Nigeria

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has come out to explain why there is a low mortality rate in Nigeria compared to other nations. PTF simply revealed that the death rate is not high because of the age bracket of most of those infected by the virus. According to the ...

Bishop David Oyedepo has come out to blast the governments of Lagos and Ogun state over the lengthy closure of churches. The founder of the Living Faith Church International aka Winners’ Chapel disclosed this in his sermon today. According to him, Lagos and Ogun State have actually been inflicted with ...

Popular comedian, Seyi Law has come out to talk about cultivating marijuana in Nigeria. The married entertainer revealed this in a recent chat with Legit TV. According to him, since nations around the world are legalizing the use of Marijuana, it is only fair for Nigeria to do the same ...

Ex President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has come out to say that Nigeria will remain insecure and stagnant if the nation is not restructured. He revealed this recently at the year’s edition of the Sobo Sowemimo annual lecture organized by Abeokuta Club. According to him, restructuring is the way forward for ...

The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force, PTF, on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Mr. Boss Mustapha has come out to say that the increasing cases of confirmed COVID-19 in the country mean a lockdown might be a good idea. He recently revealed that the ...

Nollywood actress, Toni Tones has come out to drop her 2 cents on the bride price culture in Nigeria. In a recent tweet, she simply revealed that bride price should be abolished because women are not supposed to be sold. Her brief words, “Scrap bride price culture. Women are not ...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is set to partner with indigenous scientists in the development of drugs or vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, NAFDAC Director-General revealed this in a recent statement. According to her, NAFDAC’s interventions would aid ...

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has come out to say that the demolition of the Nigeria Embassy in Ghana shows how President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, APC has damaged Nigeria’s respect and honour. Its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan revealed this via a recent statement. According to him, the ...

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has blasted the arrest of the convener of the Katsina protest over the unending killings of the people in the region. Kanu recently revealed that the act from FG is definitely going to lead to more protests in the ...

Grammy Award-winning US Rapper, Cardi B has come out to say that she wants to Nigeria as soon as she can. It all started when a fan tweeted, “Cardi was trending in Nigeria yesterday with over 118,000 tweets.” She simply reacted, “I wanna go back sooo bad .” Good to ...

The Vice-President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has come out to say that Nigeria needs to call for a national debate to look into the various issues around the size and cost of its costly and unsustainable governance. He recently revealed that reducing the cost of governance is something that needs to ...

Dr. Faisal Shuaib has come out to say that Nigeria is not free from polio yet. She shared this while celebrating Nigeria’s Wild Polio Virus declaration by the African Regional Commission for Certification of Polio Eradication (ARCC), an organ of World Health Organisation (WHO), with some donor partners and stakeholders ...

The Federal Government just set up a plan to fulfill its pledge of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty. FG recently revealed that it plans to create jobs via different Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to make poverty a thing of the past. According to a communiqué issued by ...

The Federal Government has come out to say that the recent doom predictions by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on Nigeria’s debt profile are clearly false. FG revealed its stance in a recent statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. According ...

Nollywood actress, Oge Okoye has come out to reveal her skepticism about the coronavirus cases in Nigeria. The movie star recently shared a Tiktok clip that showed her saying the COVID-19 cases in the country might not be true. According to Oge Okoye, if any of her fans has seen ...

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC has begged governments at all levels to declare a state of emergency on rape and other forms of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, SGBV in Nigeria. The commission recently revealed that these vices are criminal offences that have devastating effects on both the survivors and ...

Chairman, Senate Committee on Local Content, Senator Teslim Folarin has come out to say that the new bill on local content, approvals for the award of contracts by the Federal Executive Council will upon enactment of the Bill need a Nigerian Content Compliance Certificate. Folarin believes the new bill, if ...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has come out to say that death sentence and castration of rape offenders will not end rape in Nigeria. Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, the ASUU National President revealed this in a recent interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun today. ...

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has come out to reiterate the commitment of his government to ensuring the state remains democratic. He revealed this during the Lagos State Government Youth Pro-Democracy Webinar in Commemoration of the 27th Anniversary of June 12 and Democracy Day 2020. According to him, he ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has come out to say that the coronavirus pandemic has put humanity and democracy under threat. Buhari recently revealed that his government has laid a foundation for the future success of Nigeria with the implementation of FG’s nine priority objectives. According to him, despite the current challenges, ...