Nominations are open for young leaders to apply to stand for positions on the Commonwealth Youth Council, the body which represents the Commonwealth’s 1.4 billion young people. The council, one of the world’s most diverse youth-led bodies, is seeking candidates for its nine executive positions to serve from 2021 to 2023. The elected candidates will […]
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The Federal Ministry of Interior has spoken on the fire incident that took place at the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Sunday, 10 January, 2021. According to a statement by Muhammed Mangal, Director, Press and Public Relations of the Ministry on Monday, 11 January, 2021, there was no life lost in the incident while no […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says COVID-19 in the country is now reaching a critical level where hospitals will no longer be able to cope with serious cases. Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of the NCDC, on Monday, said while Nigerians may be tired of dealing with the pandemic, the virus is taking advantage of […]
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United States secretary of department of housing and urban development, Ben Carson, has criticised social media companies for placing a ban on accounts belonging to US President Donald Trump. Following the invasion of Capitol Hill by Trump supporters when congress was certifying the victory of President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday, social media companies like Facebook, […]
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After about two weeks of playing hide and seek, Moyo Thomas, the former FCMB staff accused of having two children for Adamu Nuru, the managing director of the bank has spoken up at last. Thomas who was accused of having the two children for Nuru who was forced to step aside as managing director of […]
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The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says Nigeria hopes to get 42 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine soon to cover one fifth of its population. The Executive Director, NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this at the Presidential Task Force briefing on COVID-19, on Tuesday in Abuja. Shuaib said that the vaccine would be […]
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The World Bank has predicted that global economy will grow by 4 per cent in 2021, assuming an initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout becomes widespread throughout the year. The economic forecast was revealed in a statement issued in Washington D.C. on Tuesday at the presentation of the January 2021 Global Economic Prospects. It added that the […]
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The Managing Director of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Adamu Nuru has proceeded on leave following the ongoing investigations by the bank’s Board of Directors over the infidelity and paternity allegations levelled against him. The bank announced Nuru’s leave in a statement issued on Tuesday. According to the bank, the development would guarantee the sanctity […]
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Lateefa Okunnu, presiding judge of the Lagos state high court sitting in Ikeja, on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced Okey Nwosu, a former managing director, Finbank Plc, to three years imprisonment over N10 billion fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned Nwosu alongside Dayo Famuroti, Agnes Ebubedike and Danjuma Ocholi on a 26-count […]
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Nearly 56 million people in England will return to a full coronavirus lockdown, possibly until mid-February, to try to cut spiralling infection rates, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. The measures, which include the closure of primary and secondary schools, will come into effect Wednesday, he said in a televised address, after Scotland announced […]
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