Egypt has announced plans to manufacture one billion doses of China’s Sinovac vaccine every year, a move it says would make the East African country become the Middle East and

Nigeria’s Football Federation (NFF) has signed a four-year deal with Air Peace as the official carrier of the country’s national teams whenever they are on national assignments. The sponsorship deal

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored his 110th international goal for Portugal to overtake Iran’s Ali Daei as the men’s all-time international goal scorer. The newly minted Manchester United man’s record mark

Governor of Nigeria’s northwestern state of Zamfara, Bello Matawalle has ordered the immediate closure of all secondary and primary schools in the state till further notice. The governor’s order follows

Nigeria’s Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has been appointed Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) in charge of Health Emergency Intelligence with effect from November 1, 2021 A statement issued

Chinese pupils returned to school on Wednesday with new textbooks peppered with “Xi Jinping thought”, as the Communist Party aims to extend his personality cult to children as young as

Seven states in the southern part Nigeria have failed to meet the deadline set for Wednesday, September 1, 2021, to ban open grazing in the region, THISDAY findings have shown.

Brazilian researchers have found that a molecule in the venom of a type of snake inhibited coronavirus reproduction in monkey cells, a possible first step toward a drug to combat

Alphabet Inc-owned Google is extending its voluntary return-to-office policy through January next year, CEO Sundar Pichai said on Tuesday, citing uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in many parts of

South African scientists have detected a new coronavirus variant with multiple mutations but are yet to establish whether it is more contagious or able to overcome the immunity provided by

Defending champion Naomi Osaka claimed a straight-set victory at the US Open on her first Grand Slam appearance since withdrawing from the French Open. The Japanese third seed, 23, ground

The last US military flight has left Kabul airport, marking the end of a 20-year presence in Afghanistan and America’s longest war. Officials said the last C17 aircraft took off

China is banning children from playing online games for more than three hours a week, the harshest restriction so far on the game industry as Chinese regulators continue cracking down

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has dismissed 10 staffers for publicizing an employee’s account of sexual assault allegations against a former manager, people familiar with the matter said, as the e-commerce