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The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic worsened in Nigeria on Thursday as the nation reported a record number of new infections in one day. In a late-night tweet, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said 1,964 new cases and seven…

Clinical trials to determine the safety and efficacy of a Covid-19 vaccine candidate from American biotech company Novavax have begun in the United States and Mexico, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced Monday. A similar…

Unilever Nigeria Plc has announced the appointment of Mr. Jaime Aguilera as a Non-Executive Director into its board, with effect from January 1, 2021. The new appointment was made known on Friday in Lagos in a statement by Unilever's…

Nigeria has been barred from the US visa lottery application for 2022, a document obtained from the US Government website showed. In a 19-page document published on the website, Nigeria is the only African country barred from…

 Oil and gas workers withdrew en masse from offshore production facilities as Hurricane Delta grew into a powerful storm over the Caribbean on its way to the Gulf of Mexico. Delta’s winds reached 145 miles per hour (235 kph) as the storm…

The World Health Organization on Thursday warned of “alarming rates of transmission” of Covid-19 across Europe and cautioned against shortening quarantine periods as countries in the region scrambled to find ways to reduce infections…

A new international survey has revealed that the public wants greater focus on science-based decision-making. The survey, which was released on Tuesday by Philip Morris International (PMI), said majority of adults surveyed believe…

TAYO ELEGBEDE Shell Oil Company has donated over $300,000 to help victims of Hurricane Laura. The money, according to the oil company management, was donated across its businesses in Louisiana to assist those impacted in southwest…

Brent crude oil prices rose on Wednesday, lifted by U.S. producers shutting most of their offshore output in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of Hurricane Laura and optimism over China-U.S. trade talks. But gains were capped amid renewed…

TAYO ELEGBEDE The Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries has expressed worry over the fragile state of the oil market. The JMMC stated this after its 21st meeting held…