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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
Exclusive Review of Zenith Bank’s 2020 Financial Performance with the Group Managing Director/CEO
Zenith Bank Group Managing Director/CEO Ebenezer Onyeagwu spoke to the Global Business Report about the bank’s impressive 2020 financial performance. He also spoke about the high cost of doing business
Nigeria: President Buhari Accuses State Governors of Rewarding Bandits With Money, Vehicles
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has warned state governors on the dangers of rewarding armed bandits stating that such policies can be disastrous. President Buhari in a tweet on Friday said
Covid Vaccines :We Have to Work with the Country We Have, Not the One We Wish We Had, Nigeria’s Disease Control Boss, Ihekweazu Says
Director General of the NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu As Nigeria prepares to receive its first batch of the Covid-19 vaccines, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said there
US Conducts Air Strikes on ‘Iran-backed Militia’ in Syria
US President Joe Biden on Thursday directed military air strikes in eastern Syria against facilities belonging to what the Pentagon said were Iran-backed militia, in a calibrated response to rocket
Nathaniel, 9, Travelled to London to Get a Prosthetic Eye. Now He Needs £850,000 to Live after Leukaemia Diagnosis (WATCH)
Desperate Nigerian parents are trying to raise almost a million British pounds to save their son who’s dying from a rare form of leukemia. Mr and Mrs Nabena from
Mozambique Receives First Batch of Sinopharm Covid-19 Vaccine Doses
Mozambique has received 200,000 doses of vaccines by Sinopharm from China, but the country is yet to disclose its vaccination plan. The vaccines were received by Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho
Fitch Revises Nigeria’s 2021 GDP Growth Forecast to 1.6% from 2.3%
Fitch Ratings has revised downward its 2021 growth forecast for Nigeria to 1.6 per cent, from its previous expectation of 2.3 per cent. The global rating agency in a statement
