Tag: US
U.S. donates $1.3m field hospital to Nigeria
The United States (U.S.) government has donated field hospital worth $1.3 million to Nigeria, it was learnt on Monday.
The facility was donated to [...]
Joe Biden sworn is as 46th US president alongside Kamala Harris as vice president
Joe Biden on Wednesday became the 46th president of the United States, to be sworn in, thus ushering in a “new day” for the United States after four y [...]
Biden appoints Nigerian-born Funmi Badejo as White House counsel
US President-elect Joe Biden has appointed Nigerian-born Funmi Olorunnipa Badejo into his cabinet.
Biden had announced the appointment of Badejo, a [...]
Nigerian singer, Biglo passes on in the US
Popular Nigerian artiste, Lotanna Udueze, more popularly known as Biglo has died.
According to close friends, the singer died on Christmas day.
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Vladimir Putin finally congratulates Biden on US election victory
Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Joe Biden on his victory in the US presidential election Tuesday, six weeks after the vote and a [...]
Here is why the US is opposing Okonjo-Iweala’s election as WTO DG
The United States has explained why it is against the election of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the next director-general of the World Trad [...]
Despite consensus opinion, US opposes Okonjo-Iweala WTO candidature
The United States has opposed Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the consensus candidate to lead the World Trade Organisation.
Key WTO ambass [...]
Visa ban disrespectful to Nigeria, FG tells US, UK
The Federal Government has frowned on the visa ban statements issued by the United States and the United Kingdom on the governorship elections holding [...]
8,000 sign petition asking EU, UK to bar el-Rufai
Amid reports that the United States Government has placed a visa restriction on Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, over 8000 people have signed a [...]
US Secures 100m doses of potential coronavirus vaccine for $1.95bn
The US government has agreed to pay $1.95 billion (1.68 billion euros) to secure 100 million doses of a potential coronavirus vaccine being developed [...]