Nigeria Governors Forum hopes to receive Covid-19 vaccinations at the end of February

NIGERIA'S 36 state governors have announced plans to work towards gaining access to Covid-19 vaccines by the end of next month as part of a plan to introduce a mass vaccination programme aimed at combating the pandemic.

 

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Nigerians are exempt from US visa restrictions after Biden scraps Trump's travel ban

NIGERIANS are now free to travel to the US without visa travel restrictions after President Joe Biden signed an executive order in his first day in office rescinding a ban imposed by his predecessor Donald Trump.

 

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Brentford reach agreement with Midtjylland to sign Frank Onyeka in the summer if they get promoted

 

ENGLISH Championship side Brentford have entered into a gentleman's agreement with Danish side FC Midtjylland to sign Nigerian midfielder Frank Onyeka in the summer if they win promotion to the Premier League.

 

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No matter how you look at it, President Buhari has to create a United African Presidential Front to work with the Biden administration

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(1) Looking at the collegiate approach President Biden is adopting, it is crystal clear that the way forward over the next four years will be team politics

(2) President Biden has already cancelled the bilateral Keystone XL Pipeline contract with Canada in favour of the more multilateral approach as epitomised by the Paris Climate Agreement

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Ondo State and federal government set for showdown over expulsion of Fulani herdsmen

ONDO State government is set for a showdown with the presidency over the issue of Fulani cattle herdsmen as the ongoing dispute over the expulsion of pastoralists by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu heats up.

 

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United Nigeria Airlines becomes the seventh airline to begin flying to Enugu airport

ENUGU'S Akanu Ibiam International Airport has been another big boost in its quest to become a major travel hub after the United Nigeria Airlines became the seventh career to start flying to the facility.

 

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Biden takes office promising to adopt a collegiate approach to both foreign and domestic affairs

 

NEW US President Joe Biden has promised to return to a multilateral approach to international affairs that will involve Washington adopting a collegiate approach to global matter in contrast to the unilateralist approach of the trump administration.

 

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Nine Metropolitan Police officers fined £200 each for eating in a cafe in breach of Covid-19 protocols

BRITISH authorities took the clampdown on those defying the coronavirus protocols to new heights this week with drastic action that involved fining nine Metropolitan Police officers for breaching the rules after they met in a cafe while on duty.

 

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West Ham consider purchasing Super Eagles striker Henry Onyekuru from French side Monaco

ENGLISH Premier League side West Ham United have made enquiries about signing Super Eagles winger Henry Onyekuru from French side Monaco before the end of the January transfer window.

 

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With Biden making saving the environment a major policy objective, it is time for mankind to show a little humility and acknowledge that we are just the ape that got lucky

Ayo Akinfe

(1) One of the most heartening things about the incoming Biden administration is that it has agreed to return to the Paris Climate Agreement abandoned by Donald Trump. This may be our last chance to save our planet

(2) As futuristic and sci-fi as it may sound, we could easily de-oxiginate our planet and make it unsuitable for human habitation. All those putting profits before the environment are being short-sighted in the extreme

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