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Vaccine Nationalism, Export Restrictions Hampering Africa’s Vaccination Efforts, WTO Boss Says
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Monday deplored increasing Covid-19 vaccine nationalism and restrictions placed on exports by producing countries, which she described as
‘I Miss My Brother’, George Floyd’s Younger Sibling Tells Court
George Floyd’s younger sibling has testified “I miss my brother” as prosecutors prepare to rest their case against the ex-officer accused of murdering him. After the state of Minnesota spent
Muslims Open Ramadan with Social Distanced Prayers, Vaccines
Muslims began marking Ramadan with communal prayers Tuesday in a socially distanced contrast to the empty mosques of a year ago when Islam’s holiest month coincided with the start of
Voters, Not Court, Should Choose Leaders, Nigeria’s Ex-President Jonathan Says
Former President Goodluck Jonathan Monday canvassed the overhaul of the electoral process to make the electorate the ultimate decision-makers in an election, saying winners should be decided through the ballot
Pension Assets Decline, Kano Pillars Sign MOU With A Private Firm
Oladipo Ajayi, Head of Fixed Income at Chapel Hill Denham, spoke to the Global Business Report about the latest decline in value in Pension funds under management. What can be
Nigeria Says ‘Criminal Elements’ Planning to Attack Airports
The Nigerian government says it has received an alert over planned attacks on airports across the West African country. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says the alert was
34 Migrants Dead After Boat Capsizes off Djibouti
Thirty-four migrants are dead after their boat capsized off Djibouti, the regional head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday. “The migrants were being transported by smugglers,” Mohammed Abdiker, IOM’s
‘Twitter on the Continent’: Tech Giant Sets Up African HQ in Ghana
Twitter has announced its African presence by setting up a base of operations in Ghana. The tech giant said in a statement that it is actively building a team in
‘I’ve Preached Against Evil For 15 years’: Nigeria’s Comms Minister Debunks Links to Boko Haram
Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami says he has been preaching against the doctrines of Boko Haram and similar groups, denying having any link with the terrorist group as alleged
Nigeria: Hours After Launch of Southeast ‘Regional Police’, Gunmen Attack Ebonyi Community, Burn Houses
Reports suggest more than twenty houses have were torched when gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen attacked Umuogodo-Akpu Ngbo community, in southeastern Ebonyi State on Sunday. There are also reported cases of
