Nigeria looks set to maintain its record 2020 budget of more than 10.5 trillion naira after a boost to healthcare spending to fight the novel coronavirus outweighed an earlier cut to cushion the impact of an oil price crash. Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed said on Wednesday that the Cabinet approved a revised budget of 10.52 […]

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has resumed issuance of international passports following the relaxation of the COVID-19 lockdown by the Federal Government. Its public relations officer, Sunday James, in a statement yesterday in Abuja, said the distribution is subject to invitations from passport officers. To clear the backlog for improved service delivery, the organisation added […]

farm Amidst the glooming effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Nigeria’s food production, the National Agricultural Seed Council, (NASC), has disclosed plans to ensure farmers accessed about 81,000 metric tonnes of certified seeds available through its accredited seed companies, in preparation for the 2020 planting season. The certified seeds available include 30,000mt of rice, 4000mt […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ordered immediate resumption of activities in its Edo and Ondo states offices due to the governorship polls coming up later this year. It, however, said reopening of the offices must be done in consultation with the state governments for issuance of necessary permits. The directives were contained in […]

Rivers State Government has postponed its planned total lockdown on Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt councils till Sunday, May 17, as it recorded 16 new cases yesterday. The total lockdown was supposed to begin today. Governor Nyesom Wike, during a broadcast yesterday, said the number of confirmed COVID-19 case was the highest since the index case. […]

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved N47 billion for the provision of additional 40 megawatts of electricity to the national grid. Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, made the disclosure while briefing State House correspondents on the outcome of the first e-cabinet meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. He said the 40 […]

A high court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has sentenced a second year student of Physics department at the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Ifeanyi Dike, and one Ugochukwu Nwamiro, to death by hanging for the murder of an eight-year-old girl, Victory Chikamso Nmezuwuba. The duo were sentenced to death without an option of fine. […]

• Police in Kaduna hunt bandits that attacked Kajuru • HURIWA bemoans incessant attacks by herders Following attacks by armed groups despite the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown, about 23,000 people from Sokoto, Zamfara and Katsina states fled to Maradi, Niger Republic, in April alone, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has revealed. This […]

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday announced the appointment of Professor Ibrahim Gambari as his Chief of Staff. Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation made the disclosure at the virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) Meeting. Gambari resumed in the Presidential Villa, Abuja and is currently participating in the resumed Federal Executive Council […]

The Kano State Ministry of Health has confirmed 27 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total confirmed cases in the state to 693. The ministry said on its verified Twitter handle, that 11 additional coronavirus patients were discharged and one death recorded. It added that there were 546 active cases, with 74 discharged and 33 […]

The Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri yesterday upheld the processes that led to the victory of Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri. The court also dismissed Ndutimi Alaibe’s claim that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) adopted a “flawed process” during the primary that led to the emergence of […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Sokoto Zonal Office, has arrested two Chinese men, Meng Wei Kun and Xu Kuoi, for offering its Zonal Head, Abdullahi Lawal, N50 million alleged bribe. In a statement yesterday in Abuja by its spokesman, Dele Oyewale, EFCC disclosed that the suspects were arrested on Monday, May 11, 2020 […]