FG REDUCES PETROL PUMP PRICE TO N121.50 PER LITRE

The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA ) on Monday announced the reduction of the pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to N121.50 from N123 per litre. According…

SOUTH AFRICA PARTLY LIFTS LOCKDOWN TO FIX ECONOMY

South Africa partly lifted a two-month-old Coronavirus lockdown on Monday, letting people outside for work, worship, exercise or shopping, and allowing mines and factories to run at full capacity to…

NIGERIA’S COVID-19 CASES EXCEEDS 10,000

COVID-19 cases in Nigeria increased beyond 10,000 mark on Sunday with 307 new cases reported by the country. The increase has continued despite intensified efforts by authorities to flatten the…

FRESH LOCKDOWN SCARES RIVERS RESIDENT

RIVERS State residents at the weekend expressed fears following threats by Governor Nyesom Wike to return his lockdown strategy. The residents, especially persons living in the capital city, comprising Port…

GEORGE FLOYD: POLICE TEAR-GAS WHITE HOUSE PROTESTERS

Protesters on Saturday converged at the White House and pushed security barricades farther down Pennsylvania Avenue as nationwide demonstrations over George Floyd’s death reached President Trump’s doorstep for the second…

CBN – ECONOMY CONTRACTED IN MAY

Economic activities in manufacturing, production, new others and other indices contracted in May after recording at least 36 months of consecutive growth. The statistics department of the Central Bank of…

BISHOP KUKAH BLAMES NORTHERN ELITES

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, the Chief Shepherd of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Episcopal chairman for the Commission, Mission and Dialogue of the Catholic Church in Nigeria, an expert on Peace…

JUST IN: PTF BUHARI TO DECIDE ON WORSHIP CENTERS REOPENING TODAY

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Sunday met with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and discussed the next phase of reopening of sectors in the country. The…

FAYEMI RELAXES LOCKDOWN SAYS SCHOOL AND CHURCHES TO REOPEN

Governor Kayode Fayemi has announced the relaxation of the lockdown imposed in Ekiti state following the confirmation of Coronavirus cases in the state.  The Ekiti state Governor said residents of…

BENUE TASK FORCE INTERCEPTS TANKER WITH ALMAJIRAI MOTORCYCLIST

Benue State Action Committee on COVID-19 on Sunday intercepted an oil tanker loaded with seven persons and 11  motorcycles. According to a member of the committee, Bemgba Iortyom, the tanker…