Tesla, the electric car company run by the world’s richest person, Elon Musk, revealed on Monday that it had bought $1.5bn (£1.1bn) in bitcoin and said it may soon accept payment

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has opened investigations into bank accounts of companies involved in the trading of cryptocurrencies with the intention of blocking those with suspicious transactions and

AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 vaccine has shown limited efficacy against mild disease caused by the variant first identified in South Africa, according to early data in a small phase trial. Efficacy

Australia reported no new local coronavirus cases for a third day on Sunday, as tennis players geared up for the first Grand Slam of the year in Melbourne on Monday.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said Nigeria is among countries pre-qualified to access Covid-19 vaccines through the COVAX facility. The WHO said contrary to reports about the exclusion of

More facts have emerged on why the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) decided to ban cryptocurrency trading in the country. The apex bank prohibited dealing in cryptocurrencies or facilitating payments

Nigeria has cold chain equipment to store the Covid Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine if it arrives the country, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said. As a criteria used

A year after his death from Covid-19, residents in the Chinese city of Wuhan say they remain grateful to the “whistleblower” doctor who first sounded the alarm about the outbreak

There was drama on Saturday at the Lagos State Judicial Panel on Restitution for Victims of SARS-related abuses and other matters, as panel members were split five in favour and four

Myanmar’s junta shut down the internet in the country on Saturday as thousands of people took to the streets of Yangon to denounce this week’s coup and demand the release

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered all financial institutions including banks in the country to shut accounts of citizens or entities involved in cryptocurrency transactions within their systems.

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has placed a 72-hour suspension on outbound Emirates flights from Nigeria. In a February 4, the NCAA said Emirates Airlines violated guidelines put in

Local media reports suggest fifteen members of the Ghanaian parliament and 56 staff members have contracted coronavirus. The reports which quoted Alban Bagbin, the speaker of the parliament said the

African giants Al Ahly from Egypt beat Al Duhail 1-0 in a stiff match on Thursday to set up a semi-final clash against German champions Bayern Munich at the Fifa

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Friday the Olympic Games were facing a “major issue” after the head of the organising committee made sexist remarks and as criticism of his

Wall Street rose for the fourth session in a row on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite finishing at record closing levels, as solid economic data buoyed

Nigeria’s main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned President Buhari’s nomination of the immediate past service chiefs for an ambassadorial appointment, describing the move as a decoy