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Coronavirus: China expands travel restrictions to more cities after 580 cases confirmed
In its effort to curtail the spread of a deadly new virus, Coronavirus, the Chinese government has expanded travel restrictions for two more cities, Huanggang, Ezhou after the Wuhan city was put in lockdown.
NAFDAC alerts on use of paracetamol for food preparation
Following recent alert by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on the use of paracetamol tablets in food preparation, some Lagosians have expressed shock and disappointment.
Fire guts old market in Sokoto
The Sokoto Fire Service has confirmed a fire outbreak which gutted part of the old market in Sokoto which destroyed about 20 shops.
Family kicks as 10-year-old dies after being rejected at Bauchi university teaching hospital
The family of a 10-year-old boy, Ismail Ibrahim, has berated the management of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, following the refusal of a doctor to attend to the minor, who was knocked down by a car at the Buzaye village along the Bauchi-Jos Road.
Low turn out as schools resume for second term in Oyo
Some public and private schools in Ibadan on Monday recorded low turn out of students and pupils on the first day of resumption for the second term academic calendar.
Schools in Osun resume second term academic session
Public and private schools in Osun on Monday resumed for the second term academic session after observing three weeks holiday for the celebration of Christmas and New Year.
Gas explosion: DPR to dislodge, prosecute unlicensed retailers
The Department of Petroleum Resources on Sunday, vowed to clampdown on any illegal gas retailers across the 23 Local Government Areas of Kaduna State, adding that operators of gas not licensed by the agency risk prosecution.
Kwara: How Ilorin land was hijacked by Olusola Saraki
Kwara State government has revealed how plots of land meant for public use was hijacked by the late politician, Dr Olusola Saraki.
Labour set for showdown with Ekiti government, state hospital management over ‘planned mass sack’
The alleged plan by the management of the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) has created panic and palpable fear among the workers.
Religious intolerance: MURIC blasts CAN over attack on Sultan
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has attacked the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, for its recent attack on the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar.
Police assure of security during Christmas
In view of the forthcoming Xmas and New year celebration, the Ogun State Police Command has assured residents of the state that the Command was putting in place a robust security arrangement in order to ensure hitch free celebration.
National Assembly leadership called out over unpaid severance allowance
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, and the Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA), Mohammed Sani-Omolori, have been asked to resolve the payment of severance allowances of legislative aides of the 8th National Assembly (NASS).
Thousands call for same sex marriage in China
Legalising same-sex marriage was among the top suggestions made by the Chinese public to lawmakers tasked with amending the civil code, a spokesperson for the top legislative body said.
Yuletide: Police ban use of fireworks
The Police Command in Enugu State has reiterated its ban on use of fireworks this Yuletide.
Experts advise governments to use capital market for infrastructure funding
Private and public sectors experts have advised governments at all levels to use the capital market to bridge funding gap and develop much-needed infrastructure.
Police: Robbers’ new strategy to rob bank customers
The police in Ebonyi have said they had uncovered a new strategy used by criminals to rob bank customers.
Hong Kong protesters vow weekend rally and ‘last chance’ for leader
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists on Friday vowed to hold another massive rally over the weekend and warned the city’s pro-Beijing leader not to think a recent lull in violence means public anger is weakening.
Governor El-Rufai: I never attempted to stop EFCC from investigating me
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has said that he had never at any time prevented the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from performing its functions as widely misreported.
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Lassa fever: NMA faults Nigeria’s preparedness for disease outbreaks
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has described the recent outbreak of Lassa fever across the country as a reflection of the abysmally low level of preparedness in handling infectious diseases, especially viral hemorrhagic fever, at all levels of healthcare delivery.
MURIC: Amotekun should not target any group for victimization
THE Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) yesterday advised the South-west states Governors that the new security organization code name Amotekun should not lean towards any religion or target any ethnic group for victimization.
PANDEF: Federal government should overhaul security architecture
Pan Niger Delta Forum, the South-South regional group in it’s reaction, said the Federal Government should immediately overhaul the nation’s security architecture and apparatus.
China sends medics to Wuhan as coronavirus death toll rises to 80
Hundreds of medics are being sent to help deal with a rising number of cases of the new coronavirus in China’s central metropolis of Wuhan, health authorities said on Monday.
Full list of no-go areas for motorcycles, tricycles in Lagos
The Lagos State Government on Monday banned okada and tricycle riders in six Local Governments, nine Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs, major highways and bridges in the state.
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Bayern Munich set to complete loan signing of Real Madrid star
Bayern Munich could be about to complete the loan signing for Real Madrid right-back Álvaro Odriozola.
PenCom directs employers to submit employees’ insurance certificate for 2020
The National Pension Commission has directed all employers of labour covered by the Pension Reform Act 2014 to submit copies of their Insurance Certificates with the schedule of benefits to the commission before March 31.
Orji Okwonkwo ‘lucky’ to play under Thierry Henry at Montreal Impact
Nigeria youth international Orji Okwonkwo feels lucky to return for a second loan spell with Major League Soccer (MLS) side Montreal Impact under manager Thierry Henry.
Court stands down hearing in bail application by Senator Shehu Sani
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, stood down hearing in a bail application filed by Sen. Shehu Sani’s, until noon.
Katsina settles N2.5 billion exam fees
The Katsina State Government on Monday stated that it has disbursed a combined N2.5billion as students’ fees for public examinations including West Africa Examination Council (WAEC), NECO and NABTEB, since the inception of Governor Aminu Bello Masari’s administration in 2015 in the past 5 years