Politics

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC has urged Nigerians to beware of fake chloroquine phosphate 250mg tablets currently in circulation in the country. The Director-General of the agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye revealed this in a recent statement. According to her, NAFDAC was recently notified by the ...

To reduce the effect of the coronavirus lockdown in Delta State, the state government has announced that it has established a food bank in the state. This was revealed by the state’s Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu while he spoke to newsmen after an enlarged meeting of the Central ...

US President, Donald Trump has come out to tell American citizens to be ready for a huge spike in coronavirus fatalities in the coming days. Trump believes America should be prepared for the toughest two weeks of the pandemic in the nearest future as things have the potential to get ...

The Association of Corporate Governance Professionals of Nigeria, ACGPN has begged the Federal Government to establish the proper accountability regime for the several donations received thus far amid the coronavirus outbreak. In a recent statement issued by ACPGN Registrar, Olufemi Mosaku-Johnson, the association revealed that the funds must be spent ...

The Federal Government has come out to accuse vice-chancellors of public universities of being behind Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU’s opposing the implementation of Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS, in universities. FG believes university lecturers are mere frontrunners for the vice-chancellors who are ready to do all ...

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kwara Chapter, has come out to beg Christians to continue praying fervently to God against the Coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world. Mr Shina Ibiyemi, the CAN spokesman in the state, revealed this as he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday ...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has come out to say that the ongoing lockdown in the state might be extended beyond 14 days depending on how things pan out in the coming days. The governor, however, revealed that the extension of the lockdown will only happen if there is a ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Army to partner with the Police in removing bandits from forests around Nigeria. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity revealed this in a recent statement in Abuja. According to him, Buhari gave the directive recently in response to ...

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has come out to confirm the first case of coronavirus in his state. He revealed that the patient is in a stable condition and Ondo is working with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control to locate contacts of the infected person. According to him, the ...

The Managing Director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Kristalina Georgieva has come out to say that COVID-19 has created an economic crisis worse than what the world economy experienced under the global financial crisis in 2008. She revealed this during a press conference, jointly addressed with the ...

Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Toby Okechukwu is not happy with the insufficiency of coronavirus pandemic testing centres in Nigeria. Reacting to the comments credited to the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekwazu that just 2,000 Nigerians have been tested ...

The Oyo State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned APC members to not play petty politics with the COVID-19 test result of Governor Seyi Makinde. PDP believes APC is seeking to gain lost political relevance in the state amid the current situation in the country. Speaking via its ...

The Federal Government has urged Nigerians abroad to abandon any plan to embark on non-essential travel back to the country. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire recently revealed that everyone should remain where they are because of the risk of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection. According to him, the chances of infections ...

President Muhammadu Buhari is celebrating with the Awujale of Ijebu Kingdom, Oba Sikiru Adetona, on his 60th anniversary on the throne. As per a recent statement by Buhari’s spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina, the anniversary makes Adetona one of the oldest reigning monarchs in the country, following his formal coronation on ...

The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa has come out to say that his boss, Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde did not contact the coronavirus at the recent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) unification rally. Seyi’s spokesman, who spoke to Silverbird Television today, revealed that there was no ...

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka and human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, have blasted President Muhammadu Buhari’s restriction of movement order pronounced on Lagos, Abuja, and Ogun. Wole and Femi revealed that the move was not necessary because the country is not at war. According to Soyinka, the order ...

The Shipping Association of Nigeria (SAN) has reacted to calls made by other maritime industry stakeholders on the need for the Federal Government to keep essential services, including the seaports and cargo operations going amid the coronavirus outbreak. SAN Chairman, Mr. Val Usifoh revealed this in a recent statement in ...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has come out to say that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has terribly exposed the country’s poor healthcare system. Femi revealed that the spread of the deadly virus is currently happening at a pace that our health sector is not ready for. ...

The Petroleum Tanker Drivers Association (PTD) has come out to beg its members to adhere to the governments’ directives on improved personal hygiene and social distancing while discharging their duties to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Mr. Salimon Oladiti, the National Chairman, PTD Branch of the Nigeria Union of ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has come out to say that it has activated measures to guarantee smooth distribution of petrol across Nigeria throughout the lockdown period amid the coronavirus outbreak. In a recent statement in Abuja, Managing Director of the Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC), the NNPC’s downstream ...