The President , Major General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd .) , will address Nigerians at 7 pm today ( Monday ) . The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity , Femi Adesina , made this known in…
Day: April 13, 2020
Coronavirus: Chelsea Legend Didier Drogba Offers Up His Ivory Coast Hospital As A Treatment Centre
Former Chelsea forward Didier Drogba has offered his hospital in his native Ivory Coast to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic according to a local politician. Drogba, who scored 65 goals in 105 appearances for his country and won the…
Coronavirus – Schools have not been asked to resume- FG
The Federal Ministry of Education has dismissed claims it has directed schools to reopen immediately. Recall that schools all over the Federation were asked to shut down in March due to the Coronavirus pandemic. A circular has been making the…
Minimising impact of COVID-19 crisis on Nigeria’s economy
With global case currently put at 1.39 million and 101,000 deaths, Coronavirus is arguable the biggest challenge facing humanity today. In December 2019, a cluster of pneumonia cases from an unknown virus surfaced in Wuhan, China. Based on initial laboratory…
SERAP Asks N’Assembly to Give N37bn Renovation Fund to States
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has advised that the N37billion budgeted for the renovation of the National Assembly complex should be given to the states to cushion the effect of COVID-19 on the masses. The group made the proposition…
Proposed Two-month Free Electricity Supply to Cost FG N109.8bn
The federal government would incur an average cost of N109.83 billion to supply free electricity to Nigerians as proposed by the National Assembly and supported by the electricity distribution companies (Discos), THISDAY’s investigation has revealed. The Speaker of House of…
Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson Throws Daughter True a Troll-themed 2nd Birthday Party
Reality star, Khloe Kardashian and NBA star Tristan Thompson threw an intimate Trolls-themed party to celebrate the 2nd birthday of their daughter, True Thompson. Due to the Coronavirus lockdown, the parents celebrated True’s birthday at Khloe’s seven-bedroom $7.2M Calabasas mansion…
Marketers – Petrol price could further drop by N8/litre.
Nigeria’s petrol pump price may drop further by between N5 and N8 per litre, as the crash in crude oil price warranted the recent slashes in petrol price by the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, oil marketers have shared. They…
Umahi Orders Arrest of Monarchs over Missing Naval Officer
The Ebonyi State Governor , David Umahi , has ordered the arrest of the traditional rulers of Umuogodoakpu -Ngbo and Ohankwu communities in the Ohaukwu and Ikwo local government areas of the state . The order came over the missing…