First COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Japan from Pfizer
2021-02-12
First batch of Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Japan on Friday, with official approval for shots expected within days, ahead of the Olympic Games.Continue Reading
Teenager kills minority Ahmadiyya man in Pakistan
2021-02-12
Pakistani teenager shoots, kills man from minority Ahmadiyya community, latest in series of hate crimes against persecuted group.Continue Reading
FIFA Club World Cup: Egyptian giants Al Ahly win bronze medal
2021-02-12
Egypt’s Al Ahly win third-place play-off following defeat of South American champions, Palmeiras at the FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar.Continue Reading
NatForce trains personnel to check influx of illegal arms
2021-02-12
National Task Force on Illegal Importation of Small Arms, Ammunitions, Light Weapons and Chemicals, trains personnel to check influx of illegal arms at some borders in Nigeria.Continue Reading
FG, U.S. sign MoU to boost cashew production in Nigeria
2021-02-12
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) West Africa Pro- Cashew Project, to increase cashew productivity.Continue Reading
Tokyo Olympics chief set to quit over sexist remarks
2021-02-12
Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori is expected to resign on Friday over sexist comments he made early this month, with the mayor of the Olympic village, Saburo Kawabuchi, saying Mori had asked him to take over.Continue Reading
Crytocurrencies: SEC to suspend admittance of persons affected by CBN circular
2021-02-12
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says it will put on hold, admittance into its Regulatory Incubation Framework for Fintech firms, all persons affected by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) crytocurrencies circular.Continue Reading
COVID-19: NCDC records 938 new infections, 8 deaths
2021-02-12
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 938 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 143,516.Continue Reading
FG approves policy on ageing for older persons in Nigeria
2021-02-12
The Federal Government has approved the National Policy on Ageing for Older Persons in Nigeria, says an official of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development.Continue Reading
Melbourne enters new lockdown, barring Australian Open crowds
2021-02-12
A fresh COVID-19 cluster linked to a quarantine hotel in Melbourne, the capital of Victoria state, reached 13 cases as of Thursday midnight, as authorities rushed to quash the spread of the virus. All of those infections were linked to the highly contagious UK variant.Continue Reading
