The Federal Government has received a donation of 50 million Euros, which is an equivalent of N21 billion, from the European Union to help tackle the Coronavirus outbreak in Nigeria. A delegation of EU officials, led by Ambassador KETIL KARLSEN, announcement the donation during a visit to the Presidential Villa in Abuja. In his response; President MUHAMMADU…
10 Nigerians, out of the 40 persons subjected to the mandatory COVID-19 test for those who registered in the United Kingdom to return home, have tested positive. The results of the tests, which were released on Monday in London, indicated that the 10 individuals were asymptomatic, raising fears that they might have infected other people. This was…
The Federal Government has released a list of Nigerians who died of coronavirus abroad since the outbreak started some four months ago, The PUNCH reports. Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, made this known on Thursday evening via a video containing the names, pictures and countries of residence of the departed compatriots. In the video posted…
PRESIDENT of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan said Saturday that his foray into partisan politics came with a vow never to deceive those who elected him. Lawan said that his decision to be transparent in his dealings as a lawmaker stems from his determination to deliver effective representation to his people, and by extension in service to…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has deregistered 74 political parties out of the country’s 92 parties. With this decision, political parties including; Fresh Party, National Conscience Party, and Kowa Party no longer exist in the country. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu made the declaration at a press conference yesterday in Abuja. But one of the political parties…
The commissioner of police in Kaduna, Ali Aju-Janga, state on Wednesday, October 9, asked for the review of the law against corruption in the country, asking that it includes life jail term and death penalty. The commissioner made this known at the 4th multidisciplinary national conference held in Zaria, Kaduna state, which was focused on how to…