United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) has announced a donation of over 5 billion Naira (USD14 million), through the UBA Foundation, to catalyse a comprehensive ...
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London party: Attendees go into isolation as two guests die
The number of people suffering from COVID-19 in the country rose to 51 on Wednesday from 18 on Thursday last week ...
Read More »National Assembly meets Ahmed, Sylva, Emefiele over failing economy, 2020 budget
The leadership of the National Assembly on Wednesday met with the Federal Government on measures to cushion the effect of the raging coronavirus and crashing crude oil prices on the Nigerian economy ...
Read More »Kyari: Buhari’s governance structure has collapsed, says PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday expressed apprehension over the alleged collapse of governance command structure of the Federal Government since the isolation of ...
Read More »Canadian firm develops vaccine for coronavirus
A biopharmaceutical company, Medicago, headquartered in Quebec City, Canada, says it has successfully produced a virus-like particle of the coronavirus 20 days after obtaining the SARS-CoV-2 (virus causing the COVID-19 disease ...
Read More »Military airlifts medical supplies, COVID-19 detection kits from China
The Nigerian Air Force on Tuesday airlifted from Lagos to Abuja a consignment of medical donation to Nigeria by China’s Jack Ma Foundation to fight ...
Read More »Uzor Kalu loses appeal against N7.1bn fraud conviction
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, has dismissed an appeal filed by Slok Nigeria Limited challenging the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, Lagos which convicted ...
Read More »Anthony Joshua still fit, healthy despite contact with Prince Charles
Nigeria born British world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua remains ‘fit and healthy’ despite coming into contact with Prince Charles only a couple of weeks ...
Read More »All-share index records marginal decline as remote trading commences
The equities market recorded a marginal decline of 0.05 per cent on the first day full remote trading commenced following the closure of all trading ...
Read More »COVID-19: World Bank, IMF urge creditors to suspend debt payments from IDA countries
The World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have called on all official bilateral creditors to suspend debt payments from International Development Assistance ...
Read More »UK struggling with coronavirus test kits amid global shortage
Testing as many people as possible for the coronavirus is vitally important but a global shortage of the materials needed is causing a supply bottleneck, ...
Read More »Coronavirus: Spain’s death toll tops China figures
Spain’s death toll from the coronavirus has surpassed the official figure from China, becoming the second highest in the world. The number of deaths rose ...
Read More »Disobedience to Covid-19 protocols – Thisday
It is in everyone’s interest for public officials to obey rules and regulations Once again, the impunity with which senior public office holders and top ...
Read More »Coronavirus: US Senate snag holds up $2tr disaster aid bill
A last-minute row is delaying a vote in Congress on a $2tn (£1.7tn) coronavirus disaster aid bill that is the largest economic stimulus in US ...
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