The government of Morocco said it will launch a vaccination campaign against Covid-19 as of November 15. According to local sources, the vaccine is developed by the Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinopharm. As a reminder, the two partners reached an agreement in late August for phase III clinical trials. According to …

An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission investigating officer, Adariko Michael, on Tuesday, alleged that N2.2 billion was spent on prayers in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia to win the war against Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria. Mr Michael was giving evidence as the first prosecution witness (PW1) in the trial of Sambo Dasuki, …

The Nigerian government has allowed Dangote Cement to resume exports across its land borders, Bloomberg reports. This is despite the closure of all land borders by the government for over one year. The move has, however, raised hopes that Nigeria may be opening up trade with neighbors after a year-long …

The top federal investigator of election crimes in the US has resigned just hours after Donald Trump’s attorney general William Barr authorised probes into claims of voter fraud. Richard Pilger, director of the election crimes branch of the Department of Justice, stepped down from the post he has held since …

The Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, will Tuesday (today) before Justice Mohammed Liman hold hearing in the suit seeking to remove the Ajami (Arabic) inscriptions on naira notes. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday opposed a suit seeking to remove the Ajami (Arabic) inscriptions on naira notes, saying …

Oil prices dropped on Tuesday, amid persistent concerns over weakening global demand following a resurgent of COVID-19 cases in some countries that triggered new restrictions. In the US, total new cases have passed 10 million, according to data from Johns Hopkins University; while in Europe, France, the United Kingdom, Spain …

US President Donald Trump announced on November 2 that he is extending sanctions against Sudan. This is a surprising announcement given recent progress in improving relations between the two nations.To justify its decision, the White House says the crisis triggered by the Sudanese government’s actions and policies that led to …

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Program (WFP) have alerted, through a joint report published on November 6, about an increase in acute hunger around the world. In “The Early Warning Analysis of Acute Food Insecurity Hotspots,” the two UN specialized agencies point out that …

President Donald Trump on Monday announced by tweet that he had fired his defense secretary Mark Esper, further destabilizing a government already navigating Trump’s refusal to concede election defeat to Democrat Joe Biden. “Mark Esper has been terminated. I would like to thank him for his service,” Trump said on …

In closing the meeting between the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government team last Wednesday, 4th November, 2020, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, promised to send to the Union government’s written position on ASUU’s response to their initial offer. …