Pfizer/BioNTech gets approval for roll-out in UK

The United Kingdom (UK) has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for mass vaccination. Britain’s medicines regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), says the jab, which offers up to 95%

I’ll leave Office If Biden Wins Electoral College Vote – Trump

Speaking to reporters on the Thanksgiving holiday, Republican Trump said if Democrat Biden – who is due to be sworn in on January 20 – is formally declared the winner by the Electoral College, he will depart the White House. Asked if he

UK Moves To Borrow £394b To Increase Doctors’ Pay, Tackle Recession

The United Kingdom (UK) is set to borrow £394 billion to deal with the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Its Chancellor of the Exchequer, the country’s national treasury, Rishi Sunak, stated this on Wednesday while presenting the 2020 spending review at the

Nigeria receives repatriated 600-year-old Ife Tarrecotta

Nigeria has formally received the repatriated Ife Terracotta, which was smuggled through Ghana in 2019 to Holland with forged documents. Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed received theTerracotta from his Foreign Affairs counterpart Geoffrey Onyeama in company of the Ambassador of the

Pele, Others Pay Tributes As Diego Maradona Dies At 60

One of the greatest footballer in the world known for his iconic ‘hand o god’ goal, which shattered English team dream of advancing in the 1986 world cup, has finally hung the boot of life as he dies at 60. While his lifestyle

Meet Nigerian Who Helped Develop COVID-19 Vaccine

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has lauded a Nigerian-born medical doctor, Onyema Ogbuagu for his role in the development of a COVID-19 vaccine in America. Earlier in the month, US drug manufacturing firm, Pfizer announced that the vaccine has an efficacy rate

International Flights: FG Lifts Ban On Lufthansa, Air France And KLM

The Lufthansa, Air France/KLM have been given the approval by the Federal Government to resume operations into Nigeria. This was announced by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, in a tweet on Tuesday. The Minister in the tweet also hinted at the possible

Nigeria, 69 Other Countries Get $99b IMF Cash

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday released its updated economic funding support totalling $99 billion to 70 emerging and developing economies to tackle COVID-19 pandemic. In an emailed report, the IMF said it advanced $29 billion under the Rapid Credit Facility and

JUST IN: 32 Nigerians Deported From Germany

Thirty two Nigerians were on Friday repatriated from Germany for immigration and related offences. The returnees all – males arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos from Dusseldorf Airport aboard a chartered aircraft belonging to Envelope Airline. An immigration source who disclosed

Buhari Mourns Rawlings, Commiserates With Ghanaian Government

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Ghanaian government and her people over the passing of the country’s former President, Jerry Rawlings. According to a statement on Thursday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, President Buhari affirmed that the