Fake doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine were being sold in Mexico and Poland for as much as $2,500 a shot, the US drug maker and an official confirmed. At a clinic in Mexico some 80 people received bogus vaccines, which appeared to have been physically harmless though offered no protection against the potentially deadly […]
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This image made available courtesy of the Chadian Army on April 18, 2021, shows alleged rebel soldiers belonging to the Front pour l’alternance et la concorde au Tchad (FACT) sitting in the sand after having been captured following clashes with the Chadian army in Nyze, 50km North east of Zigueye, on April 17, 2021. (Photo […]
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The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) has again berated Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, over the endless forensic audit and extension of Effiong Akwa’s tenure as Sole Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). It alleged that the extension of the sole administrator’s tenure was a deliberate attempt to delay the constitution of […]
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The Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria (OGTAN) has lost some $2 billion in the last 12 months following the COVID-19 outbreak. Its president, Mayowa Afe, made the disclosure yesterday in Lagos at a media briefing to announce activities lined up for this year’s annual general meeting/lecture series of the organisation. According to him, […]
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Motorists queue in a traffic gridlock in Lagos, Nigeria, on April 20, 2021. – Nigeria’s economy was already struggling with a fall in the price of oil, Nigeria’s major export, and a weak local naira currency before the global pandemic struck.<br />Now Nigeria’s inflation has soared to a four-year high of more than 18 percent […]
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Senate President, Ahmed Lawan ‘No compelling reason to take more loans’ Focus on creating enabling environment, economists urge Despite public concerns about Nigeria’s rising debts, the Senate yesterday approved fresh external loans of $1.5 billion and €995 million for the Federal Government. The loans were approved by the lawmakers after considering and adopting the report […]
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By Abdu Rafiu The masses of the Jews, their passion whipped up by the political and priestly establishments working in collaborative hatefulness, vociferously demanded the crucifixion of the Son of God, Jesus Christ. The priests and political circles believed that the Teaching of the Lord was undermining their power and influence. The priestly circles found […]
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Danbatta Adeyemi Adepetun, in this report, writes on the move targeted at strengthening financial health of industry players. Although the liberalisation and deregulation agenda of Nigeria’s telecoms sector started about 20 years ago, regulation and competition in the network industries are still central concerns. With the opening up of the sector and the rise of […]
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Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, APC state chairman, Ade Adetimehin, deputy governor Lucky Ayedatiwa and the Chief of Staff, Chief Olugbenga Ale addressing newsmen after the tribunal judgment in Akure. Petition struck out for want of Jurisdiction and lack of merit —– Akeredolu, deputy duly sponsored by a political party Verdict reflects the law, peoples wish, no […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has requested the Senate to consider and approve Hon. Justice Salisu Garba for appointment as the acting Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), High Court. Senate President Ahmad Lawan read Buhari’s letter of request on the floor during plenary. Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Hon. Justice Tanko Muhammad, had in […]
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