News Roundup

Okonjo-Iweala makes Time's 100 Most Influential People Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the only Nigerian on Time Magazine's list of 100 Most Influential People in the world. Okonjo-Iweala, who…

Africa Covid-19 Cases Fall By 23 Percent-WHO The World Health Organization's regional director for Africa has announced that the number of new COVID-19 cases on the continent fell by 23…

Nigeria’s GDP grew 5% in Q2 Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 5.01 percent in the second quarter of 2021, the most since 2014, thanks to the easing of COVID-19 restrictions…

Nigeria battles slow vaccination as variants increase infections As Nigeria’s fate for vaccination hangs on the goodwill of countries with abundant vaccines, one main factor stands between…

Hundreds of people in Uganda injected with water instead of Covid vaccine MORE than 800 people in Uganda were given fake Covid vaccines which were made of mostly water. The counterfeit jabs…

NAFDAC approves Sputnik V, Morderna and Korean Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccines for use in Nigeria The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved Sputnik…

Buhari inaugurates committee to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday inaugurated the Steering Committee of the National Poverty…

Surging inflation driving 7 million Nigerians into poverty, the World Bank says Nigeria’s surging inflation rate has pushed 7 million Nigerians into poverty, the World Bank said in its…

203 new Covid-19 cases raise fresh concerns over third wave in Nigeria Nigeria on Monday reported 203 new cases of COVID-19 infection, a two-month high rate that is raising fresh concerns…

Nigeria’s inflation rate slows first time in 20 months Inflation rate has dropped to 18.12 percent in April from 18.17 percent recorded in March, according to data from the National Bureau…