The Kremlin on Monday denied any role in recent cyberattacks on the United States, saying American accusations that Russia was behind a major security breach lacked evidence. US lawmakers over the weekend urged a tough response to a huge cyber attack on government agencies and criticised US President Donald Trump’s unwillingness to point the finger […]

The Sierra Leonean High Commissioner to the Republic of Ghana and Ambassador to the Republic of Togo and the Republic of Burkina Faso, Mrs. Francess Virginia Anderson has called on West African women to consolidate the gains of women in leadership in the region. Saying the Board rooms are now experiencing women’s invasion”.

Algeria will launch Covid-19 vaccinations in January, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said Sunday, although the country has not yet selected which vaccine it will deploy. Tebboune, who is recovering from Covid-19 in Germany, where he was hospitalised on October 28, made the announcement on Twitter. He said he had tasked Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad to convene […]

The Central African Republic said Monday that Russia and Rwanda had sent in hundreds of troops after an alleged attempted coup ahead of upcoming elections. The government in CAR, one of the world’s poorest and most unstable countries, accused former president Francois Bozize on Saturday of fomenting a would-be putsch by three rebel groups. The groups […]

***One-state one-product to develop, promote export By Dayo Johnson – Akure Director General of the Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Segun Awolowo has explained that the zero -oil plan initiative developed by the commission was introduced to boost foreign exchange earning of Nigeria through the non-oil sector. Awolowo said this in Okitipupa area of Ondo […]

***passes Appropriation Bill into law ***we ‘ve passed the budget in good time – Gbajabiamila By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja The House of Representatives has increased the 2021 budget by over N500 billion. It will be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari on October 8, 2020, present a budget size of N13.08 trillion before a joint session of […]

India, Poland, Norway, Finland and Denmark have suspended all direct flights from Britain with immediate effect, citing a quickly spreading variant of the coronavirus that was detected the country. All flights from Britain to India will be suspended, starting onTuesday and lasting until Dec. 31, says India. Flights from India to Britain will also be temporarily suspended during the time. In […]

Consultations between the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the UK over a new, and more contagious, strain of the coronavirus are underway. The WHO Representative to Russia, Melita Vujnovic, gave the indication on Monday. Last week, the UK government announced that the mutated coronavirus strain that can transmit up to 70-per cent faster has been […]

A mammoth crowd stormed the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) office at Alausa in Ikeja, Lagos on Monday. This was in response to the mandate given by the Federal Government on December 14 that all Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) not synchronised with valid National Identity Number (NIN) by December 30th  2020 will be disconnected. The […]

By Omeiza Ajayi The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has issued a Certificate of Return to Hon. Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe as the winner and duly elected candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in the last Cross River North Senatorial bye-election. INEC’s decision followed last week’s judgment of the Court of Appeal which declared Jarigbe […]