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The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday said his government was in touch with manufacturers of the COVID-19 vaccine. Lagos is the most affect state in Nigeria with 35,804 cases in total, the highest from any region. “We have started a conversation with some of the vaccine manufacturers,” Sanwo-Olu said. “Pfizer for example,…
Jurgen Klopp’s side had gone almost four years without a home defeat in the league but Ashley Barnes ended the streak from the penalty spot Liverpool’s 68-game, almost four-year unbeaten league run at Anfield was shattered on Thursday as the Reds were shocked 1-0 at home by Burnley. Jurgen Klopp’s side took a step backwards in…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-assignment of Hadiza Bala Usman as Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), for another five-year tenure. According to a statement signed by Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, the President has also approved the reconstitution of the Non-Executive Board of the NPA, with Mr Emmanuel Olajide Adesoye (from South-west…
The Ogun State Government has shared another set of food palliative to the 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the State for onward distribution to residents as part of measures to cushion the effect of COVID-19 pandemic. Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Mr. Femi Ogunbanwo revealed this while speaking with OGIS correspondents in…
The Belgian playmaker picked up an injury in the 2-0 victory over Aston Villa and his manager is unsure when his star man will be back in action Manchester City briefly returned to the top of the table for the first time in more than 18 months on Wednesday evening, but will hope they did not…
Kamala Devi Harris was sworn in Wednesday as the United States first female, Black and South Asian American vice president. She took her oath moments before Joe Biden was set to be sworn in as the nation’s 46th president. Sonia Sotomayor, America’s first Latina Supreme Court justice, administered the vice presidential oath of office to Harris. A daughter…
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. had become the 46th U.S. president on Wednesday, completing the most daunting power transfer in recent American history. Inaugurated in a fortified Washington under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, Biden took the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol in front of a sparse bipartisan crowd. He enters the White House…
The Independent National Electoral Commission is considering making the National Identity Number a precondition for registering voters when the continuous voter registration exercise commences in a few weeks, newsmen has learnt. A national commissioner at INEC disclosed this during an interview with newsmen on Tuesday. He said the NIN would help tackle challenges of underage voting, alien…
The senate of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has announced the resumption date for the continuation of the 2019/2020 academic session, nearly 10 months after activities were suspended. This was made known in a statement on Tuesday by the registrar, Mrs M. I. Omosule, was said to have been reached after a meeting of the institution’s…
Nigeria’s rising COVID-19 positive cases are worrying, Minister of Health Osagie Ehanire announces on Monday. According to him, 10,300 confirmed cases were reported from 50,750 samples tested last week. This translates to 20% positivity rate. “It means one out of every five persons tested in the last one week turned out positive, compared with the…
