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Nigeria to Concession Four Airports For Decades | Nigeria's Aviation Ministry has said plans are in place to concession four of the country's airports which will enable private | business |
‘Game of Thrones’ Animated Series in Early Development at HBO Max | An animated ‘Game of Thrones’ drama is reportedly in the early stages of development at HBO Max. Meetings with writers for the | entertainment |
WHO : Natural Immunity to Slash Africa’s Covid Deaths Ny 94% in 2022 | Deaths on the African continent from Covid-19 are expected to fall by nearly 94 per cent in 2022 compared to | health |
Eleven Ajax Players Test Positive for Covid-19 | Ajax Amsterdam could be without several key players after 11 squad members tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of tonight’s Champions | sports |
‘Friends’ Reunion Premiere Date, Celebrity Guests Announced | The much-anticipated reunion special of ‘Friends’ has finally gotten a release date and trailer after a lengthy delay caused by | entertainment |
Biden Unveils Top Picks with Deep Obama Administration Ties | President-elect Joe Biden on Friday introduced five top picks for his new administration, drawing on leading names from the Obama | politics |
Edo Poll: Senate Minority Caucus Says Obaseki’s Victory Signals End of Godfatherism | The Nigerian Senate Minority Caucus has congratulated Governor Godwin Obaseki over his emphatic victory in the Edo State governorship election. | politics |
Nigeria Governors Vow to Resist Disintegration as Fayemi Says Banditry is Terrorism | The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Tuesday attributed the worsening insecurity in the country to a calculated effort to destroy | politics |
PSG Appoint Mauricio Pochettino as Head Coach | Former Tottenham boss, Mauricio Pochettino has been appointed as the new head coach of Paris Saint-Germain. It is his first | sports |
Ethereum Breaks Past $3,000 to Quadruple in Value in 2021 | Cryptocurrency ether broke past $3,000 on Monday to set a new record high in a dazzling rally that has outshone | business |
Elon Musk Threatens to Walk Away from Twitter Deal Over Fake Accounts | Elon Musk is threatening to walk away from his $44 billion bid to buy Twitter, accusing the company of refusing | tech |
Nigerians Eager to Chase Out APC in 2023, Says NNPP Presidential Candidate Kwankwaso | Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso, says from all indications, Nigerians are tired | politics |
Pfizer to Supply US with Additional 100M Doses of Covid Vaccine | Pfizer and BioNTech will supply the US with an additional 100 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine under a new | health |
Hope Rises for Nigeria as TotalEnergies Announces Production at 50,000bpd Oil Field | The French oil major and operator of OML 59 with 40% interest in partnership with NNPC Ltd which holds 60%, | business |
Facebook Bans Holocaust Denial Content | Facebook has announced it will remove all content on its platform that “denies or distorts the Holocaust.” The company says | tech |
Uganda Bans Social Media Ahead of Presidential Election | Uganda has banned social media and messaging apps two days ahead of a presidential election pitting Yoweri Museveni, one of | tech |
Zambia Elects First Woman as Parliament Speaker | Zambia’s parliament has elected its first female speaker, more than a week after longtime opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was sworn | politics |
Nigerian States Unwilling to Repeal Laws Granting Bumper Benefits to Ex-Governors | Despite the dwindling revenues of states and their inability to effectively meet workers’ demands and other obligations, many Nigerian state | politics |
Champions League Holders Bayern Low on Defenders Ahead of Red Bull Clash | Holders Bayern Munich are short on defenders for Wednesday's home Champions League match against Red Bull Salzburg with Niklas Suele | sports |
Nigerian Manufacturers Lament High Cost of Diesel, Demand Licence to Import from Niger Republic, Chad | The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has decried the rising cost of diesel in the country and urged the federal government | business |
Nigeria Has High Global Skill Supply Potentials in Tech Industry, Says Ranganath | The Chief Technology Officer, Africa Data Center, (ADC), Krishnan Ranganath, has stated that Nigeria has the potential to become global | tech |
Nigeria’s January Inflation Rates at Near 4-Year High | Nigeria's annual inflation rate climbed for a 17th straight month to 16.47% in January of 2021, according to figures released by | business |
Nigeria: I Will Win Anambra Guber Poll Overwhelmingly, Soludo Says Despite Being Dropped from Eligible List | Former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Charles Soludo has not given up on his quest to be the next governor | politics |
Bob Dylan Sells Entire Song Catalog to Universal Media in Deal Worth Millions of Dollars | Universal Music has struck a deal to buy the rights to Bob Dylan's entire catalogue of 600 songs, from Blowin' | business |
Implementation of $1bn Anti-Malaria Project in Nigeria May Suffer Setback | Representative of the Country Coordinating Mechanism for the Global Fund, Mr. Ibrahim Tajudeen has said the utilisation of a $1.136 | health |
Champions League: Havertz Goal Lifts Chelsea Over City as Londoners Secure Second Trophy | Chelsea have won the Champions League for the second time in their history as a Kai Havertz goal was enough | sports |
US, Russia Extend Last Major Nuclear Arms Control Treaty Despite Disputes | The United States and Russia have extended the New START arms control treaty for five years, preserving the last treaty | politics |
Pfizer-Biotech Seek EU Covid-19 Vaccine Approval For Children | Pfizer and BioNTech have submitted a request for European Union drug regulators to extend the approval of the companies’ coronavirus | health |
Nigeria: New Draft Electoral Law Bars Electronic Transfer of Results | A new Electoral Act Amendment Bill which provides for total ban of electronic transmission of votes is to be introduced | politics |
Wizkid &Tems’ ‘Essense’ Makes Barack Obama’s List Of Favourite Music Of 2020 | ‘Essence’, the stand-out track from Nigerian star Wizkid’s fourth studio album, has made it to Barack Obama’s list of his | entertainment |
Nigeria: Group Sues Tinubu, APC, INEC, Says Former Lagos Governor Ineligible to Run for President | A group representing Gaskiya Youth Movement has filed a suit against the All Progressive Congress, (APC), APC Presidential Aspirant, Bola | politics |
Apple, Hyundai Set to Agree Electric Car Tie-up | Hyundai Motor and Apple Inc plan to sign a partnership deal on autonomous electric cars by March and start production | business |
UK Economy Expands 15.5% in Q3 2020 | The UK economy expanded the most on record in the third quarter, a rebound that's since been undermined by an | business |
Haaland Youngest to Reach 50 Bundesliga Goals in Dortmund Win | Erling Braut Haaland scored in a winning return for Borussia Dortmund at Wolfsburg to become the youngest player to reach | sports |
Guinea Opposition Leader Diallo Endorses Coup Against Conde | Guinea's opposition leader Cellou Diallo has welcomed the coup that ousted Alpha Conde from power expressing his willingness to work with | politics |
Lewandowski Hits Hat-trick as Bayern Come From Two Goals Down to Beat Dortmund | Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick as Bayern Munich came from two goals down to beat Borissia Dortmund 4-2. Edin Terzic's | sports |
Lukaku Scores on His 100th Cap as Belgium Cruise Past Czechs | Belgium cruised to an impressive 3-0 win over the Czech Republic with Romelu Lukaku marking his 100th cap with an | sports |
Everton Apologise to Liverpool over Van Dijk Injury | Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti has apologised for the injury suffered by Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk during Saturday's Merseyside derby. | sports |
Volvo Cars Posts 6% December Sales as Recovery Continues | Car maker Volvo Cars said on Thursday its sales grew 6% in December, marking a continued sharp recovery from the | business |
Man United Stay Top After 0-0 Draw With Liverpool | Manchester United remain three points clear of Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table after the two sides | sports |
Ethiopia: Abiy’s Prosperity Party Wins Landslide Victory in Delayed Election | Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party has won the most seats in the country’s parliamentary election, according to official results, a victory | politics |
Nigeria: Musa, Ekong, Iheanacho, 20 Others for Qatar 2022 Qualifying Games Against CAR | Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has listed team captain Ahmed Musa, deputy captain Wlliam Ekong and 21 others for the Super | sports |
NASA Launches First Space Probe to Study Jupiter’s Trojan Asteroids | NASA launched a first-of-its kind mission on Saturday to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, two large clusters of space rocks that | tech |
Paolo Rossi, Italy’s 1982 World Cup Hero, Dies Aged 64 | Former Italian footballer Paolo Rossi, who led the national team to victory in the 1982 World Cup, has died aged | sports |
Liverpool End Run of Four League Defeats With Victory Over Sheffield United | Liverpool ended a run of four successive Premier League losses with a 2-0 win at bottom club Sheffield United, boosting | sports |
Messi to Leave Barcelona as Club Can’t Fulfil Contract Agreement | Barcelona have announced that Lionel Messi will leave the club after financial problems prevented them from agreeing with the forward | sports |
UFC 263: Israel Adesanya Retains Title With Decisive Performance Against Marvin Vettori | Israel Adesanya got back to his winning ways on Sunday with an outstanding five-round showing in the UFC 263 main | sports |
Nigeria: Buhari Turns Down Governors’ Request, Insists on Adamu as Consensus Candidate for APC Chair | President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday met with governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the State House, Abuja, to | politics |
Sierra Leone International Alhassan Kamara Told to ‘Retire or Face Wheelchair’ | A knee injury has forced Sierra Leone international Alhassan Kamara into retirement aged just 28, ending his hopes of playing | sports |
South Africa’s Economy is $37bn Bigger Than Previously Thought | South Africa’s economy is 11% bigger than previously estimated after statistics authorities changed the way they calculate the gross domestic | business |
Hamilton Breaks Schumacher’s All-time Formula One Record | Lewis Hamilton passed Valtteri Bottas to take a commanding victory in the Portuguese Grand Prix and break Formula 1's | sports |
Rising Oil Prices May Derail Nigeria’s Economic Reforms, Report Says | The Financial Derivatives Company (FDC) has warned that the rising crude oil prices, which could go above $100 per barrel, | business |
Euro 2020: Switzerland Eliminate France After Mbappe Shootout Miss | Kylian Mbappe had a decisive miss from the penalty spot as Switzerland knocked out world champions France from the 2020 | sports |
Worry as Africa’s Covid Death Rate ‘Now Above Global Average’ | Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says the continent's Covid-19 case fatality rate is now higher than | health |
Nigeria Okays $329m for Railway Consultancy Supervision Services Nationwide | Nigeria's Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved contracts worth $328.87 million in consultancy services for the supervision of the various | business |
F1: Lewis Hamilton Says Max Verstappen ‘Walking Away With It’ after Austrian Grand Prix | Max Verstappen won't say it, but the reality is that he is in pretty much total control of this year's | sports |
Plot fo Remove PDP Chairman Iyorchia Ayu Thickens | A plot by some southern governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party to remove its National Chairman | politics |
Ghana’s Opposition NDC Rejects Presidential Results | Ghana's opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it will not accept the result of the 2020 presidential elections as announced by | politics |
Facebook, Instagram Temporarily Allow Posts on Ukraine War Calling for Violence Against Invading Russians or Putin’s Death | Meta Platforms (FB.O) will allow Facebook and Instagram users in some countries to call for violence against Russians and Russian | tech |
Covid-19 Virus ‘Survives on Phones, Banknotes for 28 Days’ | The virus responsible for Covid-19 can remain infectious on surfaces such as banknotes, phone screens and stainless steel for 28 | health |
Lewis Hamilton Tests Positive for Coronavirus, to Miss Bahrain Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton will miss this weekend's Sakhir Grand Prix after testing positive for coronavirus. The Mercedes driver returned three negative | sports |
Nigeria: NIMET Warns Pilots, Airlines about Inclement Harmattan Weather | The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET) has warned pilots and airlines that starting from November 18, the inclement Harmattan weather could | business |
Man United’s Greenwood Accused of Sexual Assault By Girlfriend | Manchester United player, Mason Greenwood, has been accused of sexual assault and domestic violence by his ex-girlfriend, Harriet Robson. In | sports |
Fidelity Bank to Raise $500m Via International Debt Capital Market | Fidelity Bank Plc has considered raising about $500 million from the international debt capital market, after meeting with investors on | business |
Schools Not Drivers of Covid-19, UNICEF Says | The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has kicked against the prolonged closure of schools, stressing that schools are not the | health |
Nigeria’s Ex-President Jonathan Left $28.6bn External Reserves, Aide Retorts | Reno Omokri, an aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, has refuted claims that the latter left behind funds that could | politics |
Microsoft Attempts Takedown of Global Criminal ‘Botnet’ | Microsoft announced legal action Monday seeking to disrupt a major cybercrime digital network that uses more than one million zombie | tech |
Nigeria 0-1 Cameroon: Indomitable Lions Clip Eagles’ Wings | The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon have defeated Nigeria's Super Eagles in an international friendly played in Austria on Friday. A | sports |
Chelsea Poised to Extend Thiago Silva’s Stay at Stamford Bridge | Thiago Silva's impressive start at Chelsea looks set to convince the club to take up the option to extend the | sports |
Malawi Burns 20,000 Expired AstraZeneca Doses Despite Pleas | Malawi has burned nearly 20,000 doses of expired AstraZeneca vaccines, defying calls not to do so from the World Health | health |
Sony, Honda Team Up to Develop and Sell Electric Cars | Japan's Sony Corp and Honda Motor Co Ltd said on Friday they would pair up to develop and sell battery-powered | tech |
Yahoo Pulls out of China Over ‘Challenging’ Business Conditions | Yahoo has become the latest US tech company to end its presence in mainland China as tougher regulations are imposed | business |
Champions League Exit Heaps Pressure on Solskjaer Ahead of City Clash | Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer faces the unenviable task of eliciting a response from his team in Saturday's Premier | sports |
US FAA in Final Stages of Boeing 737 MAX Review, Could Approve November 18 | The US Federal Aviation Administration is in the final stages of reviewing proposed changes to Boeing Co’s 737 MAX and | business |
Long Working Hours Killing 745,000 People a Year, Study Finds | Long working hours are killing hundreds of thousands of people a year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The | health |
Nigeria Confirms Two Cases of Omicron | The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday morning confirmed the first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant in the | health |
Barcelona President Laporta Says No One Bigger Than Club; Keeping Messi Too Risky | Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said keeping Lionel Messi was too risky to the club's finances as "the club is | sports |
Tyler Perry To Receive Humanitarian Award At the Oscars | Tyler Perry will receive an honorary statuette at this year’s Oscars for his humanitarian work including efforts to get the entertainment industry | entertainment |
S/Eagles Drop Points Again, Draw Against Sierra Leone | The Leone Stars of Sierra Leone on Tuesday ensured Nigeria's Super Eagles dropped back-to-back points after the two countries played | sports |
Pfizer Seeks Emergency Use Authorization For Coronavirus Vaccine | Pfizer and BioNTech on Friday submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization for their coronavirus | health |
Nigeria Spends $1.3bn on Debt Servicing In Six Months | Nigeria's federal government has spent $1.302 billion on debt servicing in the first half of 2021 (January to June 2021), | business |
Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea: Jorginho Penalty Settles London Derby as Spurs Crash to Third Straight Defeat | Thomas Tuchel claimed a valuable second successive win as Chelsea boss in Thursday’s London derby against Tottenham, who crashed to | sports |
Nigeria’s Largest Bank by Customer Base, Access, Schedules Board Meeting for Oct 27 | In a notice posted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange website, Access Bank says it is informing the investing public that | business |
UK Retailers Warn of Pre-Christmas Price Rises | British retailers warned on Wednesday of pre-Christmas price rises after they reported the smallest year-on-year decline in the average selling | business |
Nigeria: It Will Affect Investors’ Confidence, Oyo Governor Makinde Asks FG to Reverse Twitter Ban | Governor of Nigeria's southwestern Oyo State, Seyi Makinde says the federal government's decision to ban Twitter operations in the country | business |
Nigeria: APC Governors Divided Over National Convention, Choice of Consensus | The forthcoming convention of Nigeria's All Progressive Congress (APC) has split governors elected under the political party into three different | politics |
Governor Fayemi’s Purported ‘Suspension’ a Nullity – APC | Abel Ejikeme The National Secretariat of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the actions of a faction of the | politics |
Lagos Deep Offshore Group, Samsung Reach Settlement, Truce May Unlock $300bn Investments | The Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base (LADOL) Group and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) Nigeria, on Wednesday signalled an end to | business |
Nigeria’s Petroleum Regulator Sets Up Investigative Panel to Tackle Rising Oil Theft | As Nigeria's economy continues to bleed from the negative impact of crude oil theft, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission | business |
WhatsApp Takes on Snapchat with Disappearing Photos and Videos Option | Users of Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp can now send disappearing photos and videos on its platform starting this week, as it | business |
MTN Nigeria Records $1.9bn Revenue in Q1 2021 | MTN Nigeria o Saturday declared revenue of N790.3 billion (about $1.9bn), representing an increase of 24.1 per cent in its | business |
Aviation Fuel Cheaper in Nigeria Than Other West African Countries, Marketers Say | In a fresh revelation, marketers of petroleum products under the aegis of Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) have | business |
AfDB President Adesina Says Nigeria Needs $15bn Annual Investment to Bridge Infrastructure Gap | President of the African Development Bank Akinwunmi Adesina in a paper, titled “Nigeria’s Economic Resurgence: Learning from the African Experience” | business |
Biden Promises to Rejoin Paris Climate Pact on First Day of Presidency | US President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to rejoin the Paris climate accord on the first day of his presidency, as | politics |
Delegates Who Sold Votes at APC Presidential Primary Now Regretting, Says Amaechi | The presidential aspirant said giving out money to woo people was not the solution to the many problems facing Nigeria | politics |
Nigeria: Cholera Kills 150 in Northwest Katsina State | Nigeria's northern Katsina state has recorded over 150 deaths resulting from the outbreak of cholera, the state's Primary Health Care | health |
Osaka Reaches Australian Open Final, Ends Williams’ Bid for Record-equalling 24th Grand Slam | Naomi Osaka ended Serena Williams’ bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title in a storm of power hitting on | sports |
Lewandowski Dedicates Brace against Salzburg to Ailing Gerd Mueller | Robert Lewandowski dedicated his two goals in Tuesday's Champions League thrashing over Salzburg to Gerd Mueller after the Poland striker | sports |
Nigeria’s Sports Ministry, Football Federation Procure 20,000 Tickets for Super Eagles’ Fans Ahead Ghana Match | In a bold move to fill up the stands of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium and guarantee high-decibel support for | sports |
Netflix Increases Standard, Premium Plans in South Africa | Netflix is increasing the price of its two most popular plans in South Africa, 'the Standard and Premium tiers', with | tech |