The Lagos government has approved the establishment of the State Cash Transfer Unit (SCTU) for the National Cash Transfer programme. The State Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Mrs. Yetunde…
Earlier this week, the Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, spoke on plans to divide classes into morning and afternoon sessions, in a bid to reopen schools across the…
The Federal Government has said it was yet to receive the ventilators promised by U.S President, Donald Trump. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed assured Nigerians that…
File photo of INEC headquarters A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has affirmed the power of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister political parties which failed to…
The Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, at a meeting with the President in Abuja on May 14, 2020. The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the…
FILE PHOTO: Juventus’ Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring during the Italian Serie A football match. PHOTO: Marco BERTORELLO / AFP Italy’s Serie A can resume on June 20…
A file photo of President Muhammadu Buhari. President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday said global solidarity was the hope for humanity, and called on developed countries and international financial institutions to cancel…
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 19: U.S. President Donald Trump signs a signed the executive order on DOT deregulation, during a meeting with his cabinet in the East Room of the…
The management of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has approved the shutting down of the commission for two weeks over the suspected outbreak of Coronavirus. This takes effect from Thursday,…
File photo of a man wearing a mask as a precaution against COVID-19. PHOTO: QATAR OUT / AFP. Cyprus hopes to attract tourists after its coronavirus lockdown by paying the…
A health worker takes a boy’s sample for COVID-19 test at the isolation centre in Jigawa State. COVID-19 cases in Nigeria increased further on Thursday with 182 cases reported by…
The Chinese nationals departed via an Air Peace flight. China has evacuated 325 of its citizens from Nigeria via an Air Peace flight that was scheduled to depart at 10:05…
The Presidency has revealed that the first anniversary of President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term will be marked on a low-key. According to a statement by the President’s special aide, Mr…
File photo of Akinwunmi Adesina The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, hit back on Wednesday at accusations of corruption and vowed to continue working. In a…
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has reacted to reports that schools across the country are going to reopen on June 8, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Briefing journalists in…
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, on Wednesday, said the increasing number of new COVID-19 cases may have an overwhelming effect on the nation’s health system. Mr Ehanire said this…
COVID-19 cases in Nigeria increased further on Wednesday with 389 cases reported by the country, despite efforts by authorities to flatten the curve of the pandemic. The new cases were…
Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, spoke to reporters on Friday, February 7, 2020. Kano state government has formerly abolished the traditional Almajiri system of education in the state after…
Children sit on the ground as they hold their containers filled with porridge received during a breakfast distribution for children by the non-profit organisation and charity group “Hunger has no…
Two flights from the United Kingdom will be coming into Nigeria to evacuate British citizens in the country. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Geoffry Onyeama, announced this on Wednesday,…
