REVEALED: Iran lied, knew exact time missile hit Ukrainian plane that killed 176 passengers
NEW information has shown that the Iranian government knew a missile had brought down the Ukrainian International Airways plane carrying 176 persons on 8 January but deliberately lied about it.
Coronavirus: 60 Nigerians in Wuhan not infected, says Chinese ambassador
ZHOU Pingjian, Chinese ambassador to Nigeria, has said no Nigerian citizen residing in Wuhan city has contracted the novel Coronavirus. He made this disclosure on Monday during a press briefing held in Abuja. According to the envoy, the city is home to 60 Nigerians, and they are all safe from the virus.
MTN to invest $1.6bn in Nigeria’s capital market after AGF withdrew tax case against firm
TELECOMMUNICATION giant, MTN on Wednesday said that it will be investing $1.6 billion in Nigeria within the next three years in an effort to strengthen and expand its network and operations in the country. In a delegation led by Mcebisi Jonas Chairman of MTN Group, officials of the company met with President Muhammadu Buhari to discuss its plans.
Extra-Judicial Killing: Provide coroners report within seven days Falana tells FCT police commissioner
FOLLOWING the death of a journalist, Alex Ogbu and the controversies surrounding his demise last week Tuesday, Femi Falana (SAN), a human rights activist has issued the Federal Capital Police division an ultimatum of seven days to carry out an autopsy to establish the cause of death or face legal actions.
US Travel Ban: If Pelosi, others have their way, Nigeria may exit list
UNITED States House of Representatives has condemned plans by Donald Trump, US President to extend his administration’s travel ban to include Nigeria and other countries. In 2017, a few weeks into his tenure, Trump has signed the original travel ban which affected predominantly Muslim countries’ access to the US – a move that was widely criticised.
US detects second case of new coronavirus, monitoring 63 other possible infections across 22 states
THE Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has detected a second case of the novel coronavirus in the United States after an infected woman returned from the Chinese city of Wuhan, and are monitoring 63 other possible infections across 22 US states, CNN reported on Friday. The virus, which was first detected in Wuhan in late December, has already killed 26 people and infected more than 880 others in China.
Birth Tourism: Pregnant women to be denied visas as US imposes new visa rules
THE United States under the Donald Trump administration has said that new visa rules would apply to non-US pregnant women as it plans to restrict ‘birth tourism’ in the country. If the new rule becomes effective by Friday, applicants will be denied tourist visas if it is determined by consular officers that they might be traveling to the US solely to give birth.
NIJ sacks lecturer for alleged sexual assault
THE Nigerian Institute of Journalism in a statement made available on its official social media handles on Monday announced the immediate dismissal of one of its lecturers over sexual assault. Tene John, a lecturer was accused by one of his student Anjola Ogunyemi who claimed that he had forcefully attempted to have sexual knowledge of her in his office when she arrived for morning lectures.
UPDATE: New coronavirus in China may spread to other countries faster than expected say WHO calls for an emergency meeting
THE World Health Organisation on Tuesday has confirmed that the new strain of coronavirus of unknown origin without a vaccine yet may very well spread around the world if it is not contained immediately. With speculations that the virus might be contracted through human-to-human contacts, the Chinese health authority and the WHO have finally confirmed that individuals can get infected from personal contacts.
Afreximbank approves $500m to support production, trade in Africa
AFRICAN Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the release of an intervention fund worth $500 million to support the production and trade of African cultural and creative products over the next two years. Benedict Oramah, President of the Creative Africa Exchange Weekend- an event dedicated to promoting exchange within the creative and cultural industry held in Kigali said that the fund would be a framework upon which the bank can further develop its existing efforts within the region.