ABUJA: President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency NEMA, Engr. Mustapha Y. Maihaja. Maihaja’s four-year tenure would have elapsed by April 2021, but his time at the disaster management agency had been dogged with…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr. Sunday Thomas as substantive Commissioner for Insurance/Chief Executive Officer, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM). Thomas replaces Mallam Mohammed Kari, who was appointed as Acting Commissioner for insurance/CEO of the National Insurance Commission…
The President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Mr Quadri Olaleye, has called on the three tiers of government to grant three months tax holidays to Nigerian workers. Olaleye made the appeal in his contribution at the Workers’ Day Virtual…
ABEOKUTA – Following the extension of the lockdown for a week by President Mohammadu Buhari, Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has extended the total lockdown in the State for another one week. The governor also adjusted the relaxation window…
Popular Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi, says it is suicidal and irresponsible for the Federal government to ease the lockdown even as the nation continues its fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. President Buhari on April 27 announced the ease of…
One of the emirs of the newly created emirates in Kano, the Emir of Rano, Dr Tafida Abubakar Ila ll, was allegedly taken to a hospital yesterday, May 1, over an illness. Though it is still not clear if his…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 238 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. The centre announced this on its twitter handle few minutes ago. The breakdown of the new cases: 92-Kano 36-FCT 30-Lagos 16-Gombe 10-Bauchi 8-Delta 6-Oyo…
Fatalities recorded from the pandemic in Nigeria rose to 68 on Friday night, The insidesources magazine reports . The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control disclosed this in its daily COVID – 19 update via Twitter . Also , according to…
The Minister of Health , Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Thursday, appealed to Nigerians to donate their buildings as isolation centres . Ehanire made the appeal at the press briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID – 19 in Abuja…
204 new cases of Coronavirus have been recorded in Nigeria. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, 80 of the new cases were recorded in Kano, 45 in Lagos, 12 in Gombe, 9 in Bauchi, 9 in Sokoto,…