Barely one week after the treasury house gutted fire, another fire incident has ensued at the headquarters of the Corporate Affairs Commission located in Maitama, Abuja. LagosspyNG gathered that the fire engulfed the last floor of the seven storey building, destroying valuables and other items. Though the cause of the fire is yet to be…

The United Nations could run out of money by the end of the month as it faces a near-unprecedented funding crisis, the secretary-general has warned. Almost a third of member states have not paid their annual dues leading to a £1.3 billion black hole, António Guterres said in a statement on Tuesday. The shortage of cash has meant vital…

The wife of Nigeria’s former President, Patience Jonathan has donated her 200-bed hotel as COVID-19 Isolation and treatment centre. The Abuja hotel, which is believed to be worth about N2 billion, is under interim forfeiture secured by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the court on April 30, 2018. The former First Lady,…

Residents of Ogbomosho have been left panicking after a pregnant woman was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) at the Ayinke House, after she had passed on. According to reports, the victim was said to have delivered a baby at Alimosho General Hospital few weeks ago; held a naming ceremony for her child; developed womb…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has set up an independent team to monitor expenditures from the COVID-19 Special Intervention Funds. Mrs Rasheedat Okoduwa, a spokesperson for the anti-graft agency, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. She noted that the ICPC set up the COVID-19 Funds Monitoring Team in the…

The Nigerian Police has warned members of the public to stay at home for this year Easter celebration, in continuation of the social restrictions order of president Mohammad Buhari. The security agency in a press release advised Nigerians to observe the order so as to prevent community spreaf of Covid-19. The statement reads: PRESS RELEASE…

The video of a woman and her family who was found crying and wailing in pains and hunger some days ago due to the biting effect of the present lockdown in the state along Nwaniba Road caught the attention of a good Samaritan in Diaspora, Bishop Anefiok Jacob , a US citizen. The good Samaritan…

Viju Industries (Nigeria) Limited have supported state and federal government initiatives geared towards alleviating the pain and disruption to the daily lives of citizens by the COVID-19 pandemic. The beneficiary states include Lagos State and Ogun State. The Managements of Viju Industries (Nigeria) Limited, stated that this is an unprecedented crisis necessitating urgent attention. Hence,…

The Nigerian government has granted amnesty to 2,600 prisoners as part of measures to reduce the prison population in the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, said this at a press conference held at the headquarters of the Nigerian Correctional Service in Abuja. He said that the inmates, who…

Nollywood Actor Funke Akindele on Thursday morning was spotted in Lagos doing her 14 days community service after she was sentenced by a magistrate court for violation of social gathering order when she and her husband hosted a party during the lockdown. The Nollywood superstar had organised  a birthday party in her residence in Lagos…

By Atiku Abubakar Before the novel coronavirus pandemic hit the globe, Nigeria spent 42% of her earnings on debt servicing. We have arrived at a new reality today: even if we devote 100% of our income to rebuilding our economy, it still will not be enough. COVID19 has wreaked such damage to the world’s economy,…

Formal Gubernatorial candidate in Lagos State, Babatunde O. Gbadamosi, has been arrested and detained by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly contravening lockdown order declared by the State Government to curtail coronavirus spread. Recalled that Babatunde Gbadamosi was spotted in Funke Akindele’s house party video that went viral in the social media….

Mercedez Benz Nigeria, a frontline automobile company, has donated a Waste Truck to the Lagos State Government as part of efforts to support the present administration in the management of waste as well as containing the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the State. Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, the Managing Director, Lagos State Waste Management Authority…

The Federal Government has announced that all locked markets in Lagos, FCT and Ogun will be allowed to open between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm daily. The National Co-ordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Aliyu Sani, said this on Wednesday during a briefing by members of the task force. “For markets, only shops…

The Presiding Bishop of Winners’ Chapel International, David Oyedepo, has donated medical equipment and relief materials to Lagos and Ogun States. This is as Lagos State begins the lockdown directive of the President, while Ogun State would commence its 14-day lockdown beginning Friday as part of measures to contain the community transmission of COVID-19 which…

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “I just received my COVID-19 confirmation test result. It is POSITIVE. I am asymptomatic and will continue to self-isolate,” Makinde tweeted on Monday evening. “I have designated Prof Temitope Alonge, former Chief Medical Director of the University College, Ibadan, as the Head of…