Tag: Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has again warned of a possible fifth wave of the Covid-19 virus in the country, given the resurgence in the number of confirmed cases. It disclosed that about 1,332 cases were recorded in one week. It therefore called on states to ramp up testing ...

The European Union (EU) will soon replace the gas from Russia with Nigeria’s gas following the invasion in Ukraine. The European Union (EU) Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS disclosed this yesterday. Deputy Director-General Department for (Energy), European Commission in Brussels, Mr Matthew Baldwin, said this at a news conference on ...

More troubles in the aviation industry, as the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) announced the suspension of Dana Airlines’ Air Transport Licence (ATL) and Air Operator Certificate (AOC) indefinitely, with effect from midnight of Wednesday, 20th July, 2022. According to the authority, the suspension was made pursuant to Section 35(2), ...

The naira, on Thursday, fell to N620 per dollar at the parallel market amid the lingering scarcity of the greenback. The figure represents a depreciation of N5 or 0.8 percent from the N615 it traded last week. Currency traders known as Bureaux De Change operators (BDCs), who spoke to TheCable in ...

The Super Falcons on Thursday night defeated their Cameroonian counterparts 1-0 to qualify for the Semi-finals of the ongoing WAFCON and thus gaining automatic ticket for the women football world Cup. Rasheedat Ajibade scored the only goal in the 57th minute to give the Super Falcons the edge. The Super ...

Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba on Wednesday, July 13, banned all police SPY vehicle number plates across Nigeria. The Nigerian police said the order affects vehicle owners across the states of the federation without exceptions, Baba made it clear that this is irrespective of whether the number plate ...

Ncdc twitter Nigeria has confirmed 357 new cases of COVID-19 amid the wave of fresh infections resurging in parts of the country. The number of new cases has continued to rise as authorities have yet to restore the relaxed measures initially put in place to curb the spread of the ...

President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday in Daura, Katsina State, advised Nigerian youths to look beyond culture, ethnicity and religion in relating with one another, urging more travels, mingling, tolerance and negotiations to appreciate the rich diversity of the country. President Buhari, who received members of the National Youth Service Corps serving ...

The inmates are said to have cases relating to terrorism and being members of the Boko Haram sect.

Super Falcons bounce back with crucial victory The Nigeria national women’s team, the Super Falcons, have gotten their campaign at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations back on track following their crucial 2-0 win over the Mares of Botswana, Thursday night in Rabat. A goal in the first half by ...