The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, has announced that his son tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19).
He made his known via his verified Twitter handle on Sunday.
“My son has tested positive for coronavirus,” he tweeted.
According to the former Vice-President of Nigeria, his...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it will tomorrow arraign the immediate past Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, HoCSF, Winnifred Oyo-Ita.
She will be arraigned before Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja.
A statement by the Acting Head, Media and...
The Kwara State governor, AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq has directed civil servants in Kwara State to work from home, to reduce the risk of the spread of COVID-19 virus.
The directive was contained in a statement signed by governor himself.
See full statement below:
Statement by His Excellency Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State...
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said on Tuesday that the new case of Coronavirus came in through British Airways.
The affected person is a 30-year-old Nigerian lady, who returned from the United Kingdom on March 13.
The Ministry of Health said she is now at Mainland General...
The 2020 edition of the National Sports Festival has been postponed.
The decision was reached after a meeting with the Minister of Sports, Sunday Dare, his health counterpart, Dr Osagie Ehanire and a few other experts at the Health Ministry.
They reviewed the COVID-19 situation vis-a-vis Edo 2020 Sports festival towards...
Another case of the novel Coronavirus disease has been confirmed in Lagos State, Nigeria.
The new case is independent of the index case – an Italian.
The affected person is a 30-year-old Nigerian lady.
She returned from the United Kingdom on March 13.
The Ministry of Health says she is now at Mainland...
President Muhammadu Buhari and Governors of the All Progressives Congress have postponed the National Executive Council meeting of the party.
They took the decision on Monday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, after a brief meeting.
According to the Chairman, Progressives Governors Forum, Mr Abubakar Atiku-Bagudu, who spoke with reporters after the...
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday announced policy measures to tackle the impact of Coronavirus on the economy.
The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, announced the measures during a media briefing at the apex bank headquarters in Abuja.
He said from March 1, the apex bank would grant one year...
The Federal Government has revealed that the recent pandemic of the coronavirus (officially named COVID-19 by the World Health Organization), has reinforced its resolve to diversify the economy of the country, especially from over-reliance on oil.
The Minister of Finance, who made this known on Monday in Abuja, during the...
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi on Monday signed the bill for the establishment of the state Security Network Agency and Amotekun Corps into law.
The House of Assembly on February 14 passed the bill and forwarded it to the governor for his assent after exhaustive points-by-points and clause-by-clause scrutinization...
