SEVEN PRIVATE LABORATORIES GETS APPROVAL TO COMMENCE COVID19 TESTING IN LAGOS Lagos State Government has included seven private laboratories; Total Medical Services, SynLab, 54 Gene, Medbury medical Services, Biologix Medical Services, 02 Medical Services and Clina Lancent Laboratories into its testing strategy to expand the testing capacity of the State. …

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended phase two of eased lockdown by another four weeks with effect from tomorrow Tuesday, June 30 through midnight of Monday, July 27, 2020. Mustapha said, “I am pleased to inform you that Mr President has carefully considered the 5th Interim Report of the PTF and has …

The long-anticipated fifth season of the Big Brother Naija reality Tv show is set to begin July 19th. This was announced via the verified Twitter handle of the BBNaija show on Monday. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organisers of the show on 20th of May 2020, had begun auditions …

The Federal Government may consider a lockdown of the 18 Local Government Areas considered to account for 60 per cent of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria in the next phase of eased lockdown in the country. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, gave the indication …

Operation Commander of Youth volunteer CJTF in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State, Arramma (Malaminta), has been found dead. He went missing on sunday after a deadly attack by Boko Haram terrorists in Damboa while escorting notorists from Maidugri to the town. Ten persons of the Nigerian Army were …

Four humanitarian workers and a security guard, abducted by Boko Haram terrorists earlier this month, have appealled to the federal government as well as their respective organisations to intervene for their release. Newsextra24 Reports This was contained in a two minutes and 37 seconds video clip released by the terrorist …

Ijaw National Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has endorsed the immediate past Governor of Bayelsa State, His Excellency, Chief Henry Seriake Dickson, for the vacant Bayelsa West Senatorial District. The Media Advisor to the former Governor, Mr Fidelis Soriwei, also quoted the foremost Ijaw National Leader as having called on Ijaw …

Members of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 are meeting the President, Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), at the presidential villa, Abuja. The Presidency made this known in a tweet on Monday. The meeting is coming amid threats from Lagos and Ogun states that they may be a renewed lockdown. Also, it …

The Acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Victor Giadom, on Monday handed over to the Chairman of the party’s Caretaker / Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni. The handing over ceremony was held behind closed doors at the National Working Committee conference room at the APC …

(CNN)Qatar’s third venue for the 2022 World Cup — the Education City Stadium — has been completed. Dubbed the “Diamond in the Desert,” the 40,000-seat ground is one of eight stadiums to be used in the competition. The stadium features a triangular-design with complex, diamond-like patterns and, as the sun …