The current dwindling of the nation’s fortunes in the oil and gas sector following the outbreak of the coronavirus has again brought to the fore the need to urgently reform the petroleum industry. Specifically, the lawmakers in the National Assembly are unhappy about the failure of President Muhammadu Buhari to transmit a revised version of […]

Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has ordered a detailed investigation into alleged battery and rape of Elizabeth Oyeniyi by the Commissioner for Water Resources, Abdumumuni Danga. Narrating her ordeal to the Dorothy Njemanze Foundation, Oyeniyi, a Kogi beauty queen, said the commissioner abducted and battered her for advising him to be responsible to his family […]

The Federal Government has apologised for openly begging American billionaire businessman, Elon Musk, for ventilators. The President Muhammadu Buhari administration came under fire for the undignified manner it went about requesting between 100 and 500 ventilators from the United States citizen. Reacting, the Federal Ministry of Finance and National Planning on whose twitter account the […]

Nigeria has shown interest in getting at least 100 to 500 free ventilators from Elon Musk, a South African-born American entrepreneur and businessman. Ventilators are life-saving machines that keep patients breathing when they no longer can on their own. Musk said his company Tesla is offering to pay for and ship the crucial medical component […]

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State and his wife, Hafsat Ganduje have tested negative to Coronavirus. Abba Anwar, Chief Press Secretary to the governor, made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday in Kano.‎ ‎“We thank Almighty Allah for this result which shows negative. That is how He (Allah) wishes. All those whose results are […]

The presidency yesterday released a “chronicle of some of the reactions by the agencies and trained experts under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari” as the coronavirus continues to spread in the country. Signed by Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity) Femi Adesina, the 50-point list aimed to validate the president’s position during […]

As confusion pervades the imposition of curfew in parts of Rivers, the state government has threatened not to re-open sanctioned banks. A dusk to dawn curfew, which was to commence yesterday, had been imposed on a section of Port Harcourt and Obio-Akpor council areas by Governor Nyesom-Wike due to violation of government’s order for closure […]

Following the 24-hour curfew in Kaduna to check the spread of Coronavirus, the state Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has embarked on distribution of food and other items to the less privileged. State Chairman of CAN, Reverend Joseph Hayab, said the association has contributed about N2m worth of food items, which it […]

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has offfered over N1 billion as palliative to the nine oil-producing states to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Its Acting Managing Director, Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei, stated this in Port Harcourt, adding that the management had ordered a shutdown of the agency’s operations. He explained that the NDDC would make available […]

Amid rising tension from the outbreak of Coronavirus pandemic and the shrinking activities across oil fields, there are indications that Nigerians may end up in darkness due to shortage of gas. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) had informed that the power sector has in the past weeks continued to experience power supply shortage due […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has disagreed with Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka and others who have questioned the legality of the presidential order restricting movement in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos and Ogun States. Lawyers like Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa and Femi Falana also faulted the lockdown , following the announcement on Sunday. Osinbajo, however, maintained […]

Kaduna State Police Command has arrested 165 persons and impounded 205 cars and tricycles for violating the curfew imposed by the state government. As part of measures to curb the spread of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), the command was directed last week to enforce the stay-at-home order in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer […]