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Diri Calls For Action On Insecurity In Niger Delta

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Duoye Diri
The Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Duoye Diri, has highlighted the need to address the root causes of crime and insecurity in the Niger Delta designing a pan-regional response to theRead More

INEC: Attacks On Offices A National Emergency

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
Counts losses in Anambra, Enugu, Imo incidents The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the continuous burning of its offices in some states should be regarded as aRead More

Immigration To Issue Passports In 774 LGAs

Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola
The Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has disclosed that applicants would soon begin to get Nigerian passports within 24 hours. In a statement issued yesterday, the minister said passportsRead More

INEC Dismisses Transfer Of Polling Centres Between LGs

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
Limits voters to 750, 1000 at polling stations The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has hinted at some of the guidelines to be expected in the expansion of polling centres,Read More

Police: Residents Of Four Borno LGs Forced To Flee

Nigeria Police
Military keeps mum as inhabitants scamper to Yobe Incessant terrorist attacks have forced residents of four local governments in Borno State to flee to communities in Yobe State, the policeRead More

FG, States, LGs Share N604.004bn In October

Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC)
The three tiers of governments shared N604.004bn as federation allocation revenue for October 2020. The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee, chaired by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget andRead More

Coronavirus: Enugu Orders LG Chairmen, Others To Man Borders

Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi
Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has ordered the seventeen (17) Local Government chairmen, vigilante groups, and traditional rulers in the state to man their respective council borders, as part ofRead More

Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Lassa Fever Kills 188 Nigerians

Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire
Lassa fever has killed a total of one hundred and eighty eight (188) people in Nigeria this year, as the country struggles to contain coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This is comingRead More

27 Confirmed Cases Of Lassa Fever Recorded In Kogi

Lassa Fever Outbreak
The Kogi chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), on Thursday, March 26th, 2020 said twenty seven (27) confirmed cases of Lassa fever disease from nine local government areas ofRead More

103 People Killed By Lassa Fever In 16 Nigerian States

Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday, February 19th, 2020, disclosed that Lassa fever has killed one hundred and three (103) people, since the beginning of its currentRead More