Why World Bank excluded Nigeria from beneficiaries of $4bn COVID-19 vaccine funds
The World Bank has said that it is providing over $4 billion for the purchase and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines for 51 developing...
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Why teenagers are faking ‘positive’ COVID-19 test using lemon juice
British teenagers are using TikTok to learn and share tips for faking positive Covid-19 tests as hundreds of thousands of pupils in “bubbles”...
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NGX renames market indices
By Chioma Obinagwam Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has announced the rebranding of all its existing indices by changing the prefix from NSE to...
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Climate change: Record-breaking heatwaves hit Canada, US causing extreme threats
A “pressure-cooker” heatwave that’s broken temperature records twice in 48 hours in the US northwest and western Canada is being mirrored across large...
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JAMB stops use of USSD code to check UTME results
The Nigerian entrance examination board for tertiary-level institutions, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the suspension of the use of USSD...
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Nigerian pastor gets 9 years jail sentence for involvement in ‘biggest ever education scam’
A Nigerian part time pastor, Sam Kayode, has been sentenced to nine years in prison by Woolwich Crown Court in England, over his...
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Again, Nigeria extends deadline for NIN-SIM data verification
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has approved the extension of the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to July 26, 2021. The Director,...
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Chevron to maintain oil, gas business amid pressure to lower emissions
U.S oil major, Chevron Corporation has said it is not considering shrinking its oil and gas business for wind and solar energy unlike...
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How Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB leader, was caught and extradited to Nigeria
The Attorney-general of the federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, has explained how Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was intercepted...
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