COVID-19: FCT Receives $15m Intervention Fund
Federal Capital Territory Administration has received $15m from the World bank support of $750m through the federal government to mitigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic nationwide, most especially among the poor and vulnerable households, and supporting the recovery of local economic activities. The FCTA permanent secretary, Mr. Olusade Adesola, who made this known on […]
Lai Mohammed: Nigerian Government To Lift Twitter Ban Soon
The Nigerian government has promised to lift the suspension on Twitter operations in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announced the Nigerian government would lift the ban on Twitter operations in the country “in a matter of days”. Mohammed disclosed this after the week’s virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over […]
‘They’ve Got To Fight For Themselves’: Biden Says No Regret Over Withdrawing Troops From Afghanistan
US President Joe Biden has said he does not regret his decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, as the Taliban continue to make advances. Mr Biden urged Afghanistan leaders to unite and “fight for their nation”. Violence has escalated across the country now that US-led forces have all but withdrawn following 20 years of military […]
Dozens Killed In Algeria Forest Fires
At least 25 Algerian soldiers and 17 civilians have been killed in wildfires to the east of the capital Algiers, the country’s prime minister has said. Several more soldiers were injured fighting the fires, in the forested Kabylie region. Temperatures of up to 46C were forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday. Fires have caused devastation in […]
Taliban Seizes Eighth Afghan Provincial Capital In Five Days
The Taliban has captured two more cities in Afghanistan, taking the number of provincial capitals the group has seized since Friday to eight. Farah city of the eponymous southwestern province and Pul-e-Khumri of the northern province of Baghlan both fell to the armed group on Tuesday. Local sources confirmed the capture of both provincial capitals […]
Nigeria To Start Manufacturing Covid Vaccines By 2022, Herbal Drugs Undergoing Clinical Trials
Nigeria’s federal government says it’s planning to commence local manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines in the next 12 months. This is just as the federal government said it has concluded the training of about 40,739 health workers across the nation for the phase two vaccine roll out. The Director General of the National Agency for Food […]
Chinese Court Jails Canadian For 11 Years On Spying Charges
A court in China found Canadian businessman Michael Spavor guilty of spying on Wednesday, sentencing him to 11 years in prison, in a decision likely to further undermine already poor relations between China and Canada. Spavor, who for years ran a travel and cultural exchange business between China and North Korea, “was convicted of espionage […]
Ethiopia Calls On Civilians To Join Army, Fight Tigray Rebels
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has issued a call for all eligible civilians to join the armed forces as fighting raged in multiple regions of Africa’s second-most populous nation. The call on Tuesday by the Nobel Peace Prize-winning leader represented the further crumbling of the unilateral ceasefire his government declared in June as its military […]
President Biden Nominates Damian Williams To Become 1st Black Manhattan US Attorney
President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced his nominees to lead high-profile U.S. Attorney offices in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Biden picked Damian Williams for the top spot in Manhattan’s Southern District of New York, and Breon Peace to head Brooklyn’s Eastern District of New York. Both men are Black, and Williams would be the first Black […]
US Senate OKs Democrats’ $3.5T Budget In Latest Win For Biden
Democrats pushed a $3.5 trillion framework for bolstering family services, health, and environment programs through the Senate early Wednesday, advancing President Joe Biden’s expansive vision for reshaping federal priorities just hours after handing him a companion triumph on a hefty infrastructure package. Lawmakers approved Democrats’ budget resolution on a party-line 50-49 vote, a crucial step […]
