Monday, 3 August 2020

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: Nigeria records 288 COVID-19 cases, total infections exceed 44,000” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “BREAKING: Nigeria records 288 COVID-19 cases, total infections exceed 44,000” plus 29 more


BREAKING: Nigeria records 288 COVID-19 cases, total infections exceed 44,000

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 03:53 PM PDT

Nigeria has recorded 288 more cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing its total infections to 44,129. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on Monday night via...

COVID-19: FG gives new instructions on students who should be sent home

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 10:53 PM PDT

The federal government has said students with COVID-19 symptoms should stay at home, as SS3 students return to schools this week nationwide. The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on...

COVID-19: Nigerian govt to announce details for third phase of lockdown on Thursday

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 10:42 PM PDT

The federal government will release new protocols for the next phase of efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the country by Thursday. This was disclosed by the National Coordinator of the...

Oshiomhole, do not overheat Edo polity – PDP warns

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 10:36 PM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party National Campaign Council (PDPNCC) for Edo governorship election has advised the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole not to...

Kwara probes Saraki govt, others over alleged N300m controversial LG funds

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 10:35 PM PDT

Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State, on Monday, constituted an 8-man probe panel to investigate the Federal government allocations accruing to the 16 local government councils in the...

No EFCC, ICPC will stop Nigerian leaders from stealing’ – Gov. Umahi

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 10:30 PM PDT

Ebonyi State governor and chairman of the South-east Governors' Forum, Chief David Umahi has said that no amount of clampdown by the Economic Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, and the Independent...

Businessman detained on Lai Mohammed’s order, sues minister, IG, demands N500m

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 10:43 PM PDT

An Abia State-based businessman, Bright Anaga, has dragged the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, to a Federal High Court in Abuja, demanding N500m damages for illegal arrest...

NCDC gives update on potential COVID-19 vaccine, makes promise to Nigerians

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 10:29 PM PDT

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that it is working hard to ensure that Nigerians have access to the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines when available. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu,...

Edo guber: Obaseki heading for disgraceful end – Ize-Iyamu

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 04:08 PM PDT

Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the September 19 governorship election in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has said that Governor Godwin Obaseki is heading for a disgraceful...

COVID-19: Buhari donates PPEs worth N67m to Sao Tome and Principe

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 03:43 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has donated sixty-seven million naira (N67,000,000) worth of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to aid the fight against COVID-19 in Sao Tome and Principe. The Chairman...

Gov Abiodun makes u-turn, stops payment of N25,000 COVID-19 test fee

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 10:38 PM PDT

The Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun appears to have bowed to pressure as he stopped the payment of N25,000 by students of private boarding schools for COVID-19 and malaria tests. Abiodun...

NCDC tracking 11,000 COVID-19 contacts nationwide

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 02:50 PM PDT

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said it was tracking 11,000 COVID-19 contacts nationwide. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said the agency would not stop contract-tracing,...

Funtua strengthened my govt in so many ways -Buhari

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 02:50 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari says Ismaila Isa Funtua, his late associate, was of great assistance to his government. In a letter to Funtua's family, Buhari described his death as a "major national...

EDO/ONDO 2020: FG gives update on guidelines, protocols

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 02:33 PM PDT

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are currently working out the protocols and guidelines for the upcoming elections in Nigeria,...

Police now investigating Banana Island mansion claim, says Toke Makinwa

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 01:42 PM PDT

Toke Makinwa, a media personality, says police authorities are now investigating claims that her Banana Island home was seized by the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON). On July 2, the AMCON...

I never said every Nigerian received COVID-19 palliative – Buhari’s Minister, Sadiya Farouq

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 01:25 PM PDT

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, has insisted that she never said every Nigerian received COVID-19 palliative during the...

Air Peace sacks pilots over COVID-19 crisis

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 01:25 PM PDT

Air Peace has announced the sack of some of its pilots as part of the company's efforts to cushion the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. While the exact number of those affected was not given, the...

Joseph Dawha, ex-NNPC GMD, is dead

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 01:20 PM PDT

Joseph Thalama Dawha, a former group managing director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), is dead. In a statement on Monday, Mele Kyari, NNPC GMD, said Dawha died after a brief...

#BBNaija2020: Ozo emerges first male head of house

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 12:36 PM PDT

Ozo has emerged as the winner of the head of house for week three after a stellar performance in the HOH Challenge in Big Brother House. He gets to enjoy immunity from next week's eviction and the...

Willian negotiates with Arsenal after rejecting Chelsea deal

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 12:07 PM PDT

Willian Borges da Silva has rejected Chelsea's attempt to persuade him to sign a new two-year deal and is in reportedly in talks with Arsenal. The winger has been unable to reach agreement with...

Akpabio’s NDDC contract allegations against me ridiculous – Ibori

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 11:29 AM PDT

A former governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, has described as ridiculous the allegation which linked him to projects executed by the Niger Delta Development Commission. The Minister of Niger...

President Buhari makes new appointments

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 10:37 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Barrister Amos Isaac Azi as Chairman/Chief Executive Officer for the Investments and Securities Tribunal (IST). Prior to this appointment,...

APC backs Buhari, Amaechi; tells Atiku, PDP to account for $460m CCTV, $2bn China loan

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 10:02 AM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the statement issued by the media office of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on the sovereign immunity clause embedded in Nigeria's loan agreements...

God will make you suffer if you are stealing – Tekno tells Nigerian leaders

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 12:41 PM PDT

Nigerian music star, Augustine Kelechi, popularly known by his stage name as Tekno has blasted Nigerian leaders stealing from the national purse. Tekno in a post on Monday afternoon said those...

COVID-19: Tax keeps Nigeria afloat not oil money – FIRS

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 09:49 AM PDT

Muhammad Nami, the Executive Chairman of FIRS, said the tax revenues generated by the service have kept the Nigeria's economy going despite the outbreak of COVID-19. He disclosed that allocations...

ONDO 2020: Party stalwart fears PDP may lose election

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 08:50 AM PDT

As the choice of the deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo state remained unresolved, a stalwart of the party, Akinrinlola Olumide has warned of the imminent defeat of...

Judge berates EFCC over ‘delay tactics’ in Former AGF, Adoke’s case

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 08:31 AM PDT

Inyang Ekwo, judge of a federal high court in Abuja, on Monday frowned at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for its lateness in filing an amended charge against Mohammed Bello...

Attack on Zulum shows we are all vulnerable -Governors

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 08:26 AM PDT

The Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) says the recent attack on the convoy of Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno state, shows how vulnerable Nigeria has become. In a letter of solidarity to the governor,...

I challenge FG to allow T.B Joshua heal COVID-19 patients – Fani-Kayode

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 08:25 AM PDT

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has challenged the Federal Government to allow founder of the Synagogue of All Nations, SCOAN, Prophet T.B Joshua to pray and heal COVID-19 patients at...

We are not leaving Nigeria, Shoprite debunks exit rumour

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 07:26 AM PDT

Shoprite Nigeria has debunked the story making the rounds that it intends to close shop in Nigeria. The Country Director for Chastex Consult, Ini Archibong, in an interview with Vanguard, said:...

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