Nigeria

Business:The economy of Nigeria will contract by 3.4% in 2020 — IMF

The International Monetary Fund, IMF said that Nigeria’s economy will contract by 3.4% in 2020, but rebound with 2.4% growth…

April 14, 2020

Nigerians suffering, feeding from hand to mouth – Burna Boy tells Diddy

Popular Nigerian singer, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, also known as Burna Boy, has explained to American veteran musician, Sean John Combs,…

April 14, 2020

Nigeria:President Buhari extends lockdown by 14 days

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the initial 14-day lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19, by another 14 days. Buhari…

April 14, 2020

Nigeria:lives and livelihoods are my priority – Buhari

In Nigeria, we are taking a two step approach. First, to protect the lives of our fellow Nigerians and residents…

April 13, 2020

Online Easter mass services held in Nigeria

This might be the norm for faithful in most parts of the world at least during this lockdown. Catholics in…

April 13, 2020

Breaking: Nigeria records 13 fresh cases of COVID-19

Nigeria has recorded another 13 new cases of Coronavirus, taking the national figures to 318. According to the Nigerian Centre…

April 12, 2020

Taribo West narrates how his teammates sneaked women into hotel rooms night before Nigeria’s loss to Denmark

Legendary Super Eagles defender Taribo West claims that some of his teammates at France 1998 World Cup sneaked women into…

April 11, 2020

Chad ends involvement in Boko Haram, Sahel anti-terrorism ops: President

Chad has announced its withdrawal from a multinational task force aimed at combating the threat of terrorist group Boko Haram,…

April 11, 2020

Nigeria to cut oil production

Nigeria will cut its oil production by 1.9 million barrels per day. This will reduce its daily crude oil production…

April 10, 2020

Nigeria’s booming hydroalcoholic gel business

Nigeria’s hydroalcoholic gel business booms amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In this edition, we speak with Dr. Stephanie Sodangi, who set…

April 9, 2020

COVID-19: Nigeria court orders compulsory quarantine for 34 Lagos joggers

A Magistrate Court in Lagos has sentenced over 30 lockdown flouters to fourteen-day quarantine and a month community service. Lagos…

April 8, 2020

Nigerian football star Ighalo finally names his closest Manchester United teammate

Nigerian football star Odion Ighalo has named Juan Mata as his closest Manchester United teammate at Old Trafford. The 30-year-old…

April 5, 2020

Nigeria to set up $1.39 billion fund to fight Coronavirus

Nigeria plans to create a 500 billion naira ($1.39 billion)coronavirus fund to strengthen its healthcare infrastructure to tackle the virus,…

April 5, 2020

Close up’ social distancing as Lagos distributes coronavirus food aid

Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, is the country’s most impacted with coronavirus infection. As of April 3, Lagos alone accounted for…

April 3, 2020

Nigeria’s IDPs concerned about COVID-19 infection

There are deep concern among internally displaced persons in the north-eastern region of Maiduguri in Nigeria over the spread of…

April 3, 2020

Nigeria:I have found a cure to coronavirus – Prof Joseph Akpa

The Provost of Luminar International College of Alternative Medicine, Enugu, Prof. Joseph Akpa, says he has found a cure for…

April 2, 2020

Coronavirus donations hit N15bn in Nigeria

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday said that monetary contributions to its relief fund under the auspices of…

April 2, 2020

Coronavirus: Zimbabwe, Nigeria adopt cash-transfers to most vulnerable

The Zimbabwean government on Monday (March 30) reported that it had budgeted over $600 million to cover one million vulnerable…

March 31, 2020

My take on Buhari’s nationwide broadcast – Fani-Kayode

Critic, Femi Fani-Kayode said he was pleased with the nationwide broadcast of President Muhammadu Buhari on coronavirus on Sunday. Buhari…

March 30, 2020

Ex-governor donates $520,000 to Lagos, national disease control outfit

National leader of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has donated over half a million dollars to…

March 30, 2020

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