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UN and Partners release record humanitarian response plan to counter Covid-19 effect.

235 million people worldwide will need humanitarian assistance and protection in 2021 – an increase of 40 per cent in a year. UN-coordinated response plans presented today aim to reach 160 million...

I didn’t defect to APC over presidential ambition- Umahi reiterates

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi made it clear today at an APC stakeholders meeting that he did not defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to contest for presidency in 2023.Insisting that...

Austrian village named F–king to change name after unwanted tourist attention

The residents of a tiny Austrian village named F–king have voted to change its name after enduring unwanted attention from English-speaking tourists.

Lagos Government Demolishes Over 1,700 Shanties At Fagba

The Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) over the weekend demolished over 1700 illegal shanties and containerised shops around Fagba Railway lines, Agege.

Fans welcome Erica, Kiddwaya to Sierra Leone

Former Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) housemates Kiddwaya and Erica have arrived Sierra Leone where they will be spending some time.They were given a resounding welcome by fans who were excited to have...

WHO urges greater COVID-19 vigilance in Africa as holidays near

Brazzaville, 19 November 2020 – With the end of year approaching and many African families planning get-togethers, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to be on high alert for a...

#EndSARS: Senate seeks one percent VAT revenue to repair Lagos, others

The Senate on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to establish a Special Economic Assistance to Lagos State with 1 percent of all revenues collected as Value Added Tax (VAT) to enable...

WHO Guideline Development Group advises against use of remdesivir for covid-19

Currently no evidence that it improves survival and other important measures The antiviral drug remdesivir is not suggested for patients admitted to hospital with covid-19, regardless of how severely ill they are,...

11th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared over

Brazzaville/Kinshasa, 18 November 2020 – Today marks the end of the 11th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), nearly six months after the first cases were reported in...

Lagos closes Maryland service lane for six weeks

The service lane inbound Maryland from the end of Gani Fawehinmi Park to the end of the second pedestrian bridge, Ojota will be closed for six weeks, starting from Tuesday, November 17,...