The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed the first coronavirus death in Nigeria.
The NCDC via its Twitter handle, @NCDCgov, on Monday, said, “The first #COVID19 death in Nigeria has been recorded. The case was a 67-year-old male who returned home following medical treatment in the United Kingdom.
“He had...
as he inaugurates N1Billion Ijesa Community Funded Geriatric Centre
The Governor of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Thursday announced the upgrade of the State College of Education, Ilesa, to a full-fledged university.
He said the decision was arrived having painstakingly and carefully examined the request made by prominent sons and daughters...
In continuation of his tour of southern Borno, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday commissioned a Government Technical College and a primary healthcare centre in Mbalala village of Chibok Local Government Area.
Zulum departed Maiduguri on Sunday, passed the night in Chibok and commissioned the remodeled Government Secondary School, Chibok,...
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Monday said the State has begun immediate wider processes to trace, isolate and test all primary and secondary contacts of the five new Covid-19 cases in the state in order to curtail further spread of the virus.
Besides, the governor disclosed that...
In line with his promise during the national protest, Governor Ademola Adeleke has issued a series of policy directives targeting alleviation of residents’ economic pains and hardship.
Governor Adeleke who had assured protesters of ongoing steps to fulfill their demands as it affects the state government today instructed government agencies...
says govt ready to partner Shippers' Council for early realisation of project
Oyo State Governor, ’Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, said that Ibadan Inland Dry Port is a project that is after the heart of his administration, adding that the government would do all that is necessary to ensure every...
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq has reiterated the need for developed countries to honour the promises made in 2009 of mobilizing $100 billion annually to support climate action in developing countries.
The Minister who was one of the panelists at the Global...
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN receives with a deep sense of loss, the demise of Senator Abiola Isiaka Ajimobi, former Governor of Oyo State.
He is personally touched and feels the sense of a great loss for many reasons. Aside his political affinity with the late Ajimobi...
The Minister says winning the War Against Poverty Will Reduce Insecurity By 50% In Nigeria
Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu has solicited the Nigerian Airforce's assistance in the delivery of humanitarian relief materials and even palliatives across the country, especially to the hard-to-reach areas.
The...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with the Presidential Committee on the impact of the coronavirus on Nigeria’s economy, and directed the Ministry of Finance and National Planning to ensure that salaries were paid.
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, who chairs the presidential committee, said this...
