COVID-19

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is working closely with authorities in Cross River following the confirmation of a COVID-19 case. The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on…
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The House of Representatives has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), NIRSAL, and SMEDAN to restructure the repayment system for recovery of the COVID-19 loans from Nigerians who took the facility. It also wants the interest rates…
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A United States court has sentenced the Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, Oba Joseph Oloyede, to 56 months in prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar COVID-19 relief fraud scheme. Oloyede, 62, who holds dual U.S. and Nigerian…
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The social media has been agog since Saturday, July 13, following the appointment of Mojisolaoluwa Kehinde Alli-Macaulay as the Executive Director (Operations) of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF). According to a statement…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Sunday said it discovered other fraudulent dealings involving COVID-19 funds, World Bank loan, Abacha recovered loot at the humanitarian affairs ministry. A statement issued by  …
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By Kayode Adebiyi Recently, the House of Representatives called on the Federal Government to subsidise the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage to enable intending pilgrims to participate in the religious exercise. Rep. Umar Ajilo, while…
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The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives has directed the Federal Fire Service to refund the sum of N1.48bn within a week to the Federation Account, being the intervention funds it received for the COVID-19 health…
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The Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku on Thursday said the authority got N7.7 billion as a COVID-19 intervention fund. She made this known at a public hearing on COVID-19 funds, organized…
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The Federal Government has disbursed N135.4 billion to states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) following the second Independent Assessment of Results obtained under the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus. The…
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The House of Representatives has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Accountant General of the Federation, (AGF) Mrs. Oluwatoyin Madein, to submit a detailed report on the use of the N100bn COVID-19 intervention funds approved and released…
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