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Texas Ends Mask Rule, Businesses to Open Fully as Other US States Drop Covid Measures
Texas will lift its mask requirement and allow businesses to reopen at full capacity next week, Governor Greg Abbott has announced. “It is now time to open Texas 100%,” the
Can Nigeria Sell Crude Oil in Naira to the Dangote Refinery?
Uwadiae Osadiaye, CFA, SVP, Investment Research at FBNQuest Merchant Bank, spoke to the Global Business Report about the Dangote Refinery and what the impact of selling crude oil to the
BREAKING: Nigeria Takes Delivery of 3.92m Doses of AstraZeneca Vaccines
An Emirate airline has touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, the Nigerian capital with 3.92 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine. Nigeria becomes the third country in Africa
Ex-President Bartomeu, Others Arrested as Police Raid FC Barcelona
A police operation is ongoing at Barcelona football club and several arrests have been made, a police spokesperson said. “We are in the process of carrying out an operation right
Chinese Vaccines Sweep Much of the World, Despite Western Concerns
The plane laden with vaccines had just rolled to a stop at Santiago’s airport in late January, and Chile’s president, Sebastián Piñera, was beaming. “Today,” he said, “is a day
Calls for Cuomo’s Resignation Mount as 3rd Sexual Harassment Accuser Emerges
Calls for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation intensified late Monday after a third woman accused him of offensive behavior, saying he’d touched her face and back and asked to
Terrorists Attack UN Base in Nigeria’s Northeast Borno State, 25 Aid Workers Trapped
Jihadists linked to the Islamic State have attacked a UN base and overrun a humanitarian hub in northeastern Nigeria, trapping 25 aid workers, security and humanitarian sources said. Scores of
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Resumes as WTO DG Today
The new director-general of the World Trade Organization — the first African and first woman to hold the post — has arrived at its Geneva headquarters for her first day
Pope Prays for Abducted Zamfara Schoolgirls as Nigeria’s Military Intensifies Search
As Nigeria’s military and the police on Sunday intensified the search for 317 abducted pupils of Government Girls’ Science Secondary School, Jangebe in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara
How Kagara Schoolboys, Others were Released
About 48 hours after the Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, alleged that the federal government had abandoned the state in the plan to secure the release of the
