We Spent Over N500m Feeding Students During Lockdown – Humanitarian Minister

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Farouq says about N523.3 million was spent on school feeding programme during the lockdown prompted by coronavirus. Sadiya Farouq made the revelation, Monday during the COVID-19 Presidential Task Force briefing in Abuja. She said about 124,589 households benefited across the FCT, Lagos and Ogun states. READ ALSO…

COVID-19 Deaths Now 896 In Nigeria, Says NCDC

896 patients have so far died from the Coronavirus in Nigeria, with 20,663 patients discharged. This is according to tweets released on Monday night by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC). READ ALSO The tweet revealed that Lagos State recorded the highest number of cases, with 88 cases, followed by Kwara State with 33…

UPDATE: Nigerian To Take Over Shoprite Assets

When Shoprite leaves Nigeria, its assets will most likely be handed over to a Nigerian. The Nation has confirmed “discussion is ongoing and at advanced level to dispose their (Shoprite) assets in Nigeria to a local.” Nze Chidi Duru, who confirmed this to The Nation, has Shoprite as one of his Anchor tenants in GrandTower…

304 New COVID-19 Cases Recorded In 14 Nigeria States, FCT

Nigeria’s confirmed cases of coronavirus reached 43,841 on Sunday night following 304 fresh infections, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said in an update. Lagos recorded 81 of the 304 cases, followed by FCT with 39, Abia with 31 and Kaduna 24. The rest are: “Rivers-23, Plateau-16, Cross River-13, Ebonyi-12, Ondo-12, Ekiti-11, Edo-11, Benue-10,…

Relief, Fear, Anger, As Repentant Boko Haram Members Embrace Peace

It was on a Friday when Madagali, a community in Adamawa Local Government Area of Adamawa State was attacked by the dreaded Islamist group, Boko Haram. Armed with Ak47 riffles, the men on motorcycle and pick up vans, swooped on Madagali residents and took them captives – men, women and children. There was no age…