Washington Says Sudan Still Needs Civilian-Led Government

Following the resignation of Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok, the United States is pushing for the East African country to regain a civilian government. “After PM Hamdok’s resignation, Sudanese leaders should set aside differences, find consensus, and ensure continued civilian rule,’’ the U.S.

PSG’s Messi, Bernat, Others Test Positive For COVID-19

Paris St Germain Star Forward, Lionel Messi with three other players have tested positive for COVID-19, the French Ligue 1 club disclosed on Sunday. Argentina international Messi joined PSG from boyhood club FC Barcelona in August and the 34-year-old has scored six goals

U.S. Consulate Awards $1.02m To Civic Organisations

The United States has restated its commitment to working with Nigeria to improve health, security, economic growth, human rights, democracy, and education throughout the country. From January 2021, the United States Consulate General in Lagos awarded $1.02m to civic organisations to implement projects

Israeli Hospital To Give Fourth COVID-19 Vaccine Shot In Trial – REUTERS

JERUSALEM, Dec 26 (Reuters) – A major Israeli hospital will begin administering a fourth COVID-19 vaccine shot to 150 staff on Monday in a trial aimed at gauging whether a second booster is necessary nationwide, the facility said on Sunday. Sheba Medical Center

Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s ‘Moral Compass’, Dies At 90 – REUTERS

– By Nqobile Dludla and James Macharia JOHANNESBURG, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran of South Africa’s struggle against apartheid who was revered as his nation’s conscience by both Black and white, died on Sunday

Fed. Govt Moves To Create Africa’s First Intellectual Property Rights, Signs MoU With Uk-Based Group

The Federal Government says it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a UK-based Developing Africa Group, to create Africa’s first Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Commercialisation Project in Nigeria. This is contained in a statement by Ibrahim Haruna, Head, Press and Public

Agbakoba Seeks Stronger Regulatory Framework For e-commerce

A former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) has called for a stronger regulatory framework for online shopping platforms. He noted that the only law that regulates online shopping is the Cybercrime Act, which he believes is not enough to

Nigeria To Implement Tit-For Tat-Policy On Foreign Carriers

The Federal Government said yesterday that is scaling up efforts to implement a retaliatory air treaty regime on foreign carriers which countries insist Nigerian carriers must buy slots at their airports before granting approval for flights. Director General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA),

COVID-19: Israel Adds U.S., 9 Others To Red List Over Spread Of Omicron

Israeli Prime Minister’s Office on Monday said the Israeli government had approved the ban of all non-essential travel to 10 countries including the United States to prevent the spread of the Omicron coronavirus strain. The countries include Belgium, Canada, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Morocco,