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Access Bank, ARISE.TV Website, Aisha Yesufu Nominated for GAGE Awards
The GAGE Awards 2021 has finally opened its portal for voting of digital practitioners who have emerged from 20 categories. After two months of nominations, the final list of nominees
Abuja Air Crash: Seven Nigerian Air Force Officers For Burial Thursday
The seven Nigerian Air Force officers who died when their Beechcraft King Air B350i aircraft crashed on Sunday will be buried at the National Cemetery, Abuja on Thursday. The Force disclosed this
Death Toll in Maiduguri Rocket Attack Rises to 16
The death toll during the Boko Haram jihadist attack in the Borno state capital Maiduguri has risen to 16, AFP is reporting. The 16 people who died in the attack on Tuesday in the northeastern city included
Rwanda’s President Kagame Faults ‘Hypocrisy’ in Vaccine Supply
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has faulted the “hypocrisy and double standards” in the global distribution of Covid-19 vaccines. President Kagame made the comments in a tweet after the World Health
First Covid-19 AstraZeneca/Oxford Vaccine Doses Arrives Ghana
A flight carrying 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India landed in Ghana’s capital Accra, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations
Guinea Begins Ebola Vaccination Campaign
Guinea has relaunched its Ebola vaccine campaign in the town of Gouecke after a fresh outbreak of the deadly disease struck the country this month, killing five people. The new cases
Uganda Denies Vaccinating Museveni’s Inner Circle
Uganda’s Health Minister Jane Aceng has denied reports that top government officials have been vaccinated against Covid-19 before the country formally receives vaccines. Ms Aceng was reacting to a report
Nigerian Senate Confirms Abdulrasheed Bawa as Youngest EFCC Chairman
The Nigerian Senate has confirmed Abdulrasheed Bawa as the substantive executive chairman of the country’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The forty-year-old Bawa’s confirmation was done after a lengthy
Delta State Signs Agreement to Concession Asaba International Airport
The Delta State government has signed a 30-year agreement to concession the Asaba International Airport for efficiency and improved service delivery. The concession deal is worth over N28bn (about $59m)
Freed Victims of Niger Bus Abduction Narrate Hellish Experience in Kidnappers’ Den
Some of the freed 53 passengers kidnapped by terrorists while travelling in a Niger State government-owned NSTA bus in Niger State have continued to narrate their experiences in the kidnappers’
