World Bank Finally Approves $1.5billion Loan To Strengthen Nigeria’s Economy
A file photo of the World Bank logo. The World Bank has finally approved Nigeria’s request for a $1.5 billion loan. This was announced in a statement by World Bank…
‘Terrified’ Survivors Recount Attacks On Civilians In Tigray
Ethiopian refugees who fled fighting in Tigray province are pictured at a reception centre in Sudan’s eastern Gedaref province, on November 17, 2020. (Photo by Ebrahim HAMID / AFP) The…
Jordan Approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
In this file photo taken on November 23, 2020 is pictured a bottle reading “Vaccine Covid-19” next to US pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German biotechnology company BioNTech logos on November…
Coronavirus Pandemic And Lockdown: How 2020 Changed The World
A hospital worker puts on gloves as part of her Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the COVID-19 ward at the Somerset Hospital in Cape Town, on July 2, 2020. (Photo…
Italian Cyclist Riccardo Ricco Banned For Life
Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco, who was thrown off the Tour de France in 2008 for taking a blood-boosting drug, has been banned for life, the national anti-doping agency announced. The…
Teachers Should Receive Vaccine Priority: UNICEF
The head of the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, called Tuesday for teachers to be among those given priority access to the COVID-19 vaccines. “The Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on…
Somalia Cuts Diplomatic Ties With Kenya
This file photo taken on May 18, 2016, shows a woman waving a flag as soldiers and other military personnel of Somalia’s breakaway territory of Somaliland march past during an…
17 Katsina Schoolboys Escape From Captivity – Masari
Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari has disclosed that 17 of the missing schoolboys kidnapped from a Government Science Secondary School (GSSS) in Kankara Local Government Area of the state have…
Putin Congratulates Biden, Calls For ‘Collaboration’ On Both Sides
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with the members of the Security Council via teleconference call, in Moscow, Russia on November 6, 2020.Alexey NIKOLSKY / Sputnik / AFP Russian…
#EndSARS Protests: We Lost ₦807m To Vandalism, Says NPA Boss
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Usman speaks during a budget defence session before the Senate Committee on Maritime in the National Assembly on December 14,…