N47.2BN APPROVED TO BOOST ELECTRICITY SUPPLY – FEC

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved N47.2bn to boost power supply in the country. It will supply additional 40 megawatts of power to the national grid, according to the…

100,000 FREE QATAR AIRWAYS TICKET TO BE DISTRIBUTED FREE

Qatar Airways has said it will give away 100,000 free tickets to the front-line healthcare professionals to commend them for their heroic work during the current COVID-19 crisis. The airline,…

GOVERNOR WIKE DECLARES THAT TOTAL LOCKDOWN ON PORT HARCOURT AND OBIO /AKPOR LGAS WILL NOW RESUME ON SUNDAY 17th MAY, 2020

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the total lockdown on Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt Local Government Areas will resume from 8.00 p.m. Sunday 17th May 2020 until…

Enugu, Ebonyi Record New Covid-19 Cases

Enugu and Ebonyi continue to be the two states to watch in the South East region as both again recorded single cases of Covid-19, according to the latest report from…

Delta State Records New COVID-19 Death

The death involved a patient who was reported to have been infected in Oshimili North Local Government Area of the state. The State Ministry of Information confirmed that the patient…

Gunmen Kidnap Kaduna APC Deputy Chairman, Daughter

The politician and his daughter were said to have been kidnapped by armed men on Wednesday in the Zaria area of the state. APC Chairman in Kaduna State, Retired Air…

Worry, as FG spends N679m daily on feeding schoolchildren during lockdown

Insistence by the Federal Government to continue its homegrown school feeding programme, even when schools in the country are currently shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, may not only…

2020 BUDGET ADJUSTED TO N10.52 TN ADOPTS $25 OIL BENCHMARK – FG

The Federal Government on Wednesday adjusted the 2020 budget downward from the original N10.59tn to N10.52tn. The budget deficit is in excess of N5.3tn. The approval was made in Abuja…

NIGERIA GOVERNORS ASK NASS TO CUT DOWN INFECTIOUS DISEASE BILL

The Nigerian Governors Forum has asked the National Assembly to step down the Infectious Disease Bill to allow for wider consultations with stakeholders. It also set up a three-member committee…

CHURCHES AND MOSQUES TO REOPEN IN BORNO STATE.

Borno State Government indefinitely lifts the lock down order in the state. In a statement on Wednesday night, the Deputy Governor and state Chairman, COVID-19 Response Committee, Usman Kadafur, said…