Author: Nigeriacurrent

Buhari, Osinbajo To Receive COVID-19 Vaccines Publicly On Saturday

President Muhammed Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will receive their COVID-19 vaccines on Saturday. The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency(NPHCDA) stated this during a media briefing at the state house in Abuja on Thursday. He said Buhari and Osinabjo will receive the vaccines on Saturday after some frontline health […]

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Veteran Actor Sadis Daba Is Dead

Veteran actor and broadcaster, Sadiq Daba is dead. He died on Wednesday after a prolonged battle with leukemia and prostate cancer. In a report by PUNCH, Joe Odumakin, a close friend of the actor, disclosed that Daba’s wife confirmed the passing of the veteran actor. “His wife just called me now and we spoke,” Odumakin […]

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PDP Exposes APC’s Plot To Forcefully Take Over Zamfara State…Reject Plans of State of Emergency in Zamfara

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alerts of a sinister plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its Federal Government to forcefully take over the governance of Zamfara state through an imposition of an orchestrated state of emergency in the state. Our party rejects this attempt by power-mongers in the APC administration to undermine and […]

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2.3m Persons Registered For COVID-19 Vaccines In Less Than 24hours- NPHCDA

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) said 2.3m Nigerians have registered for COVID-19 vaccination in less than 24hours after it announced the launch of a portal for registration for the vaccination. The Executive Director of NPHCDA, Faisal Shuaib said there is enthusiasm in Nigeria over Monday’s arrival of about 4m doses of AstraZeneca […]

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Dont’ Panic Over Rise In Food Prices, Lagos Government Advises Residents

The Lagos state government has asked the residents of the state not to panic over increase in the prices of food. The state commissioner of information, Gbenga Omotosho said this on Tuesday in a series of tweets. The commissioner assured the residents that food security is guaranteed, despite the crisis. He added that the state […]

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Buhari Declares Zamfara No Fly Zone

President Muhammed Buhari has declared Zamfara state a no-fly-zone. The President also announced a ban on all mining activities in the state to curb the rising insecurity in the area. The National Security Adviser,(NSA)  Maj. Gen Babagana Monguno( rtd) made this known on Tuesday after a five hour security council meeting at the presidential Villa, […]

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Nigeria Receives AstraZenenca COVID 19 Vaccines

The federal government has received the first batch of AstraZeneca  COVID-19 vaccines The  Personal Assistant om new media to President Muhammed Buhari, Bashir Ahmad shared the news via Twitter on Tuesday JUST IN: The first batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines has arrived Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. — Bashir Ahmad, OON (@BashirAhmaad) March 2, 2021 […]

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Don Jazzy Acquires New Mansion In Lagos

Mavin Records CEO, Michael Collins better known as Don Jazzy has acquired a new luxury  mansion in Lagos The multiple award-winning music producer shared the news to his followers in a terse Instagram post on Friday. “Added this new crib to the portfolio. Shhhhh my new neighbours are sleeping, ” he wrote in the post […]

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BREAKING: FG Reopens Third Mainland Bridge Fully

The Federal Government says Third Mainland bridge rehab has been completed and will be fully open to traffic at 12noon on Saturday. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola made this known via a post on his Twitter page this morning.   Third mainland bridge rehab completed. Fully opens to traffic at 12noon today. […]

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Kidnapped Kagara Schoolboys Regain Freedom

The students of Government Science College, Kagara, Nigeria state have been freed by their abductors. Gunmen kidnapped 27 students and 12 other persons from the school about 11days ago. A source at the Nigeria state government house in Minna confirmed their release. ”The Kagara schoolboys have been released. They are on their way to town […]

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