Wednesday, 15 April 2020

NigerianEye: “BREAKING NEWS: 30 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Nigeria within 24 hours, total now 373” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “BREAKING NEWS: 30 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Nigeria within 24 hours, total now 373” plus 29 more

BREAKING NEWS: 30 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Nigeria within 24 hours, total now 373

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 06:00 PM PDT

Thirty new cases of the deadly COVID-19 epidemic have been reported in Nigeria in a single day bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 373. In two separate...

Nigerians with less than ₦5000 in their account balance will benefit from Buhari's cash transfer - Minister

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 06:38 PM PDT

Poor Nigerians with an account balance of ₦5,000 or less will be among the beneficiaries of the Federal Government Conditional Cash Transfer scheme. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster...

European Union warns Nigeria - "The ₦21 Billion we donated is for poor Nigerians"

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 06:22 PM PDT

The Head, European Union Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Amb. Ketil Karlsen, has said that the N21bn (€50m) donated to Nigeria by the EU is largely meant for the poor. "That is why part of the...

Over 80,000 Nigerians applied for CBN's N50 Billion funding

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 06:26 PM PDT

Three weeks after the Central Bank of Nigeria released the guidelines for the N50bn targeted credit facility, over 80,000 applications have so far been received from businesses and individuals. The...

DHQ probes air strikes that "mistakenly" killed several civilians in Borno

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 05:38 PM PDT

The Defence Headquarters, Abuja, has said it is investigating air strikes carried out by Operation Lafiya Dole's Air Task Force in Shokotoko village, in the Damboa Local Government Area of Borno...

Ogun state extends Buhari's lockdown order

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 05:10 PM PDT

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has adjusted President Muhammadu Buhari's lockdown order on his state. Just like he did in the first lockdown, Abiodun said Ogun will be shutdown from Saturday April 18...

Obama endorses Biden for president in video message

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 04:45 PM PDT

Ex-President Barack Obama on Tuesday offered his formal endorsement of former Vice President Joe Biden, injecting himself squarely in the presidential race for the first time. He urged Democrats...

We will give 100,000 Lagosians 'Free Food' everyday - Governor Sanwo-Olu

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 04:37 PM PDT

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday introduced a new scheme to cushion the effect of the lockdown extension in the state. Sanwo-Olu during a briefing at the State House in Marina on Tuesday said...

22-year-old Nigerian student arrested for raping a prostitute in Hungary

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 12:33 PM PDT

A 22-year-old Nigerian student has been arrested in Budapest, the Hungary's capital after a s3x worker accused him of rape. According to the police statement, a woman made a complaint on Saturday...

COVID-19: Presidency attacks PDP for mocking Buhari’s speech, celebrating Chadian President

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 12:28 PM PDT

The Presidency, through the Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has attacked the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, saying that "Something must definitely be wrong"...

Coronavirus: FG sends message to banks after lockdown is extended

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 12:24 PM PDT

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, has appealed to banks in the country to continue to give skeletal services to Nigerians. This comes 24 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari extended...

Chinese face masks will kill you, don’t wear it – Nnamdi Kanu warns Igbo people

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 12:14 PM PDT

The leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has cautioned people of the southeast against using face masks imported from China. Kanu alleged that face masks produced...

Court grants bail to Caverton pilots, passengers

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 12:14 PM PDT

A chief magistrate court in Port Harcourt has granted bail to the two Caverton Helicopters pilots who were arrested and detained over alleged illegal flight operations in Rivers state. Samuel Ugorji...

BREAKING: Kano imposes ‘total lockdown’ for 7 days — after 4 coronavirus cases

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 12:15 PM PDT

Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano, has ordered a lockdown of the state for seven days beginning from Thursday as part of efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. The state currently has four cases...

BREAKING: We identified 119 people with COVID-19 symptoms during house-to-house search, says Lagos health commissioner

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 11:01 AM PDT

Akin Abayomi, commissioner for health in Lagos state, says a total of 118,000 households have been reached in the active case search of possible COVID-19 cases in communities. At a media briefing on...

Monarch’s wife, daughter kidnapped in Oyo

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 11:58 AM PDT

Olori Funbi Ojo, the wife of Oba Olusanjo Ojo, the Baba-Aso of Igboole in Igboora area of Oyo State, was on Monday evening kidnapped alongside her daughter by unknown gunmen. According to reports,...

Katsina begins house-to-house search for Lagos, Abuja returnees

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 11:54 AM PDT

Katsina has commenced house-to-house search for indigenes that returned from Lagos, Abuja and other states that have recorded outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. The Chairman of Katsina COVID-19 Sub...

BREAKING: Kano records one new case of COVID-19

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 11:10 AM PDT

The Kano State Government has confirmed one new case of coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19 in the state. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje's Media Aide, Salihu Tanko Yakasai, confirmed this on his...

COVID-19: We were forced to donate our salaries -House of Rep member, Lado Suleja

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 11:07 AM PDT

Lado Suleja, a member of the house of representatives from Niger state, says lawmakers were "forced" to donate their salaries of two months to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Suleja,...

Nigeria records 11th Coronavirus death

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 10:57 AM PDT

As at press time NigerianEye can confirm that there are 343 confirmed cases of #COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. Also, another coronavirus-related death was recorded in Lagos State on Tuesday, bringing...

BREAKING: Lagos state discharges eight COVID-19 patients

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 09:27 AM PDT

Lagos has discharged another eight new patients of COVID-19 patients. This was made known in a Tweet by the Lagos state Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday. More great news today from our...

COVID-19: El-Rufai approves release of 72 convicts

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 10:10 AM PDT

Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has approved the release of 72 convicts from the Kaduna and Kafanchan Correctional Centres as part of government's efforts to check the spread of COVID-19. The...

FG begins payments to 500,000 N-Power beneficiaries

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 09:18 AM PDT

The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has said that the 500,000 N-Power enrollees across the country should expect to receive bank credit alerts for...

COVID-19: FG clears air on maltreatment of Nigerians in China

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 09:14 AM PDT

The Federal Government on Tuesday blamed poor communication between the Chinese authorities and African consulates in Guangzhou, China, for the maltreatment of Nigerians in China. Speaking during a...

COVID-19: ‘People must not go hungry’- Pastor Adeboye reacts to lockdown extension

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 09:13 AM PDT

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has advised the government not to allow Nigerians go hungry while the fight against the spread of...

COVID-19: Bill Gates projects 18 months before normalcy will return

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 09:11 AM PDT

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist, Bill Gates, has said that life may return to normal in the next eighteen months if everything goes perfectly well following the spread of Coronavirus...

Sosoliso Airlines chairman dies of COVID-19 in London

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 09:11 AM PDT

Chairman of the defunct Sosoliso Airline, Chief Victor Ikwuemesi, has died of COVID-19 in London. Family sources and associates confirmed he died on Monday few days after he was diagnosed with...

China approves two coronavirus vaccines for human trials

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 09:10 AM PDT

China has approved early-stage human tests for two experimental coronavirus vaccines. State news agency Xinhua reported the breakthrough on Tuesday. The vaccines are being developed by Sinovac...

Why government cannot share the money donated by Dangote, Otedola to Nigerians – Lai Mohammed

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 08:13 AM PDT

The Federal Government says funds donated by the private sector towards fighting Coronavirus are meant for development of healthcare infrastructure and cannot be used to provide palliatives during...

Fellaini overcomes coronavirus, discharged from hospital

Posted: 14 Apr 2020 08:21 AM PDT

Marouane Fellaini, former Manchester United and Everton was discharged on Tuesday after being treated for coronavirus, his club said. The 32-year-old Shandong Luneng midfielder spent three weeks in...
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