President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris arrived at the US Capitol on Wednesday for their official inauguration ceremony. Biden, 78, is to be sworn in at noon (1700 GMT) by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts as the … Continue reading Biden Arrives at US Capitol for Inauguration as 46th President
Professor Osinbajo stated this on Tuesday in Abuja during the virtual flag-off of the cash transfer scheme, called the Rapid Response Register (RRR), to be facilitated through a wholly technology-based approach. This followed the successful activation of the Economic Sustainability … Continue reading FG’s Goal to Lift 20m Nigerians Out of Poverty in Two Years Now Within Reach – Osinbajo
It was a bizarre scene at the online second ordinary session of the ECOWAS parliament as some lawmakers were seen dressed in underwears and the other smoked with flagrant impunity. It seemed fellow lawmakers tacitly gave their nods to these … Continue reading Drama as ECOWAS Lawmakers in Underwear, Cook, Smoke at Parliamentary Zoom Meeting
President Donald Trump began his final full day in the White House Tuesday with a long list of possible pardons to dish out before snubbing his successor Joe Biden’s inauguration and leaving for Florida. On Wednesday at noon, Biden will … Continue reading Last Day in Office, Trump to Grant Pardons Before Handing Over to Biden
US law enforcement agencies are screening National Guard members to make sure they do not pose a security risk during President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, a four-star general said in comments broadcast Sunday. Following the January 6 riots at the Capitol … Continue reading FBI Screens Troops Ahead of US Inauguration
Adaptation — reducing the fallout among communities and increasing their capacity to deal with climate-related disasters such as floods and drought — is a pillar of the landmark 2015 accord, which aims to chart a path away from catastrophic warming. … Continue reading Nations Failing to Fund Climate Adaptation – UN
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will issue a slew of executive orders in his first hours in the office, in both substantive and symbolic measures to reverse policies instituted during the Trump administration, U.S. media outlets reported. Rejoining the Paris climate … Continue reading Biden to Issue Executive Orders to Reverse Trump Policies
Britain’s government hopes to ease some lockdown restrictions in March as it presses ahead with Europe’s fastest rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, Foreign Minister, Dominic Raab, said on Sunday. The country, which also has Europe’s highest COVID-19 death toll, has been … Continue reading UK Hopes to Ease Lockdown from March – Foreign Minister
The 76-year-old leader, who took power in 1986, is one of Africa’s longest serving presidents, and was accused of crushing the opposition and media ahead of one of the most violent election campaigns in recent years. Museveni won with 58.6 … Continue reading Museveni Declared Winner of Uganda Election
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) registered 1,867 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 107,345. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Friday. It noted that eight people also died … Continue reading Panic as Nigeria Records 8 Deaths, 1,867 New Cases of COVID-19 in 24hrs
