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The Commander of Operation Safe Haven, Chukwuemeka Okonkwo, has described the killings in Southern Kaduna as the activities of criminal elements on both sides and not ethnic cleansing as it is being claimed. Mr Okonkwo, an army major-general, who briefed …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday buried the remains of late Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, the service’s first female combat helicopter pilot, at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja. Ms Arotile, who died on July 14, as a result …

The Kaduna State Government has directed its civil servants to report to work on Monday, after working for over three months from home. This followed the review of the Quarantine Act and Kaduna State Public Health Law, which quarantined all …

As the fight to curb the spread of the Coronavirus rages on, RB Nigeria, through its brands, Dettol and Jik, has donated hygiene products to the Federal Ministry of Health. This move is part of its global project “Fight for …

A former Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew Yakubu, on Wednesday, told the Federal High Court, Abuja, that a substantial part of the money found at his Kaduna residence by EFCC in 2017 was given to him …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday announced 684 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 23,298. Five deaths were recorded on Friday bringing the total number of deaths from …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 436 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 20,244. Twelve deaths were recorded from the virus on Sunday bringing the total number of …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 490 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 17, 148. Thirty one deaths were recorded from the virus on Tuesday bringing the total …

Nigeria on Thursday recorded its highest daily figure of confirmed COVID-19 cases yet, as 681 new infections were announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). With the latest update, the total tally of infected people in the country …

The president-elect of the Nigerian Association of Science (NAS), Ekanem Braide, has revealed that primary healthcare is not affordable and accessible to poor Nigerians. Speaking with Funmi Iyanda on Public Eye Live, the 2010 Officer of the Order of the …

Nigeria’s tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases on Monday rose to 10, 578 as 416 new infections were announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Twelve deaths were recorded from the virus on Monday bringing the total number of …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday announced 389 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the new tally of confirmed infections in the country to 8,733. The update on Wednesday is the highest daily figure …

Nigeria, on Friday, recorded 245 new cases COVID-19 while 10 people were confirmed dead from the virus, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 7,261 while …

The violence in Nigeria’s northwest is rooted in the intense competition for land between Hausa farmers and Fulani herders, both of whom respectively mobilise vigilantes and bandits, a coming report is saying. The report by the International Crisis Group is …

Nigeria’s tally of confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose to 4,787 as 146 new infections were announced Monday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. It is the lowest in the last seven days when the country on May 6 recorded …

Nigeria, on Thursday, recorded its highest daily figure since its first COVID-19 case in February as 381 cases were reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). With the latest update, the total tally of infected people in the …

Nigeria confirmed additional 220 cases of coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the total confirmed infections so far in the country to 2388. It is yet the highest daily figure of the deadly virus that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) …

Nigeria’s tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to 1,337 on Monday, from 1, 273 reported on Sunday evening by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The agency in a tweet Monday night said 64 new cases were reported in …

The Nigeria government on Wednesday announced 91 new COVID-19 infections in the country, bringing the new tally of infected people to 873. The number of reported cases in Lagos, the epicenter of the outbreak in Nigeria, also surpassed 500 for …

Nigeria on Friday recorded 51 new cases of COVID-19, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said. This is the highest daily number of confirmed cases reported so far since the index case was reported in the country in February. …

Nigeria recorded its lowest daily increase of COVID-19 cases in one week on Sunday, with only five cases confirmed. The number of cases recorded on Sunday was disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Sunday evening. Nigeria …

Nigeria has announced 16 more cases of COVID-19, the virus that has killed six people so far in the country. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced late Tuesday that the total number of cases in the country is now …

Nigeria’s tally of Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, on Thursday evening, increased to 184 as 10 new cases were announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). According to the new data released by NCDC, seven of the cases were reported …