The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Wednesday announced a reduction in the ex-depot price of petrol from N113.28k per litre to N108.00K per litre across all its products loading facilities as well as in its thruough-put operations.

At least 10 medical doctors have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, official said on Tuesday. The Chairman, Association of Resident Doctors, AKTH, Dr Abukakar Nagona, who made the confirmation to newsmen in Kano, said the doctors were treating patients, who came to the hospital with symptoms later discovered to be…

By Justice-godfrey Okamgba Pause for a minute. Take a deep breath and think about this. What if I get fired from work tomorrow? Remember, you can still get fired even without benefits. This is very common in Nigeria. Sometimes, you are owed for many months and may never get paid. There are people who lose…

The Lagos State Government has appointed Dr. Babajide Martins as the Director of the Lagos State Office of the Public Defender, OPD.

The Central Bank of Nigeria and the Bankers’ Committee on Sunday called off layoff by banks in due to the effect of the ongoing pandemic

The Emir of Rano, in Kano State, Alhaji Tafida Abubakar Ila II, is dead. LagosspyNG gathered that the emir kicked the bucket on Saturday at a hospital in Kano at the age of 74. The Turakin Rano and House of Representatives Member of Rano, Kibiya and Bunkure, Alhaji Kabir Alhassan Rururm confirmed the death. He…

By Justice-godfrey Okamgba Tighten your seat belts, things will get tougher after the coronavirus pandemic. It doesn’t matter if crude oil prices finally regain momentum in the global market. Nigeria is spending big, buying trailers of grains and fighting the pandemic. One thing is certain, any member of the NCDC who doesn’t get killed by…

Following the presidential directive on the ease of lockdown from Monday in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja, the Lagos State Government has released guidelines on how to effective comply with the partial lockdown. Read full guidelines statement: Dear Lagosians, It has become imperative for me to address you again today, following the culmination of the second…

The Federal Government has declared Friday, May 1, 2020 as public holiday to mark this year’s International Workers’ Day Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, commended Nigerian workers for their resilience, patience and understanding, particularly in their support of the President Muhammadu…

The Lagos State Emergency Managrment Agency, LASEMA, in its swift and effective response to emergencies/disasters in the State, curtailed a fire outbreak at NNPC petrol station at Yaya Abatan bus-stop, off College Road, Ogba, on Monday, 27th April, 2020. Upon the arrival of the LASEMA Response Team, Tiger Squad, led by its Director General/CEO, Dr….

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has made clarifications on the use of non-medical face masks to stop the spread of Coronavirus. The agency in a statement made available on its official Twitter page, said face masks which include self-made or commercial masks or face covers made of clothes does…

Kaduna State has temporarily closed its borders with Kano and Katsina states as part of measures to contain the interstate transmission of COVID-19. The closure which begins with immediate effect only allowed goods, medical equipment and in some cases people deemed to be necessary to the efforts to manage the coronavirus spread. The COVID-19 Security…

National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his wife, Remi, have tested negative to Coronavirus. This followed the death of Lateef Raheem, the late Chief Security Officer to Tinubu, who had COVID-19. In a statement on Monday by spokesperson to Tinubu, Tunde Rahman, the late CSO whose death was announced last…

Another person has died of coronavirus in Nigeria, bringing the COVID-19 death toll in the country to 13. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Thursday night in its latest report on the pandemic. It revealed that as of 10:20 pm on April 16, five states – Lagos, Edo, Katsina, Delta, and…

The son of the late environmental activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, has died of coronavirus at a London hospital. Menegian was 50 at the time of his death. Sister to the deceased, Noo, made the announcement in a Facebook post on Thursday. She wrote, “We said goodbye to my brother, Gian, on Monday. “He had COVID-19 combined…