[DW] Diplomats in Geneva decided the Nigerian economist should take over the reins of the World Trade Organization. The former finance minister wants to make tackling the economic fallout from coronavirus her top priority.

[Vanguard] Barely 24 hours after Guinea declared Ebola outbreak in the country as an epidemic, Port Health Services of the Federal Ministry of Health in Nigeria has been directed to scale up screening at the port of entry.

[Premium Times] Mrs Okonjo-Iweala was confirmed DG of the trade body during a meeting of the WTO.

[DW] As COVID hits Africa's economy hard, young entrepreneurs have declared war on the disease. Many startups have found creative ways to resolve added challenges caused by the pandemic.

[Premium Times] This is the country's highest inflation in 33 months.

[Daily Trust] Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria's former Finance Minister, says she was surprised that the administration of President Donald Trump could stand in her way of leading the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

[Vanguard] THERE were indications, Monday, that stakeholders would soon emerge with a new price of petrol as the landing cost of the product rose from N151 to N180 per litre, due mainly to rising price of crude oil in the international market.

[Vanguard] The Federal Government has expressed its readiness to vaccinate approximately 109 million Nigerians against the Novel Coronavirus disease COVID-19 in the next two years.

[Premium Times] There has been a crisis in Idumuje-Ugboko, Delta State, since Ned Nwoko, in 2015, acquired 90 hectares of land to establish STAR University.

[This Day] The United Arab Emirates, Dubai-based mega carrier, Emirates Airlines, has extended the date for suspension to airlift Nigerian passengers from the Abuja and Lagos airports to March 10, 2021.

[Vanguard] The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed into Law the amended Coronavirus Pandemic Bill 2020 in order to accommodate more stipulations.

[Vanguard] Nigeria has elected to join the global community in achieving complete elimination of gas flaring in 2025.The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Silva gave the commitment at a public hearing on "Need to End Gas Flarin...

[Vanguard] The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed concerns over ethnic violence and clashes in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, which led to the loss of several lives.

[Vanguard] Benue State Government has directed the immediate shutdown of Vaatia College, a Makurdi- based boarding Secondary School, following the outbreak of a strange disease in the institution.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liberia Football Association secretary-general Isaac Montgomery has been selected to serve as match commissioner for a 2020/2021 CAF Confederation Cup second leg tie between Nigeria's Rivers United and Enyimba FC at the ...

[Vanguard] An attempt by suspected armed robbers to attack a new generation bank along the Market Road in Ughelli, Delta State, yesterday, was foiled.

[This Day] The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has expressed its readiness to collaborate with the federal government in revamping the four non-functional refineries in the country if called upon by the feder...

[Vanguard] THE Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered immediate deployment of four units of riot policemen to address the violence in parts of Oyo State.

[Vanguard] The Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida Annual Lecture Series has condemned what it called the " dangerous silence" by President Muhammadu Buhari over the activities of herdsmen in many parts of the country.

[Vanguard] The age-long disharmony between the members of the Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU; the Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations, AHPA, and the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, is far from over as health workers have threatened...

[Vanguard] The Edo Government on Monday said that the state has in the last 72 hours, recorded 103 new cases and three more deaths from the COVID-19 in the second wave of the pandemic.

[Vanguard] NIGERIA's request for a $1.5 billion facility may soon be placed before the World Bank Board for approval. The facility was prepared to assist states in the tackling COVID-19 and to address governance issues.

[Leadership] The Nigeria First movement has called for better understanding and tolerance amongst Nigerians of different ethnic groups in the country amidst heightened tension in Oyo State.

[Leadership] The presidency said yesterday that thousands of herdsmen are being tried and convicted across the country for illegal activities.

[Leadership] The world is moving at breakneck speed. The maneuvers for global dominance, economic prosperity and pre-eminent position are getting fiercer, smarter and will test the mettle of even powerful economies.

[Leadership] Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been likened to a pot calling a kettle black following its criticism of the current administration.

[Leadership] Yenagoa -- Former President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed the speculation that he would defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring that his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is friendly.

[Leadership] Maiduguri -- No fewer than 81 Boko Haram terrorist fighters have been killed while a soldier paid the supreme price in a fresh onslaught against the insurgents by the Nigerian military in Sambisa general area.

[Vanguard] Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has directed the state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu to institute an investigation into the harassment of some protesters who were arrested during last Saturday's botched protest at the...

[Vanguard] ***Implication of astronomical hike on construction activities, as stakeholders speak