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Contrary to some reports, the Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, has not tested positive for the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The clarification was made by WHO through its official Twitter handle, saying: "Contrary to some incorrect reports, @DrTedros hasn't tested positive for #COVID19. He has been identified...
A document obtained from the United States Government website has shown that Nigeria has been barred from the popular US Visa Lottery Application for 2022. In a 19-page document published on the website, Nigeria is the only African country barred from the lottery. “For DV-2022, persons born in the following countries...
As part of activities to celebrate Nigeria’s 60th Independence Day anniversary, a film, Eyimofe (This is my desire), is set to be premiered in the United Kingdom, at BFI London Film Festival on October 11. The film, which had its world premiere at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in...
Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee, are the two candidates, out of five, who made the final round of the selection process for the top job of Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Reports stated that the trio of United Kingdom’s Liam Fox, Kenya’s Amina Chawahir...
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joel Tyler, director of operations, U.S. Africa Command, traveled to the African continent to engage with partners, visit key U.S. military operating locations, and deepen his understanding of security in the region, Sept. 27 to Oct. 1. During his engagement, Tyler visited Djibouti, Somalia, and Kenya. While...
A coronavirus vaccine may come in a matter of months just as about mkmnnn persons have died of the virus globally. According to a British media report on Saturday, AstraZeneca and Oxford University jointly-developed COVID-19 vaccine may be rolled out in six months. The vaccine, which is currently under the last...
The President of the United States, Donald Trump and the First Lady, Melania Trump both tested Positive to the deadly coronavirus. In a Twitter post by POTUS tonight, he shared the information. The President twitted: "Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately....
The Federal Government has banned Emirates Airlines from operating flights into Nigeria, in line with its aviation policy of reciprocity over the rejection of Nigerians by some countries due to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) regulations and protocols. This was disclosed by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on his Twitter...
A former dictator, Moussa Traore, who ruled Mali for 22 years and deposed in a 1991 coup, has been laid to rest during a state funeral held in his honour on Friday. The former autocratic leader died at age 83 in Bamako, the Malian capital on September 15. According to AFP...
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, Wednesday disclosed that for the sake of the confidentiality attached to visa-related issues, the identities of individual Nigerians placed on visa ban over rigging and electoral malpratices would not be revealed. Speaking at the maiden Consular Meeting with the Federal Government...