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Omicron: UK adds Nigeria to red list

The United Kingdom has added Nigeria to its red list category as it tightens travel restrictions in an effort to limit the spread of the COVID-19 variant, Omicron. This means Nigerians who do not have UK citizenship or residence permit…

Ghana Parliament split over 2022 budget

Parliamentarians in Ghana are sharply divided over the 2022 budget after the majority passed the policy statement despite the boycott of the minority members. On Friday, November 26, the Minority Caucus voted to reject the budget after the Majority Caucus…

MBS Sports acquires Ligue 1 broadcast rights in Nigeria

MBS Sports has acquired the rights and collaboration with NTV, ONTV, STV, and Wazobia TV to to screen league 1 football matches in Nigeria.  The Professional Football League (LFP), Mathieu Ficot, revealed Nigeria’s importance to Ligue 1’s growth, saying Nigerian…

Nigeria takes delivery of 3.3 million doses of J&J vaccine

A Canadian foundation, Mastercard Foundation in partnership with Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), through an initiative tagged  “Saving Lives and Livelihoods,” has delivered over 3.3 million doses of Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines to Nigeria.  The…