Author: Nigeriacurrent

COVID-19: It Costs N400,000 To Treat One Patient, Says El-Rufai

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has called on northern traditional rulers not to relent in spearheading the campaigns to avoid the spread of coronavirus pandemic in the region, stressing that the cost of treating COVID-19 patients is very expensive. The governor who made the call on Monday at the executive committee meeting of the […]

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Buhari Speaks On New Prices For Petrol , Electricity

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja assured Nigerians of the willingness and determination of the Federal Government to provide stable electricity to every home and industry, while considering the economic challenges before individuals, families and businesses, explaining that “implementation of a Willing buyer, Willing Seller Policy for the power sector has opened opportunities for increased […]

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No Provision for Fuel Subsidy In revised 2020 Budget- Buhari

President Muhammed Buhari on Monday  said  there is no provision for payment of fuel subsidy in the revised 2020 budget. Buhari who was represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo made this know during the first year ministerial performance review retreat in Abuja. According to him, the country has lost 60% of its revenue due to […]

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Man City’s Mahrez, Laporte Test Positive For COVID-19

Manchester City players Riyad Mahrez and Aymeric Laporte have tested positive for coronavirus just five days before the start of the new Premier League season, the club announced on Monday. City said in a statement that French defender Laporte and Algerian international forward Mahrez were self-isolating in accordance with Premier League and government rules. “Neither […]

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Erica Disqualified, Lucy Evicted From Big Brother Show

Ngozi ‘Erica’ Nlewedim has been disqualified from the ongoing Big Brother Nigeria (BBNaija) reality TV show. The reality star was disqualified on Sunday night after receiving third strikes from Biggie. Erica had two  occassions broke the hosue rules on whispering and misuse of the Head of House(HoH) lounge. Biggi warned that her one more strike […]

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Customs Warns Of Alleged Plans By Boko Haram To Attack Abuja

By Alex Akao The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has raised the alarm over what it called plans by members of the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents to launch deadly attacks in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The warnings came at the weekend in a classified memo from the office of the Comptroller-General (CGC) of Customs, Col. Hameed […]

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I Once Lived In A New York Shelter – Tiwa Savage

Nigerian singer and award-winning artist, Tiwa Savage, has narrated how she once lived in a shelter meant for the poor people with drug addiction-related issues in Brooklyn, New York due to lack of money. The 40-year-old singer made this revelation during a surprise party organized for her by friends to launch her latest album-‘Celia According […]

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Why I Returned To School- Davido

Award-winning Nigerian singer and label record owner, Davido Adeleke popularly known as Davido, has revealed why he returned to school. The Assurance çrooner  made this known in a recent Instagram Live chat with Grammy Museum, He said, “In the early stage of my career, I was like a one-man-band. For my first single, I made the […]

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Fuel Price Increase Inhuman, Insensitive- CAPPA

Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa(CAPPA) has described last Wednesday’s increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) by the federal government is insensitive and an affront on the collective sensibilities of Nigerians who have endured pains and agony in the last five years. The increase, which was announced by the Pipelines and […]

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Three PSG Players Test Positive For COVID-19

Three Paris Saint-Germain players have tested positive for coronavirus, the French club announced on Wednesday, in a setback to their preparations for the scheduled start of their Ligue 1 campaign next week. French sports daily L’Equipe reported the players in question were Neymar, Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredes, but PSG did not reveal any […]

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