The 2023 World Cup will be groundbreaking in more ways than one way. It will be the first with 32 teams, up from the 24 nations who competed at last year’s finals in France, won by the United States. That…
Nigeria records 587 new cases of COVID-19 as total exceeds 17,000
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 587 new COVID-19 cases in the country. Making the announcement Wednesday night via its Twitter handle, the NCDC listed the new total as 17,735. While 5,967 have been discharged from the…
*Lockdown: 39 strippers, clubbers, 581 others arrested in Lagos (Punch) *COVID-19: Lagos govt impounds 20 vehicles for violation of lockdown order (Tribune)
Lockdown: 39 strippers, clubbers, 581 others arrested in Lagos (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested and charged 620 persons, including 39 strippers and revellers at a nightclub, for violating the lockdown directive to curb the spread…
President Trump to suspend immigration to US due to coronavirus
President Donald Trump said on Monday night that he would temporarily suspend all immigration to the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic. The president announced the drastic measure in a post on his favorite social media platform. “In light…
385 Americans, 200 Canadians evacuated from Nigeria
As countries continue to evacuate their citizens from Nigeria since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States and Canada yesterday evacuated 585 of its citizens. While 385 Americans were evacuated, Canada also evacuated 200 citizens in two separate…
Nigeria records five new coronavirus cases
The Federal Ministry of Health has announced five new cases of coronavirus bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to eight. All the five new cases had a travel history to the United Kingdom and the United States,…
Hundreds of US-bound migrants cross river to reach Mexico (BBC)
Hundreds of migrants have waded into a river on the southern Mexico border as they try to reach the United States. The migrants, mainly from Honduras, took to the water after being refused permission to cross a bridge over the…
US, China agree first phase of trade deal (Vanguard)
The United States and China agreed on Friday to the first phase of a deal to end a trade war, prompting President Donald Trump to suspend a threatened tariff hike, but officials said the agreement had to be put on…
Turkey set to invade Syria; US to remove forces from area (NewTelegraph)
Turkey is set to invade Syria, as the country had been threatening in recent months, with the United States saying it will remove all of its forces from the “immediate area,” according to the White House. The news came late…
13,000 Nigerians studying in US, says Embassy official (Punch)
Nigeria has the highest number of undergraduate students in the United States with about 13,000 Nigerians studying there every year, Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer, US Embassy, Malia Heroux, has said. Heroux said that 39,000 students from Africa studied in the…