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Femi Kuti Issues Cease-and-Desist Order to APC Group Over Shirts Bearing Fela’s Name
The son of the late Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti has warned a group affiliated with the ruling party in the country against using t-shirts bearing his father’s name, or
Demands Grow as Colombians Hold Eighth Day of Mass Protests
Anti-government protests took place across Colombia for the eighth straight day on Wednesday, as rights groups continue to raise concerns about excessive violence by security forces. Riot police used tear
Nigeria Approves $16m for Six Power Projects
Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved $8.29 million and N3 billion for the execution of various electricity projects. It also said it was ready to commence the
Labour Rejects Nigeria Government’s Plan to Review Payrolls
Organised labour under the auspices of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Wednesday condemned the moves by the federal government to review payrolls as part of measures to reduce the cost
Again, Okonjo-Iweala Seeks Equitable Access to Covid Vaccines
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has again, called for equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines. Okonjo-Iweala made the appeal on Wednesday at a WTO General
Agitations for Nigeria’s Disintegration, Insensitive, Says Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Wednesday described calls for the disintegration of Nigeria as unmindful and insensitive to the plight of the minority groups in the country. This is coming as
Elumelu Calls for Urgent Power Sector Reforms to Boost Nigeria’s Economy
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc Group Chairman and Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Mr. Tony Elumelu, has called for urgent reforms in the power sector to boost economic activities.
Nigeria: Governors Shift Ground on Financial Autonomy for State Legislatures, Judiciaries
Governors have shifted ground in their quest for an earnest resolution of the industrial crisis caused by the clamour by judicial and legislative workers for the implementation of financial autonomy
India Government Says ‘Double Mutant’ Virus Linked to Surge in Cases, Death
India has said a “double mutant variant” of the coronavirus first discovered there in March may be “linked” to a deadly second wave there. Samples containing the mutant – or
US Backs WTO’s Push for Covid Vaccine Patent Waivers
The US has thrown its support behind an initiative at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to waive intellectual property protections for coronavirus vaccines. India and South Africa proposed the move,
