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Generator Ban - Senate has passed for first reading a bill proposing 10 years jail term for generator importers and sellers in Nigeria. The bill christened ‘A Bill for an Act to prohibit/ban the importation/use of generating sets to curb the menace of environmental (air) pollution and to facilitate the...

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday announced alternative routes for motorists as the Federal Controller of Works, Mr. Adedamola Kuti, confirmed the closure of a section of Eko Bridge to enable rehabilitation works on worn-out bearings noticed between Alaka and Costain portion inwards Apongbon. The Special Adviser to the Governor...

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would be happy to get a coronavirus test but that he has been told there’s no need, despite having had contact with several lawmakers who chose to self-quarantine. “I feel extremely good. I feel very good but I guess it’s not a big...

The Kaduna Government has announced the appointment of Muhammadu Sanusi II, who was deposed as emir of Kano on Monday, into the board of KADIPA, its investment promotion agency. A statement from Sir Kashim Ibrahim House said Governor Nasir El-Rufai approved the reconstitution of the board of KADIPA. Established in...

The Kano State Government led by Abdullahi Ganduje has announced the sacking of the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II. The Director-General, Media and Communications, Kano State Government, Salihu Yakasai, said this on his official Twitter handle, @Dawisu, on Monday. https://twitter.com/dawisu/status/1236977942141509634?s=20 “The Kano State Executive Council has unanimously approved the...

A Nigerian man in his 50s has been hospitalized in Maryland, United States, after testing positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Saturday. The Mayor of Washington D.C., Murial Bowser, announced this at a news conference on Saturday night. According  to reports, the man lives in Nigeria but had recently visited his...

Following the recent action by some police officers which led to the death of a Remo Stars FC footballer, Tiyamiyu Kazeem, the House of Representatives has mandated its police affairs, justice and human rights committees to investigate and ensure that “justice is not only done but seen to be done.”...

The Lagos state commissioner for health, Prof. Akin Ayobami has said Lagos now have three(3) suspected case of Coronavirus. According to him, one of the suspected cases is from France, one from England and one from China. The commissioner said the samples of the patients have been taken and the...