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Nigeria Won’t Suspend Visa-On-Arrival Policy Despite Coronavirus Outbreak

Global UpfrontMar 8, 2020March 8, 20200

The Nigerian Federal Government on Sunday said that despite the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease hitting nine African countries, it would not suspend the visa-on-arrival policy for

No New Case of Coronavirus Disease in Nigeria

Global UpfrontMar 6, 2020March 6, 20200

The Nigerian Federal Government on Friday said that there is no new fresh case from 61 contacts of the index case of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in

Buhari Sad As Armed Bandits Kill 51 in Kaduna State

Global UpfrontMar 3, 2020March 3, 20200

The bloodletting in Nigeria continued unabated on Sunday as the Police confirmed attacks by armed bandits in which 51 people were killed in Kerawa, Rago,

Panicked Nigerians Ignore Govt. Assurances on Coronavirus, Buy Up Face Masks, Sanitizers and Thermometre Devices

Global UpfrontFeb 29, 2020February 29, 20200

Ignoring assurances from the Nigerian federal government, panic-stricken Nigerians and institutions are besieging pharmacy shops and markets to buy up sanitizers, face masks and digital

Panic as Federal Government Confirm First Case of Coronavirus in Lagos

Global UpfrontFeb 28, 2020February 28, 20200

There is health scare as the Nigerian Government confirmed the first case of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease in the sprawling commercial capital of Lagos, Southwest

US Donate 2.4 Million Mosquito Nets Worth $6.9m to Plateau State, Nigeria

Global UpfrontFeb 25, 2020February 25, 20200

The United States (US) government, through the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), donated 2.4 million bed nets in Nigeria’s Plateau State, North-Central region, as part of

Estimated Electricity Billing Now Illegal in Nigeria

Global UpfrontFeb 25, 2020February 25, 20200

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Tuesday said that all the nation’s 11 electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) to stop further collection of electricity bill

Nigerian Economy Grew by 2.27% in 2019

Global UpfrontFeb 25, 2020February 25, 20200

Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday said that the national economy grew by 2.27 per cent in 2019. The annual Gross Domestic Product

Piracy, Oil Thieves, Threat to Nigeria’s Survival

Global UpfrontFeb 19, 2020February 19, 20200

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says that the growing activities of oil thieves and pirates along Nigeria’s waterways and the Gulf of Guinea is

Nigerian, Indian Officials Meet to Deepen Military Procurement Collaboration

Global UpfrontFeb 18, 2020February 18, 20200

Officials of the Nigerian Army and the Indian Ministry of Defence Ordinance Factory Board met in Abuja on Tuesday towards deepening their collaboration in the