Tag: NIGERIA
FG Secures 60 Nigerians Imprisoned In Tanzania
The Federal Government has finalized arrangement for the release of 60 out of the 73 Nigerians imprisoned in Tanzania.Head, Media and Public Relations Unit,...
NNPC Earns $5.18bn From Oil In 2019
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC said that the country exported oil and gas worth about 5.18 billion dollars from January 2019 to January...
COVID-19: 117 New Cases A Day In Nigeria
A record high of 117 new cases of COVID-19 in a day has been in Nigeria, the country's Centre for Diseases Control, NCDC has...
Covid-19: FG Sets Up Task Force For Free Movement Of Farm...
The Federal Government will soon inaugurate a joint task force to ensure unrestricted movement of farm produce across Nigeria.The Minister of Agriculture and Rural...
Covid-19: 18 People Killed As Security Enforces Measures
The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC has reported that Nigeria security agents have killed about 18 people in their enforcement of measures to curtail...
Covid-19: Nigeria Records 35 New Cases, Total Now 442
Nigeria has recorded thirty-five more new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 442.The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC announced...
NCDC, Nigeria’s Covid-19 Cases Surpass 400 As 34 New Infections Confirmed
Thirty-four new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed by the NCDC, taking Nigeria’s total infections to 407.The NCDC confirmed this via a statement on...
No Palliatives For Nigerians With Over N5,000 In Bank
The Federal Government has said that people with over 5,000 naira in their bank account will not benefit from the palliatives to cushion the...
IMF Excludes Nigeria From 25 Nations Granted Debt Relief
The International Monetary Fund, IMF
has granted debt relief to 25 countries, mostly African nations with the
exception of Nigeria.IMF Managing Director Kristalina
Georgieva in a statement...
Covid-19: 136 South Africans Evacuated From Nigeria
136 South
Africa nationals were airlifted out of Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed
International Airport, Lagos.This makes
South Africa the ninth country to evacuate its citizens out...
NSCIA Slams Governors For Reopening Churches, Mosques
The Nigerian
Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs led by the President-General and Sultan of
Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, has slammed some state governors for re-opening
churches...
FG To Evacuate Nigerians From China After Viral Video
Nigerian Embassy in Beijing says the
Federal Government is now ready to evacuate its citizens from China.This is coming following many viral
videos on social media...
Covid-19: PDP, Labour Protest As Chinese Doctors Arrive
A medical team from China has arrived in Nigeria earlier designated for that purpose by the Federal Government.The 15-man team that came with
medical deliveries...
19 Terrorists Killed in Lake Chad
The Multinational Joint Task Force has said it had killed 19 Boko Haram terrorists while conducting Operation Yancin Tapki at Tumbums in Lake Chad...
Pastors Arrested Over Church Service
At least seven pastors have been arrested for violating the ban on public gatherings and other forms of assembly in the Ebonyi state.Commissioner for...
Covid-19: FG Reduces N252bn Privatisation Target, N1.5tn Customs Revenue
The
Federal Government has announced that it had cut its revenue target from privatisation
by 50 per cent.The
Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, made the announcement in...
Covid-19: Reps Propose Emergency Tax Bill
The House of Representatives has passed the Emergency Economic Stimulus Bill, 2020, which, among other things, aims at providing temporary relief to companies and...
Confirmed Cases Of Covid-19 In Nigeria Rise To 35
The figure of confirmed cases of the
new coronavirus, COVID-19 in Nigeria has risen to 35.The figure rose after the Nigeria
Centre for Disease Control, NCDC...
Nigeria Suspends Emergency Passport Services In New York
The
Consulate General of Nigeria in New York has suspended emergency passport
services due to shortage of old booklets.In
a notice dated March 6th, the consulate said...
Gas Flaring: Senate Considers Stiffer Penalties As Nigeria Loses N271 Billion
The Senate is planning stiffer
penalties for individuals and corporate entities engaged gas flaring with
effect from January 1st, 2021.The Gas Flaring Prohibition and
Punishment Bill, 2020,...
