducted...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned people against wearing masks while exercising, saying masks may reduce the ability to breathe comfortably. WHO gave the warning on Wednesday in an update of its Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: Myth busters. It said that sweat could make the...
Ethiopian singer Hachalu Hundessa, whose violent death has sparked deadly unrest across the country, is to be buried in his home town later this week, state media reported on Wednesday. “The musician’s funeral will be held in Ambo in central Oromia Region on Thursday,’’ state broadcaster, Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation...
The Harvard Kennedy School of Government has appointed a Nigerian, Mr. Patrick Okigbo III as a Senior Fellow of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government (M-RCBG) for the 2020-2021 academic year. Okigbo will join 17 other distinguished professionals from business and government to address issues at the interface of public...
EHIME ALEX, Lagos Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) on Tuesday held its 32nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Extraordinary General Meeting in Lagos, Nigeria. For the first time in the history of the bank, and in line with preventive measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, attendance at the ETI’s...