Venezuela jails officials for giving US oil data

Venezuela jailed two officials from the state oil company PDVSA for five years for providing the United States with “strategic and sensitive” details of its sanctions-hit oil operations, prosecutors said…

China approves second domestic Covid vaccine

China’s drug authorities have given “conditional” approval for a second Covid-19 vaccine, Sinovac’s CoronaVac jab, the pharmaceutical company said Saturday. The vaccine has already been rolled out to key groups…

Slain soldiers’ children get scholarships

A former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has awarded scholarships to the children of the four soldiers who died during the crisis between troops and members of the Eastern…

MTN expands NIN enrolment capabilities

MTN has said it is exponentially increasing capacity to provide National Identity Number enrolment services across its customer interaction touch points pan-Nigeria, rural locations inclusive. The telco in a statement…

Cryptocurrency: CBN ban makes Nigeria unprepared for future, says Ezekwesili

Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has faulted the ban on cryptocurrency trading placed by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The CBN gave the order as seen in a statement…

Biden to attend next African Union summit

President Joe Biden on Friday promised partnership with Africa and said he hoped to attend the next African Union summit, an about-face in US interest in a continent largely ignored by…

Join me to develop Imo North, APC candidate urges Araraume

The All Progressives Congress candidate for the December 5, 2020 Imo North bye-election, Frank Ibezim, as affirmed by the Supreme Court, has called on his main challenger for the ticket,…

African leaders to tackle Covid, conflict at virtual summit

African leaders will open a two-day virtual summit Saturday to discuss the continent’s Covid-19 response as well as security issues that have been overlooked during the pandemic. The African Union…

WTO: Okonjo-Iweala excited by US support, thanks Buhari

Former Nigerian Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has expressed her excitement over the backing she got from the United States to lead World Trade Organisation Okonjo-Iweala made this known via…

Atiku faults CBN shutdown of cryptocurrency transactions

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has faulted the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria to shutdown cryptocurrency operations. The former Vice President noted that with Nigeria’s economic crisis, the…