The World Health Organization is holding a meeting Friday to discuss the dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases in South Africa that has been blamed on a new variant of the virus. Joe Phaahla, South…
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By our reporter/ Former, South African President, Thabo Mbeki, on Thursday said he worked with Abdulsalami Abubakar, former head of state of Nigeria, to frustrate the third agenda of former…
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A new variant of the coronavirus has been detected in South Africa. The variant, B.1.1.529, is said to have a high number of mutations, which may be a source of concern…
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By our reporter/ The current fuel subsidy regime is not beneficial to Nigerians, Kaduna state governor, Nasir el-Rufai has said said. The governor, who spoke at the launch of the…
Read More Cameroon shut down its refinery because of cheap fuel from Nigeria – El-Rufai
By our reporter/ Nigeria’s minister of finance, budget and national planning, Zainab Ahmed on Wednesday warned that the government can no longer sustain N250 billion monthly subsidy payments. Ahmed who…
Read More Nigeria can’t sustain N250bn monthly fuel subsidy payments, Ahmed warns