Zamfara demands NCDC’s apology over false claim on COVID-19 cases
The government of Zamfara State has asked the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to tender an apology to the…
Akwa Ibom governor slashes salaries of political officeholders by 20%
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, Tuesday slashed the salaries of all political officeholders in the state by 20…
BREAKING: Doctors, nurses, other essential workers in Lagos barred from movement during curfew
Reports emerged Tuesday night that some workers on essential duty, especially doctors, nurses and journalists in Lagos and the Federal…
Healthcare tops agenda as Osinbajo chairs NCP meeting
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday, presided over a virtual meeting of the National Council on Privatisation (NCP), anchored from…
Buhari must address Nigerians, SGF lacks powers to extend lockdown —PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted the announcement made by Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr….
10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers, Tuesday morning, May 19, 2020
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Tuesday morning, May 19, 2020 1. COVID-19: Nigerian govt dispatches…
219 new cases of COVID-19 take Nigeria’s total above the 6000 mark to 6,167; death toll now 191
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday night confirmed 216 COVID-19 cases in the country. The centre said…
Ortom suspends five monarchs
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has suspended five traditional rulers in the state over alleged complicity in land disputes in…
CBN, NNPC agree to fund feeding, accommodation of Nigerians evacuated from abroad
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Monday agreed to fund the feeding and…
In leaked memo, Buhari queries Perm Sec for buying ‘uncompleted carcass’ building for N7bn, other offences
The Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Science and Technology, Dr Mohammed Bello has been accused of buying what the Federal…
Jupiter’s atmosphere is regulated by ammonia storms, research reveals
The Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter just revealed mechanisms driving mammoth storms in the Jovian atmosphere. Storms on Jupiter form ammonia-rich…
Google is determined to ruin Gmail
I’ve never held any particularly strong feelings for email clients. I didn’t care when Mailbox shuttered, and I barely batted an…
Apple clashes with Microsoft, Google, and Facebook over cloud gaming
Mommy and Daddy are fighting again — by which I mean, the big tech companies are fighting over their ventures…
IBM, the Linux Foundation, and Grillo unveil global earthquake early-warning system
Only a handful of countries (Japan, Taiwan, Mexico, and China) have nation-wide earthquake early-warning systems. Isn’t that weird? Many other…