Two-hundred and sixty-eight Nigerians have returned to Nigeria from China.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed this on his twitter page on Saturday evening.
Onyeama said: "They arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.
According...
Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has called on states to increase the bed capacity of their isolation and treatment centres to accommodate the increasing cases of the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, nationwide.
Speaking at the daily briefing of the...
The Presidential Task Force on Covid-19, has not announced any date for the reopening of schools across the country, the Minister of State for Education, Mr. Emeka Nwajiuba has disclosed.
"Until we are sure that our children can go to...
The prime minister's chief adviser, Dominic Cummings, has said he does not regret driving 260 miles from London during the coronavirus lockdown.
He revealed he had not told Boris Johnson when he decided to take his family to County Durham...
New Telegraph Saturday Editor, Waheed Bakare, who passed away on Sunday night after a brief illness, has been buried on Monday at his residence, in Ota, Ogun State.
Speaking at the burial rites for the late editor on Monday, the...
President Muhammadu Buhari commiserates with the media industry, particularly Nigeria Union of Journalists and Nigeria Guild of Editors, over the passing of the Saturday Editor of New Telegraph, Waheed Bakare.
Buhari joined many Nigerians to send condolences to family of...
Today marks the end of the holiest month, Ramadan, in which Muslims observe fast from dusk to dawn. Eid is celebrated after sighting of the first crescent of the new moon.
May Allah open the door of happiness and fulfil all...
A passenger plane operated by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) with 107 passengers on board crashed in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Friday afternoon, according to a PIA spokesperson.
"The plane crashed in Karachi. We are trying to confirm...
The Federal Government has declared Monday and Tuesday – May 25 and 26, 2020 – as public holidays to mark Eid-el-Fitri celebration.
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the announcement on behalf of the Federal Government.
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The leadership of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have expressed their willingness to support the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in catering for shelter and feeding of evacuees.
Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, during...
The ill-fated military plane was scheduled to conduct surveillance missions over Niger State and its environs in connection with the concerted efforts to secure...
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep sadness over the fatal crash of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Beechcraft KingAir B350i aircraft on Sunday in...
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has extended his goodwill message to the erstwhile Senate President, Dr. Anyim Pius Anyim on the occasion...