First COVID-19 case could have emerged in China in Oct 2019 – study
June 25, 2021 The virus that causes COVID-19 could have started spreading in China as early as October 2019, two months before the first case was identified in the central…
NIGERIA, OTHERS PLAN STOPPING MOVES TO DEFUND GAS PROJECTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES – OSINBAJO INSISTS
June 25, 2021 Maintaining the position that the funding for gas and fossil fuel projects in Nigeria and other developing countries be sustained during the global transition to net-zero emissions,…
Buhari Postpones London Trip
June 25, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari’s medical follow-up visit of to the United Kingdom earlier scheduled for today, Friday, June 25, 2021, has been postponed. This is according to a…
Air accidents: AIB seeks ONSA, NCAA clearance to operate drones in ‘no fly zones’
June 25, 2021 The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) is seeking clearance from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to operate drones…
About 3m Nigerians suffering varying forms of drug use disorders – UNODC
June 25, 2021 Over 14.3 million people in Nigeria used different kinds of drugs in the year 2020, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in its…
South Africa looks to more than double daily COVID-19 vaccinations over next month
June 25, 2021 South Africa aims to more than double the rate of daily COVID-19 vaccinations over the next month to more than 200,000 as more Pfizer and Johnson &…
2021 UTME: JAMB releases results
June 25, 2021 …Says it has recorded the least incidence of irregularities since the inception of CBT exams The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of…
Child Soldiers Carried Out Burkina Faso Massacre – U.N., Government
June 25, 2021 A massacre in northeast Burkina Faso in which more than 130 people were killed this month was carried out mostly by children between the ages of 12…
FG didn’t sponsor any bill to gag the press, I was only invited to make contributions- Minister
June 25, 2021 The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the Federal Government is not the sponsor of the bills purportedly meant to stifle the press. The…
Uganda team coach arriving in Tokyo had Delta coronavirus variant
June 25, 2021 A member of the Ugandan Olympic team who tested positive for the coronavirus upon arrival in Japan had the Delta variant, Japan’s Olympics minister said on Friday…