SUPER Eagles duo Samuel Kalu and Tyronne Ebuehi have both been ruled out of Nigeria's World Cup qualifier against Cape Verde tomorrow after they tested positive for coronavirus after a medical check-up of all the players.
Last Friday, Nigeria got her 2022 World Cup campaign going with a 2-0 victory over Liberia in Lagos and...
NIGERIA'S federal government has announced that it may sanction eligible citizens who refuse to take the Covid-19 vaccine as part of a renewed health campaign to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
So far, Nigeria has been spared the worst of the Covid-19 as the number of affected people is low but on the other...
NIGERIA'S high commission to the UK is to re-open on Monday August 23 following a 10-day shutdown after two if its staff tested positive for coronavirus during a mass testing of all employees who work in the building last week.
In a major setback for the mission just as it was getting on top of the passport situation, it had...
By Ayo Akinfe
No matter how you look at it, large under-performing countries like Nigeria, Indonesia, Pakistan and Bangladesh are the only hope for humanity in the post-Covid-19 era. With global economic output likely to be down by about a third, they are the ones who can drag the human race out of this morass
When you look at...
NIGERIA'S high commission in the UK has been shut for 10 days as from August 10 after two members of staff tested positive for coronavirus following a mass testing of all employees at the mission.
In a major setback for the mission just as it was getting on top of the passport situation, it has had to close down after a...
Ayo Akinfe
Over the last year-and-a-half, the surge in the demand for tissue paper, kitchen roll, wipes and napkins has been dramatic worldwide as the coronavirus surge spreads. Across the world, departmental stores, retail chains and supermarkets are having to deal with panic buying, leaving their shelves bare
Worldwide, the...
UNITED Arab Emirates (UAE) government officials have announced that they will lift the ban on transit passenger traffic from Nigeria and several countries on Thursday August 5 in response to the easing of the coronavirus pandemic.
As a result of the virus, passengers from several African and Asian countries including...
SCIENCE and technology minister Dr Ogbonnaya Onu has revealed that Nigeria is working hard to produce a locally made coronavirus vaccine to enable its professionals and scientists to be involved in mass production of a drug.
Like most African nations, Nigeria is not involved in the production of any of the major coronavirus...
NIGERIA looks set to benefit from the supply of more doses of the coronavirus vaccine after the Group of Seven (G7) nations approved a $650bn loan to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to purchase more shipments for developing countries.
Last week, the G7 met in the UK where among other things, it agreed to bankroll the...
NATIONAL Hajj Commission of Nigeria (Nahcon) officials have announced that there will be no religious pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia in 2021 for the second year in a row pointing out that the suspension of operations in the wake of Covid-19 remains in place.
Historically, about 80,000 Nigerian Muslims make the religious...
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