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Modular refineries will make petroleum products available, eliminate importation, Buhari says
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday said the establishment of modular refineries in the country will make petroleum products available in the country and eliminate importation. The President spoke at the virtual inauguration of the 5,000 […]
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Russia says Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine 95% effective, to cost less than $20 in global markets
Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is 95% effective according to a second interim analysis of clinical trial data, its developers said on Tuesday. The calculations were based on preliminary data obtained 42 days after the […]
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Trump accepts US presidency transition to Biden after 16-day standoff
After weeks of waiting, President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday cleared the way for President-elect Joe Biden to transition to the White House, giving him access to briefings and funding even as Trump vowed to […]
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Coronavirus: Guidance for better mental health and wellbeing
During the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be a lot of information about the virus and its effects on mental health. That’s because coronavirus and the social, financial and psychological implications it carries can seriously impact […]
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Nigeria missing out on $19 trillion global capital — NESG boss, Ighodalo
Nigeria is missing out on the $19 trillion invested in negative-yielding assets globally because the country’s investment climate is seen as “unwelcoming, unsafe, and unpredictable,” it has been disclosed. Making the disclosure on Monday, the […]
Education
US lauds Nigerian Dr Onyeama Ogbuagbu on Covid-19 vaccine development at Pfizer
The United States has recognised a Nigerian medical expert, Dr Onyema Ogbuagbu, on his contributions to the development of Covid-19 vaccine by Pfizer in the US. Ogbuagbu, has been recognised as one of the key […]
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Nigerian embassy in Germany suspends official in viral ‘sex-for-passport’ video
The Nigerian Embassy in Germany has suspended a senior security guard over an alleged sex-for-passport scandal after he had been accused by a woman for indulging in the illicit act in a viral video. The […]
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Ibadan: Herbalist’s house burnt down over ‘ritual killing’ of boy in Akobo
Still reeling in the rage that led to the lynching of a man and setting ablaze of a herbalist caught with dismembered body of yet to be identified boy, on Sunday, the angry mob on […]
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Ibadan: Mob set herbalist on fire, kills man caught with boy’s dismembered body in Akobo
Tragedy struck at the Akobo area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, Sunday morning, as two young men and a herbalist were caught with dismembered body of a boy yet to be identified. The trio, […]
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Trump accepts US presidency transition to Biden after 16-day standoff
After weeks of waiting, President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday cleared the way for President-elect Joe Biden to transition to the White House, giving him access to briefings and funding even as Trump vowed to […]
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US elections live feeds: Trump acknowledges Biden ‘won rigged election’ known to media
07:48 PM President Donald Trump appeared to acknowledge publicly for the first time on Sunday that Democrat Joe Biden won the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election but asserted that it was “rigged,” reiterating his false […]
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Biden defeats Trump in Arizona, flips Republicans longtime stronghold
Joe Biden, a Democrat will carry Arizona in a presidential election, a monumental shift for a state that was once a Republican stronghold, for just the second time in more than seven decades. CNN projected on Thursday that President-elect Joe […]
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World record holder, Kipchoge, dethroned as Kitata wins men’s London Marathon, Kosgei retains women title
Ethiopian Shura Kitata has won the London Marathon as world record holder Eliud Kipchoge suffered his first defeat in seven years. Kipchoge had claimed victory in all four of his previous London Marathons – but this time, he […]
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Messi returns to training in Barcelona for the first time since trying to leave club
Lionel Messi returned to Barcelona training on Monday for the first time since trying to leave the club. Messi, 33, will train individually for the next few days, per La Liga’s strict coronavirus protocols, before reintegrating with […]
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Ashley Barty says won’t defend French Open title in Paris, citing COVID-19 risks
World No. 1 and reigning French Open champion Ashleigh Barty announced that she will not be defending her title later this month in a statement on Instagram. Barty, of Australia, cited concerns about COVID-19 and a lack of […]
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Russia says Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine 95% effective, to cost less than $20 in global markets
Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is 95% effective according to a second interim analysis of clinical trial data, its developers said on Tuesday. The calculations were based on preliminary data obtained 42 days after the […]
Education
US lauds Nigerian Dr Onyeama Ogbuagbu on Covid-19 vaccine development at Pfizer
The United States has recognised a Nigerian medical expert, Dr Onyema Ogbuagbu, on his contributions to the development of Covid-19 vaccine by Pfizer in the US. Ogbuagbu, has been recognised as one of the key […]
Features
AstraZeneca says its COVID-19 vaccine candidate is 90 percent effective
Drugmaker AstraZeneca announced Monday morning that its vaccine candidate is 90 percent effective in preventing COVID-19, the third such candidate to meet the threshold. The company said an interim analysis of U.K. trials found no severe […]
