US Announces Diplomatic Boycott Of Beijing Winter Olympics
File photo: US President Joe Biden holds a press conference after the US-Russia summit in Geneva on June 16, 2021. (Photo by PETER KLAUNZER / POOL / AFP) The United…
Covid Surge: France Orders Nightclubs To Close For Four Weeks
French Prime Minister Jean Castex gives a press conference on the current situation amid the Covid-19 pandemic at the Hotel de Matignon in Paris, on December 6, 2021.Thomas SAMSON /…
China Threatens ‘Countermeasures’ If US Boycotts Olympics
A file photo of Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, Lijian Zhao. China said Monday it will take “countermeasures” if the United States called for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter…
Travel Ban: Tomori Goes Emotional, Says Nigeria Paying For Overlooking Errors Of Omission
The COVID-19 pandemic and other disease outbreaks in Nigeria are nothing compared to the real enemies of the country, said Professor Oyewale Tomori. Tomori, a professor of virology, stated this…
Nigeria’s Import Bill Grows As Exports Remain Oil-Dependent: NBS
Exporting crude oil has been Nigeria’s main source of revenue for decades. Sodiq Adelakun/Channels Television Nigeria’s trade balance in the third quarter of 2021 amounted to a deficit of N3,023.50…
JAMB To Clear Backlog Of 706,189 Illegal Admissions – Registrar
JAMB registrar Professor Ishaq Oloyede. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it would soon begin to clear the backlog of illegal admissions conducted by tertiary education institutions in…
Omicron Travel Ban: Western Countries Are Hypocrites, Says Ramaphosa
In this file photo taken on March 22, 2020 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (C) conducts a media briefing at the end of a meeting with various business leaders and…
Thousands Stranded As Commercial Drivers Strike In Ghana
The Ghanaian Flag Thousands of Ghanaian commuters, students and workers were stranded at bus stations across the country on Monday after commercial transport drivers went on strike over high fuel…
Omicron: UK Red Listing Nigeria Is Unjust, Discriminatory – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has condemned the red listing of Nigeria by the UK government over the two cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19.…
Police Begin Probe As Eight Children Die In SUV
File photo of a Police patrol van. The Lagos State Police Command said it is investigating the death of eight children, whose bodies were recovered in a Lexus Sport Utility…