The Senate on Teusday stepped down deliberation on the revised N10.509 trillion 2020 budget forwarded to it by President Muhammadu Buhari for consideration. The action followed the inability of the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Jubrin Barau, to submit the team’s report on the budget. Addressing his…
The African Development Bank has announced the 100 finalists from the #AfricaVsVirus Challenge to find solutions to challenges raised by the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. According to the development institution, 25,000 participants from across Africa and beyond, joined the online platform to pitch their ideas. Participants in the 72-hour ideathon…
Founder and Senior pastor of Household of God, Reverend Christopher Okotie has denied rumours making the round that he died yesterday in his Lagos home. A statement by his media manager, Pastor Ladi Ayodeji described the news as one of those fabrications by persons who will not verify their source…
Seemingly unaffected by the controversy in the global scientific community, Greece has resumed production of chloroquine to treat cases of coronavirus and is conducting clinical trials with a “calm and distant approach”, scientists there say. Chloroquine, an anti-malarial drug, and hydroxychloroquine, a related compound normally used to treat arthritis, have…
Twenty-time Grand Slam singles champion Roger Federer said Wednesday he will be sidelined until 2021 after undergoing his second knee operation in a matter of months. The 38-year-old Swiss said he underwent follow-up arthroscopic surgery “a few weeks ago” after undergoing a similar keyhole procedure in February. Federer, whose last…
Cabin crews on standby with destinations revealed only hours before the flight, pilots put on simulators to keep up to date — an airline restarting after the pandemic is a far cry from the clockwork precision of the pre-coronavirus world. “Flexibility” is the top priority, Lufthansa chief executive Carsten Spohr…
The United States Senate on Tuesday voted unanimously to confirm Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the 22nd Air Force chief of staff. According to the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force for Public Affairs, the vote was 98-0. Brown, a decorated pilot, will become the first African…
Boko Haram insurgents have reportedly attacked and killed at least 69 persons in Gubio Community. Gubio is 96 kilometres away from Maiduguri is in the northern part of Borno State. It was gathered that the attackers came in their numbers to attack the once peaceful community taking…
Nigeria has recorded its highest daily COVID-19 infections with 663 new cases. This brings the total number of infections in the country to 13,464. The NCDC announced this on Tuesday through its official Twitter handle and said that as at June 9, four deaths were recorded in the country. Lagos…
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday announced the prosecution of 16 electoral offenders in seven states for their conduct during the 2019 general election. The commission said it was also prosecuting two cases emanating from the governorship election in Bayelsa State held on November 16, 2019. The 16 electoral…
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