The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced that beginning from Thursday March 19th, the fuel pumps at its retail stations will be adjusted to N125 per litre. NNPC group managing director, Mele Kyary who announced this today, said the adjustment is in compliance with the directive given by Timipre Sylva, the minister of state…
To curb the spread of Coronavirus in the state, the Ogun state government has banned large gatherings in places like cinemas, sports arena, restaurants and night clubs for the next 30 days. A statement released by the Chief Press Secretary to the state governor, Dapo Abiodun, Kunle Somorin, announcing the restriction, reads Further measures so far taken…
Governors in the North West and North Central region of the country have resolved to close down schools in the region for 30 days following fears caused by the pandemic coronavirus in Nigeria. The governors under the aegis of North West Zone Governors Forum and their counterparts in the North Central arrived at the decision…
The Lagos State Government has stated it will request religious leaders to stop Friday (Juma’at) and Sunday church service. Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotoso, stated this on Wednesday at a briefing. He said the religious leaders will be advised to shut down services in the interest of the public. He said this a few hours…
The US consulate in Nigeria has cancelled all non immigrant visa application appointments in Nigeria, this coming hours after the Nigerian government cancelled flights from 13 countries including the US.
Katsina State Ministry of Health, says it has recorded a first suspected case of coronavirus ( COVID 19 ) in the state. Briefing newsmen, the permanent secretary of the ministry, Kabir Mustapha, said the patient who is presently on self-isolation returned from Malaysia and developed symptoms that warrant further investigations. Already, the blood samples have…
The Federal Government has issued a travel ban on 13 countries over the spread of the Coronavirus. The Government of Nigeria is restricting entry into the country for travelers from China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Japan, France, Germany, the United States of America, Norway, the United Kingdom, Netherlands & Switzerland. These are all countries…
Pastor Enoch Adeboye’s son, Leke Adeboye has shared his thoughts on the Marlian movement which has gained momentum in the last few months. In an Instagram post the son of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God shared, he stated that one can’t be a Christian and a Marlian. According to…
The deaths of at least ten Catholic priests have been reported in Italy as a result of the Coronavirus. Monsignor Vincenzo Rini (pictured above), a priest of the Diocese of Cremona, close to Milan, died on Saturday, March 14, after being infected with Coronavirus. Msgr. Rini ran Cremona’s diocesan newspaper for 30 years,…
The Republics of Togo, Niger and Benin owe Nigeria a total of N29.97bn for the electricity supplied to them from January to September last year, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. Nigeria, through its electricity transmission company, supplies power to these countries, which are classified as international customers in the Nigerian power sector. Niger’s…
