Monthly Archives: February 2020
France cancels mass gatherings over virus fears
FRANCE
France on Saturday cancelled all gatherings of 5,000 people or more in a bid to contain the coronavirus...
Coronavirus: Nigeria’s Lagos battles masks, sanitizer shortage amid price hike
NIGERIA
Face mask and hand sanitizers have become hot commodities especially in Nigeria’s commercial city of Lagos. The mega-city...
Vote counts underway in Togo
TOGO
In Togo, counting of votes began Saturday just after the first round of the presidential election.
Nigeria asks U.S. to drop travel ban
Nigeria on Thursday asked the United States to abandon new visa restrictions on the West African country ahead of February 21 when...
Marathon: Nigeria’s Plateau NSCDC athletes bags first medals in 42km race
NIGERIA
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps NSCDC were
proud to have their own emerged first in the just...
Namibia becomes first African country to export red meat to United States
NIGERIA
Namibia has become the first African country to export red meat to the United States, following nearly two...
Nigeria’s rights group seeks implementation of Criminal Justice Act
NIGERIA
By Samuel Luka
A Nigerian based non-governmental organization known as
Prison Inmate Development Initiative (PIDI), has...
China sees drop in new virus cases, but more deaths abroad
CHINA
China on Thursday touted a big drop in new virus infections as proof its epidemic control efforts are...
Why Nigeria’s Leah Sharibu has not been rescued – Ex Lawmaker
NIGERIA
Nigeria's former senator, representing Kaduna Central Senatorial district, in northcentral part of the country, Shehu Sani, has given...
Crude Oil Theft: Nigerian Coy NNPC not a serious agency
NIGERIA
When the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, on Tuesday, 18th February,...