COVID
27 Oct
Experts have reported that Nigerians are experiencing neurological manifestations of long COVID, called neuro-long COVID, which is known to be among the most debilitating effects of COVID, such as brain fog, mild cognitive impairment, fatigue, sleep problems, headaches, sensations of pins and needles, and muscle pain. Published in the Journal of NeuroVirology, the research was…
8 Oct
Then-president Donald Trump secretly sent Covid test kits to Vladimir Putin despite a US shortage during the pandemic, and spoke multiple times with the Russian leader after leaving office, Bob Woodward says in an explosive new book. The famed reporter's opus also chronicles some of President Joe Biden's own acknowledged missteps and his struggle to…
27 Aug
Nigeria is many things: a diverse people, an energetic youth, kings and queens of music, film, food, and culture. We are the largest congregation of Black people anywhere on the planet and a powerhouse in the diaspora. As a collective, we contribute to our nation’s progress and hold aspirations for its future. Yet, our country…
21 Aug
World Health Organisation has stressed that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or old strain, is not the new Coronavirus Disease (COVID), as authorities know how to control its spread.
8 May
Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca on Wednesday said it was withdrawing Covid vaccine Vaxzevria, one of the first produced in the deadly pandemic, citing "commercial reasons" following a slump in demand. "As multiple, variant Covid-19 vaccines have since been developed there is a surplus of available updated vaccines. This has led to a decline in demand for…
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Education Minister, Dr. Tunji Alausa The Federal Ministry of Education has announced that students found guilty of physical assault causing bodily harm will face indefinite suspension from Unity Colleges across Nigeria. The decision comes in response to rising cases of violence and bullying among students, according to a memo signed by the Permanent Secretary, Nasir…
17 mins ago
A federal jury in the United States has sentenced two Nigerian nationals, Anthony Emeka Ibekie and Samuel Aniukwu, to 30 years in prison for orchestrating fraud schemes that defrauded victims out of $3.5 million. The sentencing, announced in a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice, revealed that Ibekie, 59, from Oswego, Illinois, was…
18 mins ago
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has expressed concerns regarding the high rate of physical inspections of containers at Nigerian ports.
19 mins ago
AMID Nigeria’s economic challenges, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has recalled how the nation prospered under the Obasanjo/Atiku presidency between 1999 and 2007, with the then Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, as head of the National Economic Council (NEC). Also, Senator Aminu Tambuwal has extended best wishes to Atiku as he marked his 78th birthday. …
23 mins ago
THE Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has threatened to sue the Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, to court for alleging that lawyers aid illicit financial flows into offshore accounts. However, stakeholders in the justice system identified inadequate inter-agency collaboration within the nation’s judicial framework as the root of the slow pace…
27 mins ago
Despite revenue-generating agencies’ report of surpluses for the 2024 fiscal year, the Federal Government, yesterday, cited legislative approvals and budgetary requirements for continued borrowing. This was disclosed during an interactive session between the government’s revenue agencies and the National Assembly Joint Committees on Finance, Budget, and National Planning, focusing on the 2025-2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF)…
33 mins ago
The Northern Youth Assembly (NYA) has faulted the suspension of the Chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Mamman Osuman (SAN), over utterances deemed antagonistic to President Bola Tinubu. However, the North Central All Progressives (APC) Forum has distanced Tinubu from the alleged lopsided appointment of government functionaries from the zone, but blamed the Secretary…
38 mins ago
Described by one scholar on its centenary as “perhaps the greatest historical movement of modern times”, the Berlin Conference West Africa Conference began shortly after noon on November 15, 1884. Interrupted only by a short break at the end of the year and the beginning of the next, historian, Adu Boahen, records that the conference…
47 mins ago
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ananias Mulumba, nicknamed “Metal,” was dominant in his second-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over Nigeria’s Jackie Anyana, known as the “Smiling Assassin,” at the African Knockout Championship (AKO6) to earn his spot in the championship finals. The AKO6 pan-African Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event drew elite fighters from across the…
53 mins ago
Hameed Adenekan, at the weekend, beat the field to win the 63rd yearly FirstBank Lagos Amateur Open Golf Championship, which was held at the Golf Section of Ikoyi Club 1938. Adenekan grossed a score of 225 to beat his closest rival, Akeem Lawal by two shots. The victor’s journey to fame started with an opening…