The Trade Union of Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has asked the Federal Government to drop the idea of flying in medical doctors from China to help combat COVID-19 in the country. The workers’ body said this was unnecessary since Nigerian doctors were on top of the challenge. In a statement issued on Sunday by TUC […]
The Chadian troops have again dealt a major blow on Boko Haram insurgents. This followed the killing of 100 of its members in Magumeri, a local government in the northern part of Borno. Borno is the major hotbed of Boko Haram crisis in Nigeria. According to West Africa Reporters on Sunday, Nigerian soldiers in the […]
*Celebs risk jail term, fine Nollywood actor, Funke Akindele, has come under intense criticism for hosting a celebrity-studded party at home despite the government-ordered lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Thousands of Nigerians on social media called for the arrest of Akindele, popularly called ‘Jenifa’. The actress, who is considered as an ambassador for the […]
Former minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has called on Nigeria and other African countries to immediately mount pressure on the G7 and G20 for debt-relief to tackle Coronavirus. According to her, this will help African countries deal with the economic and health issues arising from Coronavirus. Okonjo-Iweala suggested that the money owed by some African […]
There can be no hiding the fact that a number of Premier League clubs have a number of talented Nigeria-eligible youngsters on their books, ones which will, in no distant time, take the league by storm. Shift your thoughts away from the raging pandemic swiftly tearing it’s way through sports and football, and spare a […]
The Nigeria Union of Journalists,NUJ,has expressed scepticism over a proposed Chinese Medical Mission to Nigeria,urging President Buhari to stop it. This was contained in a statement on Saturday,co-signed by Chris Isiguzo, the National President and Shuaibu Usman Leman,the National Secretary. According to the statement ,” Nigerian Union of Journalists National Secretariat is alarmed by the […]
Nigeria’s minister for communications and digital economy Isa Ali Pantami Saturday said the country has not approved any 5G – the fifth generation of wireless communications technologies – license. Pantami made the clarification in the wake of growing rumours that 5G is responsible for coronavirus. “The National Frequency Management Council (NFMC), of which I am […]
ABUJA, April 4 (Reuters) – Nigeria plans to create a 500 billion naira ($1.39 billion)coronavirus fund to strengthen its healthcare infrastructure to tackle the virus, the government said on Saturday. Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed, House of Representatives speaker Femi Gbajabiamila and Senate President Ahmad Lawan agreed in a meeting that the crisis intervention fund would […]
The Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) and Artillery Batteries of Sector 3 of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have destroyed an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) camp at Tumbun Fulani on the fringes of Lake Chad in Northern Borno. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, disclosed […]
Fifty countries in Africa have confirmed cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of cases according to Worldometer to 7,933 as of Saturday morning. Within the week, Burundi, Botswana, Sierra Leone, and Malawi confirmed their index cases of the virus. Despite being surrounded by countries that have confirmed cases, Comoros, Lesotho, Sao Tome and Principe and South […]