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WTO Boss Okonjo-Iweala Promises Technical Assistance to Unlock Bottlenecks Confronting Nigeria
Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says Nigeria’s share in world trade is 0.33 per cent and noted that the world trade body will work towards
Chadwick Boseman Receives Posthumous Oscar Nomination in Most Diverse List Ever
Half a year after his death, Chadwick Boseman was posthumously nominated for an Academy Award on Monday for his final performance in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.’ The nomination for best
NCC moves to resolve N42bn USSD debt
By Emmanuel Elebeke The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says a meeting has been convened to resolve the N42bn Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) debt issue between the telecom operators and
Museveni Considering Vaccine Options Amid Uganda Roll Out
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni says he is still “looking at which of the vaccines” to go for, days after his government kicked off mass vaccination against Covid-19 using the Oxford-AstraZeneca
Wasinmi killings: One suspect arrested in connection with deaths
By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo An aide to Osun State Governor and Chairman Farmers’/Fulanis Committee, Hon Mudasiru Toogun has confirmed the arrest of a suspect allegedly involved in the killing of
Vatican Bars Gay Union Blessing, Says God ‘Can’t Bless Sin’
The Vatican has decreed that the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions since God “cannot bless sin.” The Vatican’s orthodoxy office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, issued
NAFDAC investigates cause of strange disease in Kano
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has collected water samples and flavour products for laboratory analysis, following the outbreak of strange infectious disease in
Nigeria’s President Buhari Receives WTO DG Okonjo-Iweala in Presidential Villa
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Monday received the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the State House in Abuja. Okonjo-Iweala, the country’s former Minister of Finance
AGF advocates quarterly audit of MDAs by Auditor-General
By Emmanuel Elebeke The Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris fcna has advocated for a quarterly audit of MDAs in order to make their duties simple and easy to tackle
Countries should continue using AstraZeneca vaccine for now ― WHO
Countries should continue using AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine, the World Health Organization said on Monday, after many governments halted rollouts because of blood clot fears. “We do not want people to
