Infrastructure gap: Nigeria needs 1.5 trillion Dollars in ten years – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says 1.5 trillion dollars is the cumulative estimated amount needed by Nigeria over a ten-year period, to achieve an appreciable level of […]
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Buhari to attend Climate Change conference in Glasgow, Peace Summit in Paris
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Sunday for Glasgow, Scotland to attend the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) to the UN Framework Convention on […]
Covid vaccine: Public Safety and the limits of individual freedom
By Osmund Agbo In the early 1900s, Mary Mallon worked as a domestic cook for many of the New York’s uber elite families. She was […]
Biden to require all federal workers to be vaccinated – Source
U.S. President Joe Biden plans to require all federal employees and government contractors to get vaccinated against the Coronavirus (COVID-19), a source briefed on the […]
U.S. President Biden visits wounded soldiers in hospital
U.S. President Joe Biden visited wounded soldiers in hospital on Thursday, the White House said.Biden visited troops at Walter Reed military hospital in Bethesda, near […]
Recent events in Afghanistan: Quick lessons for Nigeria
By Johnson Olawumi On Monday 16th August 2021, the sight on CNN of an American military aircraft C-17 taxing on the tarmac of Kabul Airport […]
COVID-19: Nigeria to begin administering 2nd batch of vaccines Aug. 10
The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC), says the country will start administering the second batch of COVID-19 vaccines from Aug. 10. The vaccines were […]
Biden calls on New York Governor to resign
US President Joe Biden has called on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign after an investigation found that he had sexually harassed 11 women. […]
Biden signs memo Wednesday to improve cybersecurity for U.S. infrastructure – Official
President Joe Biden will sign a national security memorandum on Wednesday to improve cybersecurity for critical infrastructure in the United States, a senior U.S. administration […]
Biden administration has wrong knowledge of modern Russia – Kremlin
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden and his assistants have wrong knowledge and understanding of modern Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday. U.S. […]
U.S. administered 300m COVID-19 vaccines in 150 days – Biden
U.S. President Joe Biden, on Friday said the U.S. administered 300 million Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines in 150 days, and that COVID-19 cases and deaths had […]
Putin-Biden talks may be extended, Russian official says
U.S. President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin may extend their talks in Geneva if necessary, a top Kremlin official said on Wednesday […]
Biden ‘extremely sympathetic’ in Harry Dunn case – British PM
U.S. President Joe Biden is actively engaged and extremely sympathetic in the case of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn killed in an accident, UK Prime Minister, […]
Biden discusses Gaza conflict with Israeli, Palestinian leaders
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had spoken with U.S. President Joe Biden about the Gaza conflict. The head of the Israeli government announced […]
COVID-19: WHO urges countries to reconsider vaccinating children, adolescents
World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday urged some countries to reconsider vaccinating their children and adolescents, calling on them to donate vaccines to COVAX for […]
Biden raises refugee admissions cap to 62,500 after backlash
President Joe Biden has raised the cap for refugee admissions into the United States to 62,500, in a U-turn that more than quadruples the limit […]
Biden urges U.S. Congress to approve police reform in May
U.S. President Joe Biden has urged Congress to approve in May a police reform that would address the issue of racially motivated brutality.Biden made the […]
Security: Buhari asks U.S. to relocate AFRICOM’s headquarters to Africa
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the U.S. to reconsider relocating U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) from Stuttgart, Germany, to Africa, nearer the Theatre of Operation. The […]
India records 352,000 new daily COVID-19 cases, 2,812 deaths
India on Monday saw a new global record of 352,991 daily new COVID-19 infections as a second wave of the pandemic overwhelmed the health systems. […]
U.S. ambassador to Russia to return to U.S for consultations
U.S Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan said in a statement on Tuesday that he would return to the United States this week for consultations, as […]
Biden bars federal agencies from using phrase ‘illegal alien’
President Joe Biden’s administration has ordered U.S. immigration agencies to stop using the controversial and dehumanising phrase “illegal alien” in reference to migrants. The term […]
Russia, Ukraine hold military drills, NATO criticises Russian troop build-up
Russia and Ukraine held simultaneous military drills on Wednesday as the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) foreign and defence ministers began emergency discussions on the […]
Taiwan says China’s manoeuvres alter status quo in the Indo-Pacific
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday said China’s recent manoeuvres surrounding the island altered the status quo of the Info-Pacific, and vowed to work with […]
U.S. House group to propose adding 4 Supreme court seats
A pair of New York congressmen were among a group of Democrats who planned to introduce a bill that would add four seats to the […]
Japanese prime minister to travel to U.S. for talks with Biden
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to depart for the United States (U.S.) on Thursday for talks with President Joe Biden amid the Coronavirus […]