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President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the death of ex civilian Governor of the old Sokoto State, Dr. Garba Nadama. Buhari revealed this in a recent statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Tuesday. According to him, Nadama’s death is very sad ...

Ex-Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has come out to say that he would always remember the undisputable achievements of late former President Umaru Yar’Adua’s government. He revealed this in his tribute issued by his Media Adviser, Mr. Paul Ibe, to mark the 10th year anniversary of the death of the ex-president. ...

The Osun State House of Assembly has said residents of the state would not be allowed access into the Assembly complex without using a face mask. The Osun State House of Assembly also revealed that the use of face mask is compulsory for workers of the House of Assembly. According ...

The Presidency has come out to say that the recently returned $311, which was part of the money allegedly stolen by the late former Head of State, Gen. Sanni Abacha has been allocated for infrastructure development in Nigeria. FG also revealed that part of the cash would be used for ...

The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, SMBLF has come out to say that Nigeria would not be in this present situation amid the outbreak if restructuring has been allowed to happen. SMBLF recently revealed that states would not be waiting for the Federal Government to come and open isolation ...

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has come out to say that there are 3,000 samples collected and awaiting testing in the state. He revealed this while he briefed the media at the 10th series of COVID-19 update in Marina, Lagos. According to him, Lagos State will embark on aggressive ...

The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu has come out to say that Nigeria’s leaders might be forced to lock everything down again to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Speaking today during the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 ...

Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has banned daily activities in major and community markets across the state. This is his recent move to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus in the state. According to him, the measures became compulsory after the government noticed residents failing to respond to ...

The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS has said 82.9 million Nigerians (40.1 percent) of the population are poor. This was revealed in its 2019 Poverty and Inequality in Nigeria study released on Monday. The stat involved data on household and individual demographics (age, gender, marital status, among others), access to ...

The Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has come out to say that some private buildings and hotels in the state have been converted into isolation centres to ensure that coronavirus patients are well taken care of. He revealed this while briefing the press in the state today. According to him, ...

Bayelsa State governor, Douye Diri has extended the stay-at-home order in the state by another one week, with effect from Monday, May 4, 2020. He revealed this in a statement by the acting Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, made available to newsmen in Yenagoa on Monday. ...

Medical doctors in Lagos State Government have come out to react to the relaxation of the lockdown in the state by President Muhammadu Buhari. They recently revealed that 16 members of the Medical Guild have been infected with COVID-19 since the pandemic started. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos, ...

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has come out to say that the people who showed up the burial of the late Chief of Staff to the President, Malam Abba Kyari, have now completed their 14 days of isolation and have tested negative for COVID-19. Acting Secretary Health and Human ...

The Ogun State Government has come out to say that there will be no movement for Lagos workers who live in the state on Monday. The State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun revealed this recently as part of the state’s latest lockdown guidelines. According to him, there will be a total ...

A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Noheem Adams has come to assure Lagos State residents that the government will do everything to guarantee their safety amid the pandemic. He disclosed this as he distributed 5000 stimulus packages to his constituents to cushion the effects of the ...

Deputy Governor of Borno State, Umar Kadafur has come out to say that there are people in the state who are yet to believe that coronavirus is real. Umar recently revealed that this was the same way residents behaved when Boko Haram insurgency first started in the state. According to ...

Ex-Minister of Finance and erstwhile Managing Director of the World Bank, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has come out to predict hard times and global recession when the coronavirus pandemic is over. She recently came out to say that it is going to be a difficult 2020 and 2021 but we can ...

Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has come out to say that Nigeria and Nigerians will come out of COVID-19 pandemic stronger. He revealed this during his interaction at the 2020 edition of ‘The Platform’ themed “Nigeria’s battle against COVID-19”. According to him, we will all survive the outbreak and ...

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has begged the Federal Government to identify, publish and use confiscated buildings as isolation centres for coronavirus patients. SERAP revealed this in a recent letter addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari, which was made available to newsmen in Lagos. According to the organization, it ...

President Muhammadu Buhari‘s social media aide, Lauretta Onochie has come out to say that the president is not the monitor for state governors in Nigeria amid the coronavirus pandemic. Lauretta recently revealed that every governor in the country is accountable to the people in his state and Buhari does not ...