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Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has placed a ban on travellers from 13 countries including China, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. On Tuesday, the president setup a task force to look into how the government of Nigeria can curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus after it recorded its third case this week. The task force in a...

Several of India's mobile networks are playing a 30-second information alert about coronavirus before the start of every phone call. Jio, BSNL and Vodafone are among those to have adopted the move after a request from the government. The message, in English, begins with a person coughing and is heard instead of a ringing tone by the caller. However, several websites have...

European football’s governing body UEFA has postponed Euro 2020 by one year until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. UEFA made the decision during an emergency video conference involving major stakeholders yesterday. The tournament, due to take place from 12 June-12 July this summer, will now run from 11 June to 11 July next year. The postponement provides a chance...

Nigeria’s headline inflation has recorded yet another rise to 12.20 percent in February, from the 12.13 percent recorded in January the same year. A report published by the National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday revealed that food inflation increased marginally Year on Year to 14.90% in January 2020, compared to the figures obtained (14.85%) in January 2019. Core Inflation also rose...

In order to prevent a possible outbreak of the novel coronavirus among corps members presently undergoing orientation at the various camps in the country, the management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has suspended the ongoing orientation course for Batch A, stream I corps members nationwide. The organisation said corps members would be invited back to the orientation camps...

Success deserves applause; history is many times a recognition of the works and sacrifices of great men, impacting a people for improved life realities. Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is an indelible story in the history of Nigeria Democracy, either you are a fan, like most of us or the politically indifferent. Success is led by great men but participation is...

In what seems as a reprieve following the Court of Appeal ruling affirming Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, a meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party is now scheduled for Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at the Party's National Secretariat by 12 noon. Lanre Issa-Onilu, National Publicity Secretary of the...

An appeal court sitting in Abuja this evening set aside a ruling of FCT High Court suspending the All Progressives Congress (ApC) National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole from performing his duties. The panel headed by Justice Idris which commenced sitting by 4:00pm on Monday, in a unanimous decision agreed with the appellant that the suspension was unlawful. Consequent upon this ruling...

The Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure today Monday says it won't entertain bail application for the founder of the Akure based religious outfit, Sotitobire church, Prophet Babatunde Alfa. Justice Olusegun Odusola in his ruling against the application made by the defendants' counsel, Olusola Oke however added that the court would give the case accelerated hearing. The defendant, Prophet Alfa...

Nigerians spend about 14 billion on generators and fuel yearly to provide alternative power and further stimulate growth, the Director in charge of Nigeria, African Development Bank (AfDB), Ebrima Faal, has said. Speaking at a stakeholders’ forum in Abuja, Faal said the issue had a negative impact on the power sector. Also, AfDB has approved $210 million for the transmission project...