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

Tens of thousands of people marched for a second day in Myanmar’s biggest city on Sunday and thousands more across the country to protest against the military junta’s coup and

Manchester United twice let a lead slip away as Everton battled back to secure a 3-3 draw to put a huge dent in the Red Devils’ Premier League title hopes.

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

Thousands of protesters backed by Tunisia’s powerful labour union gathered in central Tunis on Saturday in the country’s biggest demonstration for years, defying a police lockdown that blocked roads in

Tens of thousands of protesting Indian farmers have blockaded highways across the country as the United Nations called on authorities and protesters to exercise “maximum restraint”. The farmers held a

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

Arsenal slipped to back-to-back Premier League defeats as Ollie Watkins’ early strike gave Aston Villa a Premier League double over the Gunners. Watkins had scored twice as Villa won at

Several Nigerian media organisations and the Anap Foundation COVID-19 Think Tank have launched an initiative to name and shame duty bearers and citizens in influential positions who brazenly disregard the

A former Nigerian Vice-president Atiku Abubakar has said the federal government is restricting inflow of capital into the country by prohibiting the dealing and transaction of cryptocurrencies. Abubakar was reacting

President Joe Biden has said his predecessor Donald Trump should not be given access to intelligence briefings because of his “erratic behaviour”. The US has a tradition of allowing former

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has demanded “respect” from journalists and says his side are still in the La Liga title race. Reigning Champions Real sit third, 10 points behind

The total value of capital importation into Nigeria contracted by 59.65% to $9.68 billion in 2020 compared to $23.99 billion in 2019, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) stated on

People across Myanmar, including teachers and students, have staged protests as shows of anger gathers pace against the military coup and the subsequent detention of senior democratic leaders, including de

Grand Slam tournament winners Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams withdrew from their tuneup tournaments, their focus already on the Australian Open, well before Alexander Zverev tweaked his back in the

Amid escalating killings by Boko Haram, bandits, criminal herders and kidnappers in the country, Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Friday declared that the federal government, “is rising

Determined to ensure a harmonious relationship among ethnic nationalities wherever they reside in the country, Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State on Friday hosted a peace parley in Owerri, with

The Senate early Friday approved a measure that would let Democrats muscle President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan through the chamber without Republican support. Vice President Kamala Harris