Foreign
Austrian coy to contribute 5m more vaccine doses to EU
An Austrian company has managed to increase its production and will contribute 5 million more Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine doses to EU.
Author: Edith Ike-Eboh
Foreign
Pope Francis lands in Iraq for first papal visit
Pope Francis has arrived in Iraq on Friday for the first ever papal visit to the Middle Eastern country, where the Christians have dwindled.
Business
AfDB facility, Netherlands sign €6m agreement
ALSF and the Netherlands’ Ministry for Trade and Development Cooperation have signed a financing agreement of six million euros.
General News
Osun boosts MSMEs with N100m for job creation
Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun says the sum of N100 million has been set aside to boost MSMEs development in the state.
Foreign
COVID-19 lockdowns threaten mental health of 332m children worldwide — UNICEF
UNICEF warns that stay-at-home policies are threatening the mental health of 332 million children worldwide.
Politics
COVID-19: Governors, deputies to be vaccinated March 10
By Emmanuel Oloniruha State governors and their deputies are to take the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday (March 10). Dr Kayode Fayemi, the Chairman…
General News
5,280 Oyo rural women benefit from FG’s special cash grant – Minister
Hadjia Sadiya Farouq, says that 5,280 rural women in Oyo State will benefit from a Federal Government’s Special Cash Grant.
Education
PLASU resumes academic activities March 8 – VC
Prof. Yohana Izam, Vice Chancellor, PLASU, Bokkos, says academic activities in the institution will resume on March 8.
Politics
President Buhari mourns lawmaker Yuguda Hassan-Kila
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the leadership of the National Assembly over the passing of a lawmaker, Yuguda Hassan-Kila.
Health
COVID-19: NCDC announces 708 new infections, additional 12 deaths
NCDC has announced 708 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the total number of infected people in the country to 157,671.