PUNCH NEWS Nigeria has recorded 182 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 8,915. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on Thursday. Data from the NCDC showed that Nigeria…
The Niger Delta Development Commission has shut down its operations following the death of its Acting Director of Finance and Administration, Ibanga Bassey Etang, on Thursday morning. Etang is said to have passed away at the Braithwaite Memorial Hospital in…
NIGERIAN TRIBUNE Nigeria’s coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, on Wednesday, increased to 8,733 as 389 new infections were announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The NCDC disclosed this on its verified Twitter handle on Wednesday night. it also said…
THE GUARDIAN Bayelsa Government on Tuesday said that there was no going back on the ongoing demolition of illegal structures in pursuit of its urban renewal project. It would be recalled that the Bayelsa COVID-19 Task Force chaired by Gov.…
DAILY POST The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said it has put in place arrangements on passenger facilitation, ahead of resumption of flights. The General Manager Corporate Affairs of FAAN, Henrietta Yakubu, stated this while speaking at an…
THE GUARDIAN Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Tuesday said 276 new cases of the novel coronavirus have been recorded across the country. NCDC said Lagos reported 161 of the new cases. According to the NCDC report, Rivers recorded 36…
PRESS RELEASE CELEBRATING – PA EDWIN KIAGBODO CLARK AT 93 We the members of Ijaw Elders Forum, Lagos join all well-wishers across Nigeria and the globe to celebrate our revered Elder Statesman and Nationalist Chief E.K. Clark on his 93rd birthday anniversary today May…
THIS DAY The Senate and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) bickered yesterday over alleged inclusion of projects worth N80 billion in the commission’s 2019 Budget by the National Assembly without the consent of the executive. The Executive Director, Projects…
THIS DAY The World Health Organisation (WHO) has suspended clinical trial on the use of Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine for treating COVID-19 following new data suggesting that the drugs increase mortality among patients. At a virtual meeting, yesterday to mark Africa…
SHIPS AND PORTS Two Niger Delta groups – the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) and the United Niger Delta Energy Development Security Strategy (UNDEDSS) – have urged the Federal Government to relocate the multibillion naira floating dock acquired by the Nigerian…