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Nigeria is heading for another recession in the fourth quarter of this year, the Federal Government declared on Friday. According to the government, findings showed that the country’s Gross Domestic Product for the…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed its displeasure over plans by the United States to deport 16,000 Nigerian students. The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is poised to deport the…
The federal government has announced the indigenous development and validation of the RNA Swift, a test kit meant for the identification of SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19, to speed up the capacity to test…
Naira Marley is planning to establish a non-profit eatery for the less privileged. The Soapy crooner recently expressed his plan of giving to the poor in a time when the country could do with such charitable gestures.…
Cross Rivers, the only state in Nigeria that had not recorded any case of COVID-19, has been hit by the pandemic. The state has now recorded five infections, meaning that all the states of the nation now have the…
Nigerian actress Lala Akindoju has taken a jab at the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) for their recent visit to fellow Nollywood star Regina Daniels. Akindoju says the visit was shameful, adding that there were more…
Following a prolonged break from academic activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, public and private schools in Oyo State resumed today, Monday 6, 2020. The federal government had issued a directive that all schools be…
Canadian actor Nick Cordero has succumbed to the deadly coronavirus. The musical theater actor who imposing height and charming personality won him a series of tough-guy roles on Broadway, passed on this past Sunday,…
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has appointed Professor Adesegun Fatusi as the chairman of the State Inter-ministerial Committee Against COVID-19. Read the official statement released by the state: Following the…
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The governor confirmed the news in a statement today, Saturday, July 4, 2020. According to Governor Umahi, he and some of his aides…
The United States says it has donated over N16bn ($41.3m) to Nigeria to help in its fight against the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. The US Department of State disclosed this via a statement on its website on…
New housemates of the reality TV show, BBnaija are currently in quarantine as part of measures to prevent the outbreak of COVID-19 among housemates, the organisers have said. The 2020 edition of the BBnaija show has…
The Nigerian youths have been blamed for the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The blame comes from the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) via a statement made by the NCDC Director-General Dr.…
Cross River state governor, Ben Ayade, on Thursday insisted that the state has zero COVID-19 cases. The Governor who lauded the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control said there is nothing the state stands to gain by…
Amid the increasing number of COVID-19 cases and efforts being put in place to curb the spread in many countries, some students in Alabama made 'an adventure' out of the deadly disease by throwing 'COVID-19 parties' to…
Opay says it has shut down arms of its business as a result of the dampening effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. It however stated that it would solely focus on its financial technology services. The company cited the…
Ondo state Health Commissioner Wahab Adegbenro is dead, Talkglitz reports. The Commissioner aged 65 reportedly died from complications of COVID-19. Wahab was appointed the Vice Chairman, Ondo State Committee on Sports…
Senior Pastor of Christ Embassy, Reverend Chris Oyakhilome, has again expressed his displeasure over the COVID-19 guidelines issued by the government for the reopening of churches and other places of worship. Speaking…
With 790 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, Nigeria reported its highest daily figure as the total infections hit 26,000. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, announced this via its twitter handle on Wednesday…
Singer Peter Okoye’s wife, Lola Omotayo-Okoye has thanked everyone who reached out to her family during their ‘horrible’ Covid-19 experience. Recall that Peter, one half of the defunct P-Square group, revealed on the…
