The appointment of Nigeria’s Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the new head of the WTO has been greeted with racist and sexist reporting while ignoring or downplaying her qualifications.
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NIGERIA: WHO Denies Disqualifying Nation From Vaccine Supply
Contrary to earlier reports, the World Health Organisation country representative in Nigeria, Dr Walter Kazadi Mulomboo said the organisation had not disqualified any African country from accessing COVID – 19 vaccines through the COVAX facility.
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What Makes Nigerians In Diaspora So Successful
Anthony Joshua, world heavyweight boxing champion; John Boyega, Hollywood actor; Pearlena Igbokwe, Universal Studios group chair and Maggie Aderin-Pocock, space scientist.These are just a few names in a long list of Nigerians in diaspora who have achieved success on an international scale in a wide range of fields.
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Nigeria: Amnesty International Investigation Exposes Authority’s Killing Of Protesters Cover-up
A damning new findings from the investigation by the Amnesty international has urged the Nigerian authorities to end their attempts to cover up last week’s massacre of peaceful protesters at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos Nigeria.
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NIGERIA: Black Tuesday As Unarmed Protesters Gunned Down In Lagos
Global media coverage on Wednesday was dominated by the sad sobering news of Tuesday’s bloody confrontation in Lagos, Nigeria where armed security personnel opened fire on protesting youths at the Lekki toll gate, leading to many deaths and injuries.
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NIGERIA: Growing Agitation For Regional Independence @ 60 Years Independence Anniversary
Amid growing agitation for regional autonomy, President Muhammadu Buhari called for national healing as the country celebrated 60 years of independence on Thursday.
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NIGERIA: Medical Research Institute Develops Covid-19 Test Kit
Nigeria Health Minister Olurunimbe Mamora has announced the development of a much faster cheap Covid-19 test kit.
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NIGERIA: 2020-21 Home & Away Kit Unveiled?
It is no longer news that talks have reached advanced stage between the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and its kit-sponsor NIKE on the design of the country’s 2020-21 home and away kits.
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NIGERIA: Price Of Hydroxychloroquine Skyrockets
Reports from Nigeria indicated that the price of the anti-malaria drug, hydroxychloroquine has skyrocketed according to the government’s consumer protection body.
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NIGERIA: I Lied, Lawmakers Didn’t Get 60 Percent Of NDDC Contracts – Akpabio
The Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio made a complete U-turn from his Monday accusations that members of the National Assembly were given 60 percent of the contracts at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
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