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After 14 days of relaxation of the lockdown of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos and Ogun states which President Muhammadu Buhari imposed on March 30 to curb the spread of Covid-19, organized labor and the organized private sector (OPS) have indicated their opposition to any attempt to shut down the economy again. Leading members […]

The federal government expressed bitter disappointment on Sunday, announcing that it has impounded an aircraft owned by a UK company being used to run commercial flight despite an existing ban on air travel to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus.   “Flair Aviation, a UK company, was given approval for humanitarian operations but regrettably […]

A 57-year-old man, who developed complications after testing positive for Coronavirus, has reportedly died in Toamasina, a city in Madagascar. The spokesperson for the Covid-19 operational command center, Hanta Vololontiana, confirmed the development, saying that the man died on Saturday.   Two other people who are also down with severe Covid-19 complications remain in “in […]

Kano Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has raised concern over the sudden suspension of the Federal Government’s homegrown school feeding program; wondering why feeding of millions of pupils in over 4,900 public primary schools in Kano was halted since December 2019, while funding of the same project continued in other states till February 2020.   The governor […]

Governors of the Southeast region yesterday expressed concern about the movement of Almajirai concealed in food and cement trucks into the Southeast region. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Ministerial Enforcement Task Team on Covid-19 restrictions arrested 27 persons, who were travelling through the FCT to Kogi and Edo states.   The apprehended travelers were hidden […]

After much prevarication amid feigns of denial; and contrary to reports that Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State didn’t appropriate the N4.3billion found in a secret bank account, the state government has affirmed that due process was followed before spending the money.   The affirmation was contained in a statement issued to journalists yesterday by […]

The anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday handed over a property forfeited by former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke, to the Lagos State government for use as an isolation center for Coronavirus patients. The property comprising six flats of three bedrooms and a boys’ quarter was forfeited by Allison-Madueke following […]

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) yesterday distributed a total of N606.196 billion as April allocation to the federal, state and local governments, representing a N174.73 billion shortfall when compared to the N780.926 billion distributed in the preceding month of March. The distribution was conducted via a virtual conference, chaired by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry […]

The Sokoto zonal office of the anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC),  yesterday, arraigned the duo of Meng Wei Kun and Xui Kuoi, both Chinese, before Justice Mohammed Sa’idu Sifawa of the State High Court, Sokoto on a two-count charge of conspiracy and offering N100 million bribe to a public servant. The […]

On the same day, 288 new Covid-19 cases were confirmed nationwide, taking the tally to 5445, with 171 deaths and 1320 discharged, the federal government pleaded with Coronavirus survivors to stop giving details of the drugs used for their treatment to discourage self-medication.  The Chairman, Presidential Task Force on Covid-19, Boss Mustapha, made the plea […]

The controversy over which administration opened a secret account and stashed a jaw-dropping N4.3 billion, intensified yesterday with the Ondo State House of Assembly vowing to unravel the mystery behind what it described as malfeasance of public funds and gross abuse of office. Amid accusations, counter-accusations and finger pointing, the Ondo lawmakers are seeking among […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the coronavirus (COVID-19) “may never go away.” It, therefore, warned against any attempt to predict how long it would keep circulating and called for a “massive effort” to counter it. The dire warning came as Nigeria’s coronavirus infection cases rose above the 5,000 mark on Thursday with 193 […]