Tel Aviv, Jan. 25, 2022 An Israeli Government panel of experts on Tuesday recommended expanding eligibility for an extra vaccine booster to everyone aged 18 and up. The recommendation for a fourth dose applies to any adult so long as at least five months have passed, either since receiving an …
Read More »Dangote maintains rank as Forbes’ richest man in Africa
By Alex Enebeli Enugu, Jan. 25, 2022 Aliko Dangote has retained his position as the richest man in Africa, with a net worth of $12.1 billion, according to the 2022 edition of the Forbes’ Top 10 Africa’s Billionaires List. This is contained in a post on their verified Twitter account @Forbes. …
Read More »Nestlé is Top Employer 2022
The 2022 Top Employers have been announced and Nestlé has been recognised as a Top Employer in Nigeria. Being certified as a Top Employer showcases an organisation’s dedication to a better world of work, exhibited through excellent HR policies and people practices. Mr. Wassim Elhusseini, MD/CEO of Nestlé Nigeria PLC …
Read More »World Cup: Balotelli recalled by Italy
Berlin, Jan. 24, 2022 Mario Balotelli has been called up for a three-day Italy training camp and Joao Pedro is among the new faces given the nod by Manager, Robert Mancini. Balotelli has not played for his country for over three years. But the in-form striker was named among 35 …
Read More »Group urges fair hearing for Nigerian-born Alberta Attorney-General, Madu
By Victor Nwachukwu Owerri, Jan. 24, 2022 Mbaise Policy Round Table (MPR), a socio-political pressure group, has urged Canadian authorities to grant a fair hearing to suspended Minister of Justice and Solicitor-General of Alberta, Mr. Kaycee Madu. This is contained in a release signed by the Group’s Chairman, Prof. Eddie …
Read More »U.S Consulate trains 100 Nigerian teachers in creative arts
(Second Left) Jennifer Foltz, Deputy Public Affairs, U.S Consulate, with some of the participants at the “Ibadandun Project”, a professional development workshop in Ibadan. [NAN-PHOTO] By David Adeoye Ibadan, Jan. 24, 2022 The United States of America Consulate, in collaboration with two educational partners in Nigeria, has embarked on training …
Read More »Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lecture holds today in New Jersey, USA
A lecture in memory of renowned civil rights crusader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will hold on Wednesday, January 26, 2022. The hybrid program (in-person and virtual), which is being sponsored by the Africana Institute and the Student Life & Activities Office of Essex County College, Newark, New Jersey, United …
Read More »De Jong winner gives FC Barcelona late joy at Alaves
Madrid, Jan. 24, 2022 Frenkie de Jong netted an 87th-minute winner as FC Barcelona finally found themselves on the right side of late drama in a 1-0 victory at Deportivo Alaves on Sunday. Barca entered the game on a three-match winless run in all competitions, having been held by Granada …
Read More »Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company receives Crystal Award at Port Harcourt Polo Club 50th Anniversary
Energy giant, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO) bagged the Crystal Award at the prestigious Port Harcourt Polo Club’s 50th Anniversary celebrations, at the Rivers State capital recently. The Port Harcourt Polo Club President, Engineer (Dr.) Chukwudi Dimkpa, said “SNEPCo has been honoured in recognition of your uncompromising dedication …
Read More »CNPP Scribe commends NCDMB’s Engr. Simbi Wabote over performance
The National Secretary of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP), Chief Willy Ezeogu has commended the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) over his exceptional performance in office. Ezeogu also dissociated himself from the call on the Executive Secretary of the NCDMB to step …
Read More »SERAP drags Buhari govt to ECOWAS Court over ‘secrecy in spending of loans, crippling debts’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the government of President Muhammadu Buhari over “secrecy in the spending of loans so far obtained, the unsustainable level of borrowing by the government and the 36 states, the crippling debt burden, and the disproportionately negative impact of these …
Read More »UN relief chief pledges support for Nigeria in rebuilding Northeast
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Jan. 22, 2022 The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths has pledged to support Nigeria to help rebuild the lives of those affected by violence in the Northeast. The UN humanitarian affairs chief who made the pledge at the end …
Read More »COVID-19: Men more likely to develop erectile dysfunction – Urologist
By Buchi Onyejiaka Abuja, Jan. 23, 2022 A Urologist has encouraged men to get vaccinated as those affected with COVID-19 are more likely to experience erectile dysfunction. Dr Igbokwe Martin, a Consultant Urologist and Kidney Surgeon, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, …
Read More »Nigerian’s international appointment excites NiDCOM boss
By Maureen Okon Abuja, Jan. 23, 2022 The appointment of Nigeria’s Ibironke Adeagbo into the board of the international group, Streetinvest, has showcased hard work and the dogged spirit of Nigerians living and working overseas. The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, made the statement in …
Read More »A UK-Africa trade deal would create jobs and boost the Commonwealth – Post BREXIT, It is now possible By Muhammadu Buhari
A deal would enable Britain to practice the free trade it has long preached and represent recognition by a G7 economy of the benefits of African unity, writes President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria Two years after the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union, my country Nigeria and her African …
Read More »The rhythm of the words in the piano world of Echezonachukwu Nduka By Nkanu Egbe
Purple robes adorn our bodies as stench from decaying limbs signal turbulence. we wine and dine in this room where cadavers are laid like logs, pulling the strings of our heart. we do not see cadavers but paintings on the wrong canvas. the land is green, but its dreams are …
Read More »Oil majors TotalEnergies and Chevron withdraw from Myanmar
Paris, Jan. 21, 2022 Oil majors, TotalEnergies and Chevron Corp, partners in a major gas project in Myanmar, have decided to withdraw from the country, they said on Friday. They cited the worsening humanitarian situation following last year’s coup as the reason for withdrawing. Since the February coup, Myanmar security …
Read More »Postgraduate: Again, Zulum’s media strategist, Isa Gusau, bags distinction at UK University
…Cites 461 textbooks, journals in essays, dissertation … Pioneers research area … Likely becomes Nigeria’s first govt spokesperson to combine graduate, postgraduate degrees in PR Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum’s Special Adviser on Public Relations and Strategy, Malam Isa Gusau, yesterday obtained Masters’ Degree (MA) in Media and …
Read More »UN General Assembly approves resolution condemning Holocaust denial
UN Photo: General Assembly on Thursday adopted by consensus a resolution condemning, without reservation, any denial of the Holocaust at New York By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Jan. 21, 2022 The United Nation’s General Assembly on Thursday adopted by consensus, a resolution that condemns denial and distortion of the Holocaust. …
Read More »NAPAC-USA welcomes Nigerian Diaspora Investment Trust Fund; Hails NiDCOM’s compendium, +600 Diaspora Icons
United States of America (USA)-based Nigerian American Public Affairs Committee, USA (NAPAC-USA), has hailed as laudable the recent approval, by President Muhammadu Buhari, of a Nigerian Diaspora Investment Trust Fund. President Buhari announced the approval of the Nigerian Diaspora Investment Trust Fund during the presentation to him at State House, …
Read More »WHO recommends lifting COVID-19 travel restrictions
Moscow, Jan. 20, 2022 The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged nations to lift or ease COVID-19 travel restrictions, saying they have proven to be of little public health value but detrimental for economic growth. On Jan. 13, WHO Emergency Committee on International Health Regulations met via video conference to …
Read More »“Nigerians are doing well in Japan” – Ambassador tells NIDCOM boss, Dabiri-Erewa
ABUJA, TUESDAY, JAN. 19 2022: The Japanese Ambassador to Nigerian Amb. Matsunaga Kazuyoshi has commended the efforts of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, and stated that Nigerians in Japan are doing well and are good ambassadors of Nigeria. Amb. Kazuyoshi stated this when he visited the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora …
Read More »Messi not in Argentina squad for upcoming World Cup qualifiers
Berlin, Jan. 19, 2022 Lionel Messi has not been included in Lionel Scaloni’s latest Argentina squad as he continues to recover from coronavirus. The Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) forward has not played a match in almost a month, with the 1-1 Ligue 1 draw at Lorient on Dec. 22 being his …
Read More »Nnamdi Kanu: Court urges FG to explore political solution; Awards IPOB leader N1billion, orders apology for rights’ violation
By Leonard Okachie Umuahia, Jan. 19, 2022 An Abia High Court sitting in Umuahia has advised the Federal Government to explore political solution to the matter involving the Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Nnamdi Kanu. Delivering judgment on a suit filed against the federal government …
Read More »Nigeria has lost $178 Billion oil revenue in Ogoni – MOSOP President
President of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Fegalo Nsuke says Nigeria has lost at least $178,850,000,000.00 (One Hundred and Seventy Eight Billion, Eight Hundred and Fifty Million United States Dollars), an estimated NGN72 Trillion, since Shell exited the Ogoni oilfields in 1993. Nsuke said the …
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