Biden reverses Trump’s immigrant visa ban on Nigeria
Following his swearing in, one of the first tasks performed by the new US President Joe Biden, was to lifted the immigrant visa ban imposed on Nigeria by Donald Trump, his predecessor. According to the New York Times, Biden lifted the ban on his first day in office and directed the State Department to restart …
US: Biden To Unveil Covid Plan First Day in Office
US President Joe Biden is expected Thursday to unveil his administration’s plans to tackle the coronavirus crisis, as he starts his first full day in the White House with America confronting a slew of challenges. Biden was sworn in as the 46th US president on Wednesday, delivering a calming call to heal a nation riven …
COVID-19: NCDC Reports 1,386 New Infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has recorded 1,386 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 114,691. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Nigeria has so far tested 1,198,758 people since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 …
Nigeria’s Debts May Hit N60tr
Nigeria’s debts may rise above N60 trillion by the end of the first quarter following a move by the Federal Government to convert its N11.91 trillion indebtedness to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to formal securitised loans. Last year, the Federal Government obtained N2.86 billion through the “ways and means” of the CBN to …
Mike Pompeo, Former members of Trump’s cabinet gets Chinese sanction hours after leaving office.
Hours after the curtain was drawn in the administration of Donald Trump, some his cabinet members have started to feel the heat as China has imposed sanction on Mike Pompeo, the immediate US Secretary of State Also sanctioned by the Chinese, are John Bolton, former national security adviser; Steve Banon, a former adviser of Trump; …
Trump pardons ex-aide Bannon, over 100 others in a last day flurry of pardons but not himself or family
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump granted clemency to former White House aide Steve Bannon as part of a wave of pardons and commutations issued in his final hours in office, but did not pardon himself, members of his family or lawyer Rudy Giuliani. Trump left office on Wednesday when Joe Biden was sworn …
Trump Leaves White House
Outgoing US President Donald Trump has left the White House today, January 20, 2021.
Ondo: Buhari Regime Protecting Only Fulani Interests, Afenifere Says
The Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Wednesday, condemned the President Muhammadu Buhari’s position on the directive of Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu asking unregistered herdsmen to vacate the state government reserves within seven days. The group in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Yinka Odumakin, titled “Ondo Forests: Fulani Presidency Again,” said the …
Celebrations As Biden is To Be Sworn In As 46th US president
Thirty-four years after first seeking the job, Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th US president Wednesday, drawing a curtain on the most tumultuous administration of modern times and charting a new course to tackle Covid-19 and unite a splintered nation. Outgoing President Donald Trump entered the White House four years ago as …
Buhari Presides Over Maiden FEC Meeting in 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the first Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting for the year 2021 at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja. Before the commencement of the council meeting, the President had inaugurated three members of the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, and a member of the Police Service Commission, PSC. The …
