archiveMarch 2021

  The Netherlands says on Monday that it has joined the list of countries suspending the use of AstraZeneca’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine after reports of unexpected possible side effects from the injection.The vaccine will not be used until at least March 29 as a precaution, the Dutch government said in...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has told Nigerians to blame the Federal Government if the union decides to resume its suspended strike. Ayo Akinwole, ASUU Chairman of the University of Ibadan branch, in a statement on Sunday revealed that many lecturers were still being owed salaries ranging from...

 Facebook Inc, on Monday said it had started adding labels to posts that discussed the safety of the shots and would soon label all posts about the vaccines. The social media company, which has been criticised by lawmakers and researchers for allowing vaccine misinformation to spread on its platforms, said...

 The city of New York held a virtual memorial Sunday evening for the more than 30,000 people who have died of COVID-19 since the first death after a confirmed Coronavirus infection exactly one year ago.Musicians from the New York Philharmonic were among artists who performed in a live broadcast that...

  Graduates from eight universities in Benin Republic, Niger, and Cameroon have been banned from participating in the 2021 Batch A orientation course of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC). This is contained in a circular dated March 5, and addressed to state and Federal Capital Territory coordinators. The universities,...

Two Nigeria sensational singers Burna Boy and Wizkid have won their first Grammy awards at the  63rd Grammy Awards. He won the ‘Best Global Music Album’ category at the 2021 Grammy Awards for ‘Twice As Tall‘, his 2020 project. His album saw off competition from Antibalas’ ‘The Fu Chronicles’, Bebel...

 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said with 120 confirmed new cases of COVID-9, the number of active cases in Nigeria now stands at 13,245. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country had  tested ...

  Says Nigeria’s challenges are stepping stones to a great future   The challenges Nigeria currently faces as a nation are not insurmountable, but they are stepping stones to a great future, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this today in Owerri at a special interdenominational...

4 customers to get one million Naira each at the end of campaign   Ecobank Nigeria has launched the Super Rewards Scheme, which gives 200 of its customers an opportunity to earn different cash gifts monthly, with four of them becoming millionaires at the end of the four months campaign....

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has advised the Igbos in the Southeast to seize the opportunity provided by the Buhari administration to gravitate to the centre of the Nigerian politics. Lawan spoke on Sunday at the Thanksgiving which held at Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri in Imo State to commemorate...