Census: We’ll get it right in 2022 – NPC assures
Dec 8, 2021 The National Population Commission (NPC) on Wednesday says it’s on course to deliver on the 2022 census given the success of the ongoing pretest exercise. Prof. Jimoh…
Nigeria wins 2021 World Soil Day Award
Dec. 8, 2021 Nigeria has emerged winner of the 2021 King Bhumibol World Soil Day (WSD) Award, instituted to recognise individuals and institutions that organised impactful WSD celebration. The award…
TRAILER ACCIDENT: PRESIDENT BUHARI CONDOLES WITH PARENTS, RELATIONS OF OJODU GRAMMAR SCHOOL STUDENTS
Dec. 8, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the parents, relations and friends of Ojodu Grammar School students who lost their lives in an accident on Tuesday after a…
Omicron reported in 57 countries, hospitalisations set to rise – WHO
Dec 8, 2021 The Omicron variant has been reported in 57 nations and the number of patients needing hospitalisation is likely to rise as it spreads, the World Health Organization…
Khashoggi murder suspect identified by passport, not name – French source
Dec. 8, 2021 A Saudi man held at a Paris airport over suspected links to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was arrested because his passport triggered an alert, a…
UTM Offshore, Afreximbank sign $2bn MoU for Nigeria’s first FLNG project
Dec. 8, 2021 UTM Offshore and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have signed a MoU to raise 2 billion dollars for the development of Nigeria’s first Floating Liquefied Natural Gas…
African Union calls for end to Omicron travel curbs on some African nations
Dec. 8, 2021 The African Union on Tuesday called for an urgent end to travel restrictions imposed on some of its member states, saying the measures effectively penalize governments for…
Gunmen torch bus, kill 30 passengers in Nigeria’s Sokoto state
Dec 8, 2021 At least 30 passengers on a bus in Nigeria’s Sokoto state were burnt to death when gunmen torched it on Tuesday, police and residents said, in yet…
WHO recommends against the use of convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19
Dec. 8, 2021 …Trials for severe and critical patients should continue The World Health Organisation (WHO) has updated its living guideline on COVID-19 therapeutics to include convalescent plasma. According to…
FG, IOM repatriate another 180 stranded Nigerians from Libya
Dec. 8, 2021 The Federal Government in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday repatriated another 180 stranded Nigerians in Libya. Mr Kabiru Musa, Charge d’ Affairs…