The Nigeria Institute of Medical Research has highlighted the opportunities and challenges holding it back from committing to the production of vaccines, including COVID-19 vaccines in the country. NIMR Director General, Prof. Babatunde Salako, gave the highlights on Tuesday in … Continue reading Why Nigeria Can’t Make Vaccines, According to NIMR
Benin Republic has filed fresh charges against Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, who was arrested in the country last Monday. Ibrahim Salami, one of the Cotonou, Benin Republic-based lawyers of Sunday Igboho, disclosed the new … Continue reading Benin Republic Files Fresh Charges Against Sunday Igboho
Peace has emerged as the first Head of House for the Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye season. She was made the HOH after winning the Head of House games on Monday evening. With this new position, she is free … Continue reading BBNaija S6: Peace Emerges First Head of House
Nigeria’s Dorcas Adesokan on Monday lost to Clara Azurmendi of Spain in her opening game in the women’s singles event of the badminton competition at the 2020 Olympic Games. In the group play stage game of Group C fixtures at … Continue reading Olympics: Nigeria’s Adesokan Loses to Spanish Opponent in Badminton
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control recorded one death and 272 coronavirus infections in Nigeria as of July 24. The NCDC released the information on its website early on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the latest infections figure shows … Continue reading NCDC Records One Death, 272 New COVID-19 Infections
I listened with some ambivalence; a mixture of positive acknowledgement and suspicion of demagogues as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari reeled out one after the other, the list of the strides his administration … Continue reading Financial Conundrum? Economic Decentralization To The Rescue- Gideon Adeniji
The Federal Government has told a Federal High Court in Lagos that it has not stopped Nigerians from using social media platform, Twitter, adding that many Nigerians are still using it every day. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, … Continue reading We’ve Not Stopped Nigerians from Using Twitter, FG Tells Court
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said that it will launch the pilot scheme of its digital currency on October 1st, 2021. According to Nairametrics, the CBN with its stakeholders outlined its digital currency initiative via a private webinar held on … Continue reading CBN to Launch Digital Currency Oct 1
The UN’s cultural agency UNESCO on Wednesday voted narrowly to remove Liverpool’s waterfront from its list of world heritage sites, citing concerns about overdevelopment including plans for a new football stadium. At committee talks chaired by China, 13 delegates voted … Continue reading UNESCO Removes Liverpool from World Heritage List
Former Chief Eexecutive Officer of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, has expressed his gratitude to members of staff and customers of the company, for making his flight to space possible. Currently holding the World’s richest man title, Jeff Bezos became the second … Continue reading You Made Space Flight Possible, Bezos Thanks Amazon Customers, Employees
