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Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, has been reportedly diagnosed with possible kidney or lungs illness. One of his lawyers, Yomi Aliyyu, made this known in an interview with BBC Yoruba, noting that the rights activist developed the…

Lagos State Government is considering extra shots of vaccine for persons who may already have taken the two shots prescribed, it has emerged. The State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, revealed this on Tuesday at a press…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 175 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in the country. The agency, in an update on October 12, said the new cases were confirmed in 10 states and the federal capital territory (FCT).…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 284 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in 19 states and the federal capital territory (LGA). The agency confirmed the new cases in its update for October 11, 2021. FCT topped the…

President Muhammadu Buhari says the 11.9km Second Niger Bridge, 120 km Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and other key projects under Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) will be completed before 2023. Buhari said this on Monday, in…

National Union of Petroleum and Gas Workers (NUPENG) has said that the planned strike by its affiliate members, Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD), has been suspended. The strike, which would have kicked off on Monday, was shelved because of…

Former Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and former presidential aspirant, Nuhu Ribadu, has denied claims that he accused President Muhammadu Buhari and other top politicians of sponsoring bandits in the country.…

Commissioner of Police in Lagos state, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has on Monday, warned against any protest to mark the first anniversary of #EndSARS. In October 2020, Nigerians took to the streets in some parts of the country to protest against…

Nigeria has recorded two additional fatalities from COVID-19 pandemic with 78 fresh cases reported across 10 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The country’s Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), in an update shared on its Facebook…

Nigerian Army says veteran Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu was arrested by soldiers in Upper Iweka area of Onitsha, Anambra State on Thursday for soliciting support for Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Army Spokesman, Onyema Nwachukwu,…

United Kingdom has relaxed its COVID-19 vaccine policy for Nigeria — accepting vaccine certificates from passengers. In an updated statement on its website on Thursday, the UK government added Nigeria to the list of countries with…

President Muhammadu Buhari has on Thursday presented a total budget of N16.39 trillion for year 2022 to the National Assembly. Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, said the National Assembly is committed to passing the budget before the end of…

President Muhammadu Buhari is in a closed-door meeting with Anambra state governor, Willie Obiano, at the state House Abuja this morning, October 7. The meeting comes hours after the Federal government threatened to declare a state of…

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says reports claiming that the agency is limiting the age to get a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) is still a draft proposal, not an approved one. In a statement on Wednesday, NCC Director of…

Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced the temporary closure of the regular Drop Off Zone at the departure frontage of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos state. The closure, which takes effect from…