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Qatar insists 2022 World Cup will be played in full stadiums
The Qatari 2022 World Cup organisers have insisted that matches will be staged in stadiums operating at 100 per cent of capacity even as the global fight against coronavirus drags on.
In Tokyo, organisers of this year’s…
Tuberculosis treatment receives a boost from USAID
Treatment of tuberculosis in the country has been enhanced by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) with the donation of critical diagnostic equipment.
A statement on Monday from USAID read: “In the closing days…
Myanmar coup leader defends action amid mass protests
The leader of the coup in Myanmar has made his first TV address, seeking to justify the action amid mass protests.
Min Aung Hlaing said November's election, won in a landslide by the party of detained elected leader Aung San…
Covid: South Africa halts AstraZeneca vaccine rollout over new variant
South Africa has put its rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on hold after a study showed "disappointing" results against its new Covid variant.
Scientists say the variant accounts for 90% of new Covid cases in South…
Binance removes naira from crypto trading pairs over CBN ban
Following the directive of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) asking banks and other financial institutions to close the accounts used for cryptocurrency operations, Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges by volume…
Reports that IGP paid N2bn for tenure extension are false —Police
The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed as untrue reports in some media platforms that the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu paid a whooping two billion naira to procure tenue extension.
The IGP’s tenure was extended…
PTF: 13 cases of UK Covid variants detected in Nigeria
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, on Monday, disclosed that 13 cases of the United Kingdom strain of the virus known as B117 have so far been detected in Nigeria.
The chairman of the task force, Boss Mustapha, disclosed…
Herdsmen crisis to take centre stage as Senate resumes Tuesday
The much talked about Fulani Fulani herdsmen crisis will form the major talking point when the Senate resumes on Tuesday.
The Leader of the Senate, Yahaya Abdullahi told newsmen in Abuja that his deputy who is representing Ondo…
NSCDC deploys personnel to Markets, Schools, Motor Parks, Churches, Mosques to enforce COVID-19…
Personnel of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have been deployed to markets, schools, motor parks, churches and mosques, recreation centers and other public facilities across the nation to enforce compliance with…
Zulum boosts Public Transportation with 90 new buses
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has boosted public transportation in the state with the delivery of 90 mass transit buses to the state owned, Borno Express Corporation.
The buses, which were delivered on Friday, at a…