The Nigeria Center for disease control has confirmed 1270 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria; Lagos-435 FCT-234 Oyo-103 Plateau-86 Rivers-71 Enugu-51 Nasarawa-41 Delta-39 Edo-39 Osun-33 Niger-31 Sokoto-23 Ondo-16 Taraba-13 Ebonyi-12 Kano-10 Abia-9 Bayelsa-8 Bauchi-7 Imo-5 Katsina-3 Gombe-1
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Canada- US Land Border to remain closed
Today, Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau confirmed that the current border restrictions will now remain in effect until Feb. 21, 2021. Travel restrictions have been in place since the COVID-19 pandemic struck at the Canada-U.S. land border, this is being extended for another month. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday, that the current border restrictions will...
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COVID-19: Nigeria
The Nigeria Center for disease control has confirmed 1244 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria; Lagos-774 FCT-125 Plateau-102 Anambra-47 Ondo-46 Rivers-27 Edo-18 Kaduna-16 Ogun-16 Gombe-16 Bauchi-11 Kano-11 Nasarawa-10 Akwa Ibom-7 Sokoto-7 Borno-5 Ekiti-4 Zamfara-2 101,331 confirmed, 80,491 discharged and 1,361 deaths.
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The Dominican Republic bans child marriage
The Dominican Republic just made a major move to advance the rights of young girls. Banning child marriage in one of the countries with a record high of child marriage are goals. According to the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, Dominican Republic is one of Latin America’s highest rates of child marriage and early unions — typically...
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Richard Branson loses mother, Eve to COVID-19
Richard Branson, founder of Virgin announced the passing of his beloved mother. He revealed via his Blog that like a lot of people whose relatives and friends had lost their loved ones lately that he too was mourning as his mum Eve had also died from COVID-19. Though the pandemic has wreaked havoc for many...
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Canada announces support to combat land degradation and desertification in developing countries
Across the world the impact of climate change is being felt; extreme and erratic weather conditions are prevalent. This, in turn, is exacerbating land degradation and desertification. Affecting most people already in situations of poverty and vulnerability, especially women and Indigenous people. Today, the Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of International Development announced that Canada will...
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Minister Ng launches public consultations on a possible comprehensive economic partnership agreement with Indonesia
Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion, and International Trade, announced the launch of public consultations toward a possible comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) between Canada and Indonesia. This is part of expanding Canada’s trade and investment opportunities in Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing economy to diversify Canada’s trade portfolio and support its...
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COVID-19: Nigeria
The Nigeria Center for disease control has confirmed 1024 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria; Lagos-653 Plateau-63 Benue-48 Zamfara-45 FCT-42 Rivers-27 Ondo-26 Adamawa-26 Kaduna-22 Edo-18 Ogun-16 Imo-12 Kano-9 Yobe-6 Ekiti-5 Jigawa-4 Osun-2 100,087 confirmed, 80,030 discharged and 1,358 deaths.
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Fire guts Nigeria Immigration Service headquarters
In the early hours of Sunday, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) reported that a fire incident occurred at its headquarters located along Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport Road, Abuja. The fire which gutted some of its offices was put out by firefighters. In a statement issued on the NIS official Twitter page, the Service disclosed this. “A...
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Kamala Harris graces Vogue cover
Vice-president elect Kamala Harris has been featured on the cover of Vogue magazine for February 2021. The article written by Alexis Okeowo, recalls when Harris, 56 who has been holding onward ahead of the inauguration on 20, January 2021 following Trump’s incitement of Violence at the U.S Capitol, was faced with a similar dilemma in...
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Foreign Ministers’ joint statement on arrests in Hong Kong
Yesterday the Foreign Ministers’ of Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States Secretary of State in a joint statement condemned the arrests in Hong Kong. They wrote: “We, the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, and the United States Secretary of State, underscore our serious concern at the mass arrests...
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Mr. Trump issues a statement over Twitter’ssuspension of his account
Amid the embattled President Trump reaction over Biden-Harris certification by the US Congress on Thursday morning as the legitimate winners of the US Presidential election held on 3 November 2020. Twitter takes the next step in curtailing President Donald Trump over his incessant tweets on their platform. The “bird app” permanently suspended Mr. Trump’s account...