Africa

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Mahamudu Bawumia have been sworn in as President and Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana for another four-year term. Mr. Akufo-Addo and his deputy took the oath of office at the Forecourt of the House...

The new Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine will be rolled out to General Practice led services today, making it easier to protect care home residents and other vulnerable people against Covid-19, health officials said. GP surgeries in England are to begin administering...

The abducted Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri, Moses Chikwe has been rescued unhurt. In a statement by the Police Command in Imo State the rescue of the Cleric was successful following a sting operation embarked upon by...

Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has announced that he has no plans of dumping the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Ikpeazu in an interview on Friday said he believed that people from Abia State are comfortable with PDP. According to him, the...

On Friday, Nigeria recorded seven hundred and twelve, 712, new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, made the announcement on its Twitter page. Lagos State and FCT recorded the highest numbers at 388...

The Osun State Government has warned the residents that the ban on youth carnivals and countdown to the New Year ceremonies still stand. The state government had after its weekly executives’ council meeting on Monday announced the embargo on new...

On Wednesday Shehu Sani, former Kaduna Central Senator, reacted to the recent call of ASUU strike, he said the he hoped the terms of the agreement between the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and the Federal Government...

The Federal Government has announced a three-day public holiday for the Christmas and New Year celebrations. The work-free days include Friday, the 25th, Monday, the 28 of December 2020 as well as Friday, January 1, 2021 respectively. Dr Shuaib M.L Belgore,...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Wednesday, gave government condition for its members to resume their duties. Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU President, said lecturers would return to classes when government provide conducive teaching environment in line with COVID-19...

The deadline for the provision of National Identification Number by telecommunication service subscribers has been extended by three weeks. This is according to a statement issued on by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. The ministry said the extension...