Over 4,000 people have now been confirmed with the COVID-19 coronavirus in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Saturday night confirmed 286 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number in the country to 4,151. NCDC announced via…
COVID-19: Nigeria records 381 new cases, highest number in single day
Nigeria has recorded the highest number of COVID-19 infections in single day with 381 new cases on May 7, bringing the total to 3,526. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known in a tweet on Thursday night…
Over 500 thugs surrender arms in Bauchi (Punch)
Over 500 members of a criminal gang in Bauchi, known by the street name, ‘Sara Suka’, have renounced their membership of the group and surrendered their weapons. The repentant youths, aged between 18 and 25, laid down their arms, which…
Brazil to inject $1.1bn into Nigerian agriculture (Guardian)
The Brazilian Ambassador to Nigeria, Ricardo Guerra de Araujo, says Brazil will soon inject 1.1 billion dollars into Nigeria’s agriculture. The envoy said on Thursday night in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that an agreement…
Be ready: Thunderstorms, Rainfall in most parts of Nigeria on Tuesday (PremiumTimes)
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted that thunderstorms and rainfall activities would prevail over most parts of the country on Tuesday. NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office (CFO) on Monday, predicted morning thunderstorms and rains over the…
Homes, schools, others destroyed as rainstorm hits Bauchi (Vanguard)
Residents of Bauchi metropolis, yesterday, continued to count their losses following Saturday night’s rainstorm that wreaked havoc in the state capital. Although there was no confirmation of loss of lives, some sources said many lives were lost while properties worth millions…