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Oxford Pauses Covid-19 Vaccine Study in Kids, Awaits More Data on Blood Clot Issues
The University of Oxford said on Tuesday it had paused a small UK trial testing the COVID-19 vaccine it developed with AstraZeneca Plc in children and teenagers, as it waits
Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia Talks Over Nile Dam Fail
The latest round of talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have ended with no progress made. Delegations from the three countries met in
UK Begins Rollout of Moderna Covid Vaccine
Britain begins rolling out Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday in Wales and expects to be using it in the rest of the United Kingdom in the coming days in a
Kim Kardashian West Joins Billionaires’ Club
US reality TV star Kim Kardashian West has joined the elite club of the super-rich (in case anyone had any doubts) by achieving billionaire status. Her net worth reached $1bn
Nigeria: Terrorists, Kidnappers Demanding Ransom in Cryptocurrency, Moghalu Says
A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and former presidential candidate, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, has said that cryptocurrency has become attractive to kidnappers and terrorists who
A Third of Covid Survivors Suffer Neurological or Mental Disorders, Study Suggests
One in three COVID-19 survivors in a study of more than 230,000 mostly American patients were diagnosed with a brain or psychiatric disorder within six months, suggesting the pandemic could
Courts Grounded Across Nigeria as Judiciary Workers Begin Strike
Judiciary workers on Tuesday made good their threat to embark on industrial action to press home their demand for the implementation of financial autonomy for the judiciary. Reports from states
Canada Faces ‘Very Serious Third Wave’ of Pandemic, Trudeau Says
Canada is facing “a very serious third wave” of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday, as the country’s most populous province is struggling to respond to
IMF Raises Nigeria’s 2021 GDP Growth Forecast to 2.5%
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised upward its growth forecast for the Nigerian economy in 2021 from one per cent it had predicted in January to 2.5 per cent.
Meet Nigeria’s New Police Chief Alkali Baba
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that the replacement of Mohammed Adamu with Usman Alkali Baba, as the acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) be carried out with immediate effect.
