…Says most Nigerian graduates children of convicts by UK courts By Emmanuel Elebeke A report released by the UK government on Friday revealed that over £30 million in fees flows into UK private education system from West Africa. It said that most of these funds emanate from Nigeria (given its size and long tradition of families … Read more
By Sola Ogundipe Two cases of the highly contagious coronavirus variant first discovered in South Africa have been detected in the US. A statement from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control confirmed the cases but said a travel history or a connection was yet to be established between the cases. One case … Read more
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By Segun Ige THREE consecutive Wednesdays of January 2021 will ever be remembered in Washington, D.C.: Wednesday 6, Wednesday 13 and Wednesday 20. On January 6, the storming of the Capitol by some arguably anti-Biden mob seems to have shown how fragile and delicate democracy could be. What has always defined America’s exceptionalism of democracy … Read more
National Assembly …Lawmakers, other guests scamper for safety …Protest exclusion from making presentation …Fracas over 10 per cent equity shares …Bill may cut monthly revenue flow to Federation Account — Finance Minister, RMAFC …Lawan pushes for reduced cost of crude oil production Lawmakers scampered for safety, yesterday, on the second day of the public hearing … Read more
A 45-year-old man, Keneth Okoro, on Thursday appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos over the alleged abduction of his two children from the lawful custody of their mother. Okoro, who pleaded not guilty to the charge, allegedly committed the offences on Dec. 19, 2020, on Atanda Street, Mafoluku area of Lagos State. … Read more
New COVID-19 variants that make the virus more contagious and could render vaccine and antibody protection less effective have spread rapidly across dozens of countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. In its latest epidemiological update, the UN health agency said the more contagious Covid-19 variant first spotted in Britain had by January … Read more
*How NCC’s strategic plans will help By Prince Osuagwu The Nigerian telecommunications sector is in dire need of stability. Several incursions of the ministry of communications and Digital Economy, into the functions and activities of the otherwise independent regulator of the sector, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has not only dimmed the vibrancy of the … Read more
By Sola Ogundipe The World Health Organisation, WHO, has okayed delaying the second injections of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for up to six weeks in exceptional situations, such as limited vaccine supplies, just as it recommended for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines. Both vaccines require boosters after three to four weeks, but several countries facing limited vaccine supplies have informed that they will … Read more
The announcement that the coronavirus strain sweeping Britain could be more deadly, as well as more transmissible, has raised fresh concerns about the variant that has spread to dozens of countries. Initially, British experts said that their evidence suggested the new strain circulating in the UK — one of several to have emerged internationally in … Read more
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Leading Insuretch for Africa’s smallholder farmers closes latest round from TLcom Capital and Women’s World Banking Pula, an African InsureTech service provider that specialises in digital and agricultural insurance to derisk millions of smallholder farmers across Africa, has closed a $6mn Series A fundraise. The Series A fund was led by TLcom Capital, with the … Read more
By Adeola Badru In response to the suspected arsonists’ invasion of Chief Sunday Igboho’s house in Ibadan, the Oyo State Police Command said it received a report that hoodlums loaded in a bus and taxi came to set ablaze his house. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, CSP Olugbenga Fadeyi, said this in … Read more
Godwin Emefiele, CBN Governor. By Emeka Anaeto, Business Editor The key focus of Nigeria’s public policy executives at this time is, exiting recession as quickly as possible; and there seems to be a consensus around this focal point across even political and policy divides. Given the impact of COVID-19 on key macroeconomic variables, fiscal and … Read more
By Adeola Badru Acclaimed Yoruba activist and freedom fighter, Chief Sunday Adeyemo is popularly known as ‘Sunday Ighoho,’ has challenged Senator Babafemi Ojudu to bring evidence of his claims in his write up where he said he was hired as a political thug for All Progressives Congress (APC) leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Igboho, while responding … Read more