The UK on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use and said that it will be rolled out from next week. “The Government has today accepted the recommendation from the independent Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to approve Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 …
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ABDULRASHID MAINA TO BE EXTRADITED TO NIGERIA SOON AS NPF-INTERPOL OPERATIVES ARREST THE FORMER PENSION BOSS IN NIGER REPUBLIC Following the arrest of former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrashid Abdullahi Maina in Niamey, Niger Republic, the NPF is perfecting extradition processes of the fugitive to Nigeria …
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US president-elect Joe Biden has a foot fracture and will likely have to wear a medical boot, his team said Sunday after the 78-year-old was taken to the doctor because he had slipped while playing with his dog. Biden, who will become the oldest US president upon his January swearing-in, …
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The United Nations on Monday recanted an earlier claim that 110 farmers were killed by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Zabarmari community, Borno State. Local media had published a report on Saturday quoting officials of the Borno State government saying at least 43 farmers lost their lives in an attack …
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Maryam al-Balushi, an animal lover from Muscat, in Oman, shares her house with 480 cats, most of which were strays, and 12 dogs, spending almost $8,000 a month on food and vet bills for them. The 51-year-old retired civil servant might seem like a life-long animal lover, but the truth …
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US President-Elect, Joe Biden, is set to announce a Nigerian-born attorney, Adewale ‘Wally’ Adeyemo, as deputy Treasury secretary, US-based media Politico reported on Sunday. Adeyemo, who is a former senior international economic adviser during the Obama administration, will serve under former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, who Biden plans to …
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Excite Enterprise, a fully digital Business Development, and Enterprise solutions provider, has made its way into the Nigerian market with various simplified innovations, designed to lead Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) on the pathway to success and sustainability. It is designed to facilitate solutions to the many problems …
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The United Nations has said at least 110 farmers were killed by Boko Haram insurgents in the northeast. The figure nearly tripled the 43 farmers that were initially reported killed by the insurgents on Saturday. French newswire AFP cited UN humanitarian coordinator in Nigeria Edward Kallon as saying on Sunday …
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‘They are trying to make me the scapegoat’: Maradona’s doctor tearfully denies responsibility for 60-year-old football icon’s fatal heart attack after being placed ‘under investigation for involuntary manslaughter’ by police in Argentina Police raided the home of the footballer’s personal doctor Leopoldo Luque; they are trying to establish whether Maradona …
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The U.K. government said it plans to create a Digital Markets Unit (DMU) to enforce “a new code to govern the behavior of platforms that currently dominate the market, such as Google and Facebook.” The unit will be part of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which has been asking …
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