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Pope Francis appoints Nigerian Archbishop as Vatican’s Permanent Observer at the UN
Pope Francis has appointed Nigerian Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu as the new Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the UN Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva. Nwachukwu, 61, now replaces Bishop […]
Nigerian Presidency allocation for meals is bigger than that of projects in 14 Teaching and referral hospitals
The presidency has allocated 26 billion Nigerian Naira for travel, meals, state house clinic and refreshments in the 2022 budget. In comparison 19.17 billion Naira was allocated for ongoing and new […]
Oil Price hits $85 a barrel for the first time in years
The price of oil in Nigeria hit $85 a barrel, the highest since October 2018. Brent crude futures traded as high as $85.07 per barrel on Friday morning. Elsewhere the US West […]
A 45-year old becomes new President for National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS)
According to Nigeria Twitter user Chidi Odinkalu @chidiodinkalu, “National Association of #Nigerian Students, #NANS, has a new president. He is a civil servant, enrolled for a post-graduate diploma & officially, only 42 […]
Facebook to open a Lagos office in 2021
Social Media giant Facebook has announced that it will be opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria in 2021 as part of its ongoing investment in the continent. It will be the company’s […]
Nigeria reverses decision to reopen schools
The government of Nigeria has reversed its decision to reopen schools for final-year primary and secondary students. Education minister Adamu Adamu said that schools would only reopen when it’s safe to do […]
Nigeria and Cameroon declared polio free
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Cameroon and Nigeria to be Polio free. Polio is a crippling disease that usually affects children under the age of five. Pakistan and Afghanistan are […]
Nigeria records ‘one rape every five hours’
717 rape cases were reported in Nigeria between January and May this year, amounting to one rape every five hours, Nigeria’s Police Chief says. Mohammed Adamu described rape as serious and wicked […]
Hundreds of health workers in Nigeria test positive for coronavirus
More than 812 health workers in Nigeria have tested positive for Covid-19 according to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the BBC reports. The West-African country has a population of about […]
Coronavirus: Africa’s confirmed cases surpass 115,000
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the African continent were 115,616 by Tuesday afternoon with 3,479 deaths connected with the […]
Nigeria has ‘no money’ to import food, Says President Buhari
Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari says that Nigerian farmers need to produce enough food for the country as the West African country has no money to import food. Nigeria is densely populated and […]
Nigeria fines a British company for flouting flight ban
Nigeria has fined a British aviation company Flairjet after its plane contravened a ban on commercial flights put in place to curb the spread of coronavirus. The Flairjet plane was held back […]
98-year old woman recovers from Covid-19 in Lagos
Health authorities in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, say a 98-year-old woman has recovered from coronavirus after being treated at one of the state’s isolation centres. Lagos state Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu confirmed via […]
Coronavirus patients at Gombe State in Nigeria protest against ‘poor care’
Dozens of Covid – 19 patients at Gombe State in North Eastern Nigeria held a demonstration outside a treatment facility, saying the authorities were not taking good care of them. This is […]
Double tragedy as petrol tanker rams into a hearse
Benue State, Nigeria On 16 October a petrol tanker is reported to have lost control and rammed into a hearse along Taraku Otipo Way, Benue State in Nigeria. Jennifer Obasi shared the […]
3 billionaires discuss the future of Africa
Three billionaires discuss how Family Planning will play a role in Africa’s future. Bill Gates meet with two of Africa’s richest men, Aliko Dangote and Mo Ibrahim. On the agenda was the […]
Seun Onigbinde has resigned as Technical Advisor to the Minister for Budget and National Planning
Seun Onigbinde who is the Co-founder of BudgIT, has resigned as the Technical Adviser to the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning. Seun made his announcement on Medium before sharing […]
Decentralization in India
Decentralization in India Kenya is one of the decentralized countries in the world. It officially joined countries such as Uganda, Nigeria, United States of America and India. In this article, we focus […]
Oby Ezekwesili withdraws from Nigeria’s presidential race
Oby Ezekwesili withdraws from the presidential race in Nigeria.
Photo of President Muhammadu Buhari reading a newspaper attracts attention online
Photo of President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria reading a newspaper attracts attention online The photo featured above show President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria reading the Sunday Vanguard Newspaper. It’s clear that his […]
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The Rock says he will ‘not’ return to Fast and Furious 10 set and says Vin Diesel’s request for him to return is ‘manipulative’
“The Rock” whose real name is Dwayne Johnson has stated that he will not be returning to Fast & Furious set even after Vin Diesel requested him to do so. The […]
Georges Simenon (1903-1989) profile
Georges Simenon was a Belgian writer who published an estimated 500 novels during his career as a writer. Therefore, by all means he was a highly prolific writer from Belgium. Georges Simenon […]
