BREAKING: Nigeria Administers First Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine
Nigeria has administered the first dose of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine as efforts heighten to fight the pandemic. The first shot of the vaccine was given to Cyprian Nyong, a…
Peru Issues Tsunami Alert After New Zealand Quake
Peru issued a tsunami warning for its coast but no evacuation order Thursday, after a cluster of powerful South Pacific earthquakes. The country’s National Emergency Operations Center reported “a tsunami…
EPL: Klopp Names Player Who Made ‘Difference’ During Liverpool’s 1-0 Defeat To Chelsea
Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp, has named Chelsea star, Mason Mount, as the player who made the ‘difference’ during his side’s 1-0 defeat against the Blues on Thursday at Anfield. Klopp…
Soldiers Feared Killed In Bandits’ Attack On Katsina Military Base
A number of soldiers are feared dead after an attack on a military base in Katsina State. Bandits stormed an outpost in Marina, Safana Local Government Area on Thursday. The…
NAFDAC Destroys N613m Counterfeit Goods In Kano
The National Agency for Drug, Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed counterfeit drugs, cosmetics and food items worth over N613 million in Kano State. The NAFDAC Director General, Prof. Mojisola…
Governors To Be Vaccinated Publicly On March 10
All the 36 state governors and their deputies will receive the COVID-19 vaccine in public on March 10. The decision was reached on Thursday, after an emergency meeting to discuss…
Insecurity: Some Governors Want Anarchy – ACF Backs Buhari
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has backed President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to security agents to shot any unauthorized person carrying an AK-47 rifle. Buhari gave the directive as a measure to…
Mobile Court Convicts 18 Persons In Benin For Violating Face Mask Law
A Mobile Court in Benin Thursday convicted 18 persons for violating the laws on use of face masks and illegal parking. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that while…
Crude Oil Hits $68 As Goldman Sachs Projects Prices May Rise To $80 By Q3
The price of Brent crude, against which Nigeria’s crude oil is priced, has risen to $68.03 per barrel following the decision of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to…
5,280 Oyo Rural Women Benefit From FG’s Special Cash Grant
Hadjia Sadiya Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster, Management and Social Development, has said that 5,280 rural women in Oyo State would benefit from a Federal Government’s Special Cash…
