Chinese medics stand on the tarmac at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja, on April 8, 2020 as they arrived in Nigeria to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, despite angry criticism from health workers in the west African nation. – The 15-strong team were greeted by senior officials on the tarmac at Abuja airport […]

Ten days after the lockdown of Lagos, Abuja and Ogun State, the Federal Government on Tuesday declined to confirm whether the restrictions will end after 14 days. President Muhammadu Buhari slammed the lockdown as part of the measures to halt the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The shutdown commenced on March 30. Chairman […]

Queries N12 billion monthly bill for school feeding project Allegations of monumental fraud perpetrated at the Social Investment Programmes (SIPs) yesterday drew the ire of the leadership of the National Assembly. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, made their reservations at a meeting with the […]

Passengers wear facemasks as they form a queue at the Wuhan Wuchang Railway Station in Wuhan, early on April 8, 2020, as they prepare to leave the city in China’s central Hubei province. Thousands of Chinese travellers flocked to catch trains leaving coronavirus-ravaged Wuhan early April 8, as authorities lifted a more than two-month ban […]

If Nigeria succeeds in borrowing the proposed $6.9billion n from international lenders including the World Bank, the African Development Bank and the Islamic Development bank to help counteract the impact of coronavirus on the economy, the country’s debt stock may hit N30 trillion before the end of 2020. Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed had on Monday, […]

PDP demands probe of subsidy regime under Buhari The Federal Government has revoked the mining licences of about 11 oil and gas companies operating in the marginal fields. It was learnt that the affected companies include, Movido – Ekeh, Goland – Oriri, Independent Energy – Ofa, Associated – Tom Shot Bank, Bayelsa – Ayala, Sogenal […]

A general view of an empty isolation room in a 300-bed space isolation centre being set up for COVID-19 coronavirus patients in Abuja on April 7, 2020. The Nigerian government are expanding isolation centres in Nigeria as the number of COVID-19 coronavirus cases increase. Kola Sulaimon / AFP CNPP cautions against extension of lockdown Chinese […]