The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the Omicron coronavirus variant poses a high risk of infection surges around the globe. The variant could lead to severe consequences in some regions, the WHO said on Monday. The head of the organisation, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, renewed a call for a global push to get […]
Twitter’s new CEO Parag Agrawal, at 37 years of age, has become the youngest CEO leading an S&P 500 company, only slightly younger than Meta Platform Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Agrawal, a graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay’s 2005 batch, replaced Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, who stepped down from the executive role. Agrawal was […]
Staff at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama will get a second chance to vote on unionisation, reigniting a fight that attracted national attention. A regional director for the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ordered the e-commerce giant to hold the election again for employees at the firm’s warehouse in Bessemer. Workers rejected a move […]
Seplat Energy, an indigenous energy company, is attempting to purchase ExxonMobil’s Nigerian shallow water business. This was made known in a statement on Monday signed by the company’s Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Emeka Onwuka. The purchase is to involve a yet-to-be-unidentified partner. “Deliberations are ongoing and accordingly, there can be no certainty as to the […]
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, has advised the embattled leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to consider the consequences of some of his actions. Kalu made the call on Monday when he paid a visit to Kanu who has remained in the custody of the Department […]
Oando Plc has officially notified the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) of the acquisition of Alhaji Dahiru Mangal’s interest in the company by Leaf Investment & Realtors Ltd. This was contained in a statement signed by Oando Chief Compliance Officer & Company Secretary, Ayotola Jagun, posted on the NGX on Monday. “In accordance with Rule 17:13 […]
Major travel destinations including the European Union, Japan, Australia, the United States and Canada have moved to block flights from African countries following the discovery of the Omicron variant, echoing previous emergency responses that triggered a global freeze on travel. The speed with which the new restrictions were put in place — just hours after […]
Lintex emerged winners of the President’s Cup at the 2021 Nigeria National Polo Tournament after thrashing Keffi Ponys 9-3 in the final of the highest and most coveted trophy of the tournament. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the final of the high-goal, five-chukka game was a one-sided affair from start to finish. […]
With an expanded definition to reflect the times, Merriam-Webster has declared an omnipresent truth as its 2021 word of the year: vaccine. “This was a word that was extremely high in our data every single day in 2021,” Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster’s editor-at-large, told The Associated Press ahead of Monday’s announcement. “It really represents two different […]
The jailed ex-Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been moved to a different prison ahead of a meeting with the parents of Reeva Steenkamp, his girlfriend who he murdered in 2013. The meeting is part of a process that could lead to the 35-year-old’s eventual release on parole. The South African has been transferred nearer to […]