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NLC releases dates for mass protests against fuel subsidy removal. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced dates for protests against the removal of fuel subsidy. Massive protests against the Federal Government’s plan to remove fuel subsidy are scheduled for January 27 and February 1, 2022, according to the body. …

President Muhammadu Buhari arrives Istanbul, Turkey ahead of 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit on 16th Dec 2021  

President Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu described how President Buhari marked his 79th birthday in Instabul, Turkey, Naija360 reports.Garba Shehu wrote on Facebook; “HERE IS HOW PRESIDENT BUHARI MARKED HIS 79TH BIRTHDAY IN TURKEY On his 79th birthday, today Friday in Istanbul, Turkey, President Muhammadu Buhari cut a birthday cake moulded …

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, says he will not reject any calls from any person or group of persons asking him to contest for the Presidency in 2023.   Tinubu stated this after a closed-door meeting with leaders of the Northern Alliance Committee in Abuja …

On Tuesday, the United Kingdom Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sajid Javid, announced the removal of Nigeria and 10 other countries from its red list. While addressing Members of Parliament, Sajid Javid stated that the red list is “now less effective in slowing the incursion of Omicron …

Buhari assures 2023 election will be free, fair, and transparent President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has guaranteed Nigerians and the international community that the general elections in 2023 will be free and fair, with a peaceful transfer of power. He further stated that appropriate processes will be established in order to …

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, on his 70th birthday. Buhari said Mohammed was a devoted public servant who has made sacrifices for the country. In a statement by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, the president said Mohammed has worked assiduously in enhancing …

Two hippopotamuses, Imani, aged 14, and Hermien, 41, have tested positive for Covid-19 at Antwerp zoo in Belgium. They have no symptoms apart from runny noses, but the zoo said they had been put in quarantine as a precaution. “To my knowledge, this is the first time in this species. …

Okonjo Iweala listed as one of the FT’s most influential women of the year. Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), has made the ‘Financial Times’ list of the 25 most influential women in 2021 globally. Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala In a list recently released …

The shorter window between infection and infectiousness for the Omicron variant increases the efficacy of pre-departure testing, says the latest analysis conducted by the UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA).   As a precautionary measure to cope with the fear of spreading of Omicron,  the UK has re-introduced compulsory pre-departure …