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  Britain has offered to vaccinate 20 per cent of Zimbabwe’s population against the COVID-19 pandemic, the state-controlled Herald newspaper reported on Thursday. The 20 per cent will cover the most vulnerable three million people in the country. UK’s ambassador to Zimbabwe, Melaine Robinson, made the commitment when she met...

French champions Paris St Germain (PSG) have sacked their German born Coach Thomas Tuchel, French sports daily L’Equipe and German newspaper Bild reported on Thursday. PSG were not immediately available to comment. Tuchel, who guided PSG to the Champions League final in August which they lost to Bayern Munich, oversaw...

PRESIDENT BUHARI’S 2020 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE TO NIGERIANS I felicitate with our Christian brothers and sisters in particular and all Nigerians in general on this joyous occasion of Christmas 2020, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. In Christendom, Christmas season represents joy, peace, hope, love, goodwill and imminent salvation. These worthy...

  The Oyo State chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged Christian faithful in the state to observe all COVID-19 protocols while celebrating Christmas. Apostle Joshua Akinyemiju, the state CAN Chairman said this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Ibadan. “We should...

A Financial Expect, Mr Moshood Adeyemi, on Thursday urged the Federal Government to strengthen the Bank of Industry (BoI) to provide low interest loans that would be easily accessible to farmers. According to him, this will boost agricultural sufficiency. Adeyemi, a Chartered Accountant and Tax Manager, in an interview with...

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said on Wednesday that its database was not breached, nor compromised. The spokesman of the Commission, Kayode Adegoke dismissed as false and mischievous insinuations that the database of the agency would be breached. “I would like to bring to the attention of the members...

 The National Pension Commission (PenCom) on Wednesday said it was putting in place an automated process to ensure seamless conduct of the annual verification/enrolment within the first quarter of 2021 . A statement signed by Mr Peter Aghahowa, Head, Corporate Communications Department, PenCom and made available to newsmen in Lagos,...

  Everton boss, Carlo Ancelotti, has revealed why he rejected the chance to manage Manchester United when Sir Alex Ferguson called him in 2013 to tell him he was retiring and wanted him to take over the job. Ahead of Wednesday's Carabao Cup quarter-final against the Red Devils at Goodison...

  Ondo State Government has cancelled Cross Over Vigil across the state and shifted the resumption of pupils and students in primary and secondary schools to Jan. 18, 2020. The Chairman, Ondo State Inter ministerial Committee on Coronavirus, Prof. Adesegun Fatusi made this known at a news conference on Wednesday...

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has said the reluctance of Nigerians to receive shots of the COVID-19 vaccines may be the greatest challenge it would face in combatting the global pandemic. It would be recalled that the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, recently said Nigeria is expected to...