First known U.S. Omicron case found in fully vaccinated overseas traveler
Dec. 2, 2021 The United States on Wednesday identified its first known COVID case caused by the Omicron variant, discovered in a fully vaccinated patient who traveled to South Africa,…
Nigeria-S/Africa: Youth Dialogue steering committee to come up with road map for actualization of programme
Dec. 2, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari and President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday in Abuja inaugurated the Nigeria-South Africa Youth Dialogue for Peace and Security, Youth Development and Political Participation. Speaking…
How climate change is fueling violence against women
Dec. 2, 2021 There is an ongoing fight against climate change to keep the earth safe and habitable for all living species. However, for women, the impact of climate change…
NUPENG calls off planned strike, promises hitch-free distribution of petroleum products
Dec. 2, 2021 The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has suspended its planned strike. This followed interventions and engagements with government agencies and institutions, including the…
How ready are Africa’s venture capitalists to invest in climate tech?
Dec. 2, 2021 The year 2020 signaled a reshift in the way investors and venture capitalists regarded startups developing technological solutions to climate change. Prior to this time, between 2006…
LAGOS MOVES AGAINST CHOLERA OUTBREAK, UNVEILS NEW WATER CHECK, MOBILE LABORATORIES
Dec. 2, 2021 … As Industry Players Laud LASWARCO, Describe Facility as Nigeria’s First Fully-Equipped Lab The Lagos State Government on Wednesday unveiled a state-of-the-art Water Check Laboratory and Mobile…
Censors Board, movie practitioners, legislators brainstorm on regulating streamers, content providers
Dec. 2, 2021 The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) on Wednesday in Lagos assembled practitioners and various stakeholders in the entertainment and creative industry to brainstorm on creating…
#EndSARS WHITE PAPER: LASG COMPLIED WITH LAW TO REACH ITS DECISION- ATTORNEY-GENERAL
Dec. 2, 2021 …FG never put the LASG under any pressure to discredit panel, anybody Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN) on Wednesday justified the…
Nigerian priest saves traditional artefacts from Christian converts
Dec. 2, 2021 A Roman Catholic priest is collecting and saving hundreds of traditional pre-Christian religious artefacts in southeast Nigeria that new converts to Christianity had planned to burn. The…
Flavour, Darey Art Alade, Teni, DJ Big N, Bovi to headline TD Africa’s Celebrating You 2021
December 2, 2021 All is set for the 10th edition of Celebrating You 2021, a showpiece celebratory event hosted by TD Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa’s foremost distributor of tech and lifestyle…