The United States government has started the building a new consulate at the Eko Atlantic City in Lagos State. The cost of the building is put at five hundred and thirty-seven million dollars, out of which ninety-five million dollars is expected to go directly to the local community. Also, during the construction of the ten-storey building, it…
The United States government says it has plans to ensure the growth of women in Nigeria, especially in the area of technology. US Consul General, Claire Pierangelo, made this known at an event in Lagos to mark this year’s International Women’s Day. Pierangelo said the US intends to empower women with skills and mentoring through its Tech…
The United States has expelled 12 members of Russia’s UN mission from America for being intelligence operatives. Spokeswoman for the US mission to the UN, Olivia Dalton, said those ordered to leave had abused their privileges of residency in the United States by engaging in espionage activities that are against US national security. Richard Mills, the US’s…
U.S Secretary of State, Antony Blinken has called on Russia not to invade Ukraine. Instead, Blinken said Russian needs to take a peaceful path in its intervention in Ukraine. The advice was given after more than one hundred thousand Russian troops were moved near Ukraine’s border.
An American man has become the first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig. Fifty-seven-year-old David Bennett is reported to be doing well, three days after the transplant operation at the Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, which lasted for about seven hours. Bennett was considered unqualified for a human heart transplant…
A New York school teacher with no formal medical qualification has been arrested for allegedly giving a Covid19 vaccine to a student. Police say Laura Russo administered the dose at her home despite having no legal authorisation to give jabs, or consent from the boy’s parents. Russo who teaches biology, was held on New Year’s Eve and…