Google on Thursday said it is pumping $6.5 million into fact-checkers and nonprofits as it ramps up its the battle against coronavirus misinformation. Fact-checking organisations, which often operate on relatively…
The Bauchi State government has reversed the decision to impose full restriction of movement, following its inability to provide palliative supplies for its residents. The State Deputy Governor, Baba Tela…
Mr Leke Abejide A Federal lawmaker, Leke Abejide, has accused some shipping lines and terminal operators of taking advantage of the lockdown in Lagos State to collect extra demurrage on…
The Federal Government has approved a total of 7,000 metric tonnes of grains for distribution to the poor and vulnerable amidst the lockdown directive by President Muhammadu Buhari. This was…
Lagos State Government has extended the deadline for the filing of annual returns for individual taxpayers over the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the State Inland…
A medical doctor has died of Lassa fever in Edo State. The President of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Dr Aliyu Sokomba, confirmed this to Channels Television on…
File Photo The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has confirmed the death of one of its members from Lassa fever. President of the Association, Aliyu Sokomba told Channels Television that…
Top African leaders including former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, incumbent Liberian President George Weah, Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga have been featured in a new song titled ‘Alone but Altogether.’…
Twenty-three new cases of the #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 174. Of the 23 cases, nine are in Lagos,…
Ondo is a state in Southwest Nigeria. Ondo State has closed its borders neighbouring Ekiti, Edo, Osun, Kogi and Ogun states over the COVID-19 pandemic. The closure will be effective…
Nollywood star and lawmaker, Desmond Elliot, drew the ire of his followers on Instagram after he posted a photo showing the measures his constituents are taking in the fight against…
Emir Ado Bayero is the 15th Emir of Kano. The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero has called on residents to continue to observe all the necessary preventive measures…
The Ogun State Police Command has warned residents of the state against restricting the lockdown order of the government. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Kenneth Ebrimson, said the…
Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Abba Kyari, attends the Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House in Abuja on July 25, 2018. The Lagos State Commissioner for…
A file photo of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo have been receiving half of their monthly salaries before the…
File photo/ AFP The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria has risen to 139 after four new cases were discovered. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)…
A photo combination of Nigerian music star, Burna Boy, and Beninese singer, Angelique Kidjo. Singer and songwriter, Burna Boy on Tuesday said he felt “totally sick” after losing out at…
A file photo of soldiers travelling in a truck. The Nigerian Army has announced the redeployment and appointments of some of its senior officers. Among those affected in the massive…
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, monitors the enforcement exercise at one of the state’s borders on Mach 31, 2020. The Kano State Government has ordered the arrest of some persons…
(FILES) This file handout illustration image obtained on February 3, 2020, courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 Lizabeth…
