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Emirates Airlines has extended the ban on passenger services from Nigeria (Lagos and Abuja) to Dubai until March 10 2021. It said travellers from both Abuja and Lagos would not be accepted for travel prior to the date, according to a statement issued by the airline on Sunday. Also, the carrier warned that passengers who […]

The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola Sunday said the Third Mainland Bridge will no longer be opened on Monday but at the end of February. Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on telephone that the bridge would experience one more total closure from Feb. 19 to 21 before completion […]

A new report has shown that additional 564 million condoms are needed annually if Nigeria is to cover 90 per cent of its adult population. The report, based on a survey, is titled ‘Condom accessibility and use in Nigeria’ and produced by NOIpolls, in partnership with the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) […]

Donald Trump survived a second impeachment trial Saturday when the US Senate acquitted him on the charge of incitement of insurrection, ending Democratic efforts to hold the former president accountable over the deadly US Capitol riot. The five day trial, in which Democratic impeachment managers argued that Trump betrayed his oath of office by urging […]

The police authorities have deployed a large contingent of officials to the Lekki tollgate ahead of Saturday’s planned protests. A few hours to the planned #occupyLekkitollgate and #DefendLagos protests, slated to hold at 7 a.m., several police vehicles and officers are already on the ground at the tollgate. At least 10 police vehicles were seen at […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) says it has continued to see a decline in COVID-19 cases globally, with a 17 per cent drop compared with last week. The WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, in a speech posted on its website on Friday, stated that the number of deaths had also reduced. Ghebreyesus, speaking at a […]

US President Joe Biden has rescinded the national emergency order used to fund Donald Trump’s border wall. In a letter to Congress on Thursday, Mr Biden wrote that the order was “unwarranted” and said that no further tax dollars will be spent on the wall. Mr Trump declared a state of emergency over the southern […]

A North Carolina man has been charged with making threats to kill President Joe Biden, according to a federal criminal complaint unsealed in court Thursday. David Kyle Reeves, 27, of Gastonia, North Carolina, was arrested February 5 for knowingly and willfully making threats to take the life of and inflict bodily harm upon the President, according to […]

The National Identity Number is mandatory for transactions such as the opening of bank accounts, payment of taxes, voter registration, the Federal Government said on Thursday. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, said this in Abuja while hosting the newly elected National Executive Council of the Association Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria. This came […]

U.S. government researchers found that two masks are better than one in slowing coronavirus spread, but health officials stopped short of recommending that everyone double up. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday reported the results of a lab experiment that spaced two artificial heads 6 feet from each other and checked to […]

The US Senate has found that the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is constitutional, allowing full proceedings to begin. Mr Trump’s defence team argued that he cannot face trial after leaving the White House. But a 56-44 majority voted in favour of continuing, with a handful of Republicans backing the measure. Mr Trump […]

Robinhood is being sued for the wrongful death of a 20-year-old college student who died by suicide last summer after he saw a negative balance of $730,000 in his trading account and mistakenly believed that was the sum of money he owed. The parents and sister of Alexander Kearns accused Robinhood of luring inexperienced investors like their son to take big risks […]

The number of newborns registered with the government in China dropped almost 15% last year, amid widespread concern over falling birthrates in the world’s most populous country. According to figures published by the Ministry of Public Security this week, there were 10.03 million new babies registered in 2020, compared to 11.79 million the year before — a decrease of 14.9%. […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has continued its offensive action against drug barons and cartels in Nigeria with the latest seizure of 40 parcels of cocaine weighing 43.11kilogram (100.05pds), with an estimated street value of over N32 billion. The consignment containing the illicit drug was put under surveillance by operatives of the Tincan Command […]

The cryptocurrency traders have commenced offline operations outside approved exchange platforms following the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directive that banks close their accounts. The founder and lead, Cryptopreacher Blockchain Academy, Rume Ophi,  yesterday, said commercial banks had notified cryptocurrency traders about the CBN’s directive and subsequent account closure. The CBN had on Friday, directed  Deposit Money […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has sealed a health facility in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for allegedly collecting funds and issuing fake COVID-19 results. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu,  Director-General, NCDC, disclosed during the Presidential Task Force ( PTF)  on COVID-19 national briefing in Abuja on Monday. Ihekweazu explained that the samples […]

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has said the Federal Government plans to replace Bank Verification Numbers with the National Identity Numbers. The minister said this while briefing newsmen after a facility tour and inspection of the ongoing NIN enrolment exercise at NIMC and other designated centres in Abuja. He said […]

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has announced a new case of the Ebola virus, months after the outbreak was declared over in the Central African country. The DRC ministry of health announced on Sunday that the patient, who has since died, contracted the virus in Butembo, a city in North Kivu province. Butembo was […]