Pandemic

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said seven more people have died from the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the country’s fatality toll to 2,647.

Nigeria records 176 new coronavirus cases, five deaths

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja has intercepted 21.9kg of Cocaine.

FAAN boss: We’re on course with Lagos, Abuja airports recertification

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as said that its staff in Jos Branch, on Tuesday averted what would have been another major fire disaster in the country.

CBN: Nigerian banks remain stable, resilient despite pandemic

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Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore opens the 27th edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), which was postponed from February 2021 to October 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso October 16, 2021. Picture taken October 16, 2021. REUTERS/Anne Mimault

Pandemic created opportunities for African video-on-demand, streaming services

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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an unexpected visit Sunday to a Colombo church bombed during the Easter suicide attacks on his first trip to neighbouring Sri Lanka since his election triumph.

India’s premier urges residents to keep wearing face masks

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Nigerian Red Cross

Coronavirus vaccination: Society urges more sensitisation of Nigerians to end pandemic

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The National President of Nigerian Association of Chambers Of Commerce, Industry Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Mr John Udeagbala, led a high-level delegation to the Chinese Consulate General in Lagos yesterday, where the idea of an industrial park was mooted.

NACCIMA, China to partner on establishment of industrial parks

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WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Gallo Images

WHO, partners call for action to protect healthcare workers from coronavirus

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UNN confers honorary doctorate on Oriental Energy founder Muhammadu Indimi

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Telecommunications remains the best enabler in expanding the frontiers of financial inclusion in Nigeria, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Umar Danbatta, has said.

NCC boss: Nigerians made 34 million emergency calls in eight months

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AUC, AFRIMA appoint PWC to verify award votes

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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a news conference outside the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada October 21, 2021. REUTERS/Blair Gable

Canada launches coronavirus vaccine passport for travel

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The International Monetary Fund on Thursday forecast that Africa’s economic rebound from pandemic-induced shrinkage would be weaker than in the rest of the world in 2021 and 2022.

IMF sees Africa lagging in rebound from pandemic blow

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The United Kingdom-based Nigerian-born prime property agent and Managing Director and Founder of Daniel Ford International, Yemi Edun, is again in the news for all the good reasons.

Nigerian-born property agent makes UK Powerlist 2022

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The 2021 Club World Cup will be held in the United Arab Emirates, according to world football governing body, FIFA.

FIFA reschedules Club World Cup to early next year

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