The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has identified a new variant of the coronavirus — labelled as ‘Mu’ — which may be resistant to vaccines. The Mu variant is the fifth identified by the WHO...
The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned governments in 34 states of the federation about flash floods in the next three days. It said moderate and heavy rainfall that could trigger flash floods have started in...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported that as at July 25, 2021, a total of 27,186 suspected cholera cases, including 653 deaths (Case Fatality Rate = 1.1 percent) had been reported from...
Nigeria’s headline inflation slowed to 17.75 per cent year-on-year in June. This represents a 0.18 percent decrease in the pace of price increase when compared to 17.93 percent recorded in May 2021. It was the...
The Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, Wednesday retracted his statement at the National Assembly that the £4.2 million Ibori has been returned to Delta State. In a statement issued by his office’s Director...
The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, has said the £4.2 million looted by a former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, and repatriated to Nigeria from the United Kingdom recently, has been returned...
Senators from the southern part of Nigeria under the Southern Senators Forum (SSF) have commended Governors from the region for taking a firm position on burning national issues, including banning open grazing of cattle. The Senators...
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, canvassed for improved collaboration between the Federal Government and the states for more democratic dividends and better service delivery to Nigerians. He spoke at the inauguration of the Federal Road Safety...
Team Delta was yesterday officially declared champions of the 20th National Sports Festival tagged Edo 2020 that ended on Wednesday. It is the third time in a row that Team Delta will finish as the overall...
The eight oil-producing states in Nigeria shared N424.02 billion in 2020 as part of 13% oil derivatives, according to data from Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). The states are Delta, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Rivers, Edo, Ondo, Imo, and Abia. Delta...