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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
Niger State Governor Says Federal Government Not Helping in Securing Kagara Schoolboys’ Release
The Niger State Government in Nigeria on Thursday accused the federal government of not doing enough to assist the state in rescuing the 27 pupils of Government Science College, Kagara
Bandits Abduct Over 300 Schoolgirls in Nigeria’s Northwestern Zamfara State
More than 300 schoolgirls have been abducted by suspected bandits from a Government Girls Secondary School in Mafara local government area of northwestern Zamfara state. The bandits invaded the school
Buhari Warns Against Ethnic Profiling, Promises to Deal With Insurgents
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has warned against ethnic profiling promising that his administration will continue to deal with insurgents, bandits, kidnappers and other criminals who constitute a threat to innocent
RwandAir to Become First in Africa to Implement IATA Travel Pass
RwandAir is set to become the first African airline to trial the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Travel Pass to enable safe international travel. airline will begin a three-week trial
Admiral Joe Aikhomu, Chairman Ocean Marine, Dies at 65
Former Chief of Naval Administration Rear Admiral Joe Aikhomu (rtd) is dead. Aikhomu, 65, passed on Thursday morning in Abuja allegedly from Covid-19 complications. The deceased who was younger brother
Abuja Plane Crash: Seven Air Force Personnel Buried in Military Cemetary
The seven Nigerian Airforce personnel who died in a plane crash on Sunday have been laid to rest leaving their family members and friends in tears. The burial took place
Nigeria’s Attorney General Malami Won’t Allow New Amti-graft Boss Bawa Succeed, Sagay Says
Chairman of Nigeria’s Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) Itse Sagay has expressed concern that the country’s attorney-general Abubakar Malami may interfere in the duties of Abdulrasheed Bawa, the newly-appointed
Ivorian Opposition Seeks to Upset Ouattara’s Parliamentary Majority
Former President and opposition leader in the West African Ivory Coast, Henri Konan Bédié, on Wednesday, called for a “massive” vote in the March 6 legislative elections. “President Gbagbo and
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
