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The happiest country is determined by various factors including levels of GDP, life expectancy, generosity, social support, freedom and corruption income among others. The World Happiness Report, which was launched in 2012, is an annual survey conducted by the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Solutions Network. The survey ranks global happiness in countries around the world. However, […]

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded another day of zero death and 130 new cases of COVID-19. The total number of infections in the country has now risen to 161,539 and the death toll remains at 2,027. “On the 19th of March 2021, 130 new confirmed cases were recorded in the country. “Till date, […]

The former lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Dino Melaye on Friday said he is full of regret for supporting the candidacy of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015. Buhari contested under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) six years ago and defeated ex-President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples […]

The European Union’s medicines regulator has concluded that the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is safe to use after several EU countries suspended their rollouts following reports that it could be linked to blood clots. The European Medicines Agency (EMA)’s executive directorEmer Cooke said the agency had “come to a clear scientific conclusion: this is a safe and effective […]

Primary and secondary school teachers in Imo State on Thursday staged a peaceful protest over the state government’s failure to pay their salaries for 12 months consecutively. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the protest, which was held in front of the Government House, Owerri, temporarily halted human and vehicular movement in the […]

Spanish MPs on Thursday legalised euthanasia and assisted suicide for people with serious and incurable or debilitating diseases who want to end their life, despite facing strong opposition from religious groups and the far-right. “Today we are a more humane, just and freer country. The euthanasia law, widely demanded by society, finally becomes a reality,” […]

A cook, Emmanuel Oko, who once worked with a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, says the ex-minister once chased him around the house with a knife because he was not happy with his cooking. Oko, who worked for the ex-minister for six months, said his salary was N150,000 but Fani-Kayode was fond of […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the perceived risks associated with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine cannot be compared to its benefits. The vaccine has been generating controversies amid reports that some people experienced blood coagulation disorder after using it. Several European countries have temporarily suspended administering the vaccine on their citizens. In a communique issued […]

President John Magufuli of Tanzania has died from heart complications, according to Samia Suluhu Hassan, his deputy. In a statewide broadcast on Wednesday, Hassan broke the tragic news and said there would be 14 days of national mourning while flags would fly at half mast. “It is with deep regret that I inform you that […]

The Chairperson and Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa, has decried the high rate of illicit drug trafficking in Lagos State. Mr Marwa, a retired brigadier-general, spoke during a visit to the agency’s command in Lagos for an on-the-spot assessment of its facilities. He said the state was responsible […]

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed three states in the country with worst unemployment cases in the fourth quarter of 2020. The NBS had on Monday released report of unemployment in Nigeria, with 23.2 million Nigerians jobless as at the fourth quarter of last year. The figures translate to 33.3 percent unemployment rate […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has said that it expects all operators in the Nigerian financial system especially bankers to declare their assets latest June 1, 2021. The Commission’s Executive Chairman, Abdulrashed Bawa, gave the ultimatum yesterday March 16, while speaking with journalists at the State House, Abuja after a meeting with President […]

A Bill that will empower the National Assembly to summon the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Governors of States has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill, sponsored by Representative Sergius Ogun, seeks to amend the constitution to compel the President and governors to respond to issues of security […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has imposed ₦6.98 service charge on Nigerians for all USSD transactions. Customers will pay a flat fee of N6.98 per transaction every time they use USSD services from March 16, a statement jointly signed by the apex bank and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said. The deal was part […]