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BEVERLY HILLS, March 13, (THEWILL) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) have assured there was no reason to stop using AstraZeneca's Covid-19 jab after several countries suspended roll out over blood clot fears. The WHO, which...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 11, (THEWILL) – Denmark, Austria and four other European countries, have suspended the use of AstraZeneca vaccines over concerns relating to blood clotting. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Luxembourg also halted the usage of the vaccine. On Thursday, Danish health...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 11, (THEWILL) - The United Arab Emirates has extended its ban on Nigerian flights till March 20. A statement by Emirates said customers from both Abuja and Lagos would not be accepted for travel prior to or...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 10, (THEWILL) – The University of Lagos, University of Ibadan and the Lagos State University, have been ranked among the world’s top 800 universities. This was contained in the '2021 Times Higher Education World University Ranking' obtained...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 09, (THEWILL) - The United Kingdom and Nigeria have reached an agreement to return £4.2 million (N2.2 billion) seized from former Governor of Delta State, Chief James Onanefe Ibori. The agreement between the two countries was sealed on...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 08, (THEWILL) - Health Officials in Austria have said that they would suspend the AstraZeneca batch vaccine. This was said after one 49-year-old nurse had taken the vaccine some couple of days before she died. Another woman who took...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 08, (THEWILL) – Oil prices jumped above $70 a barrel for the first time in 14 months after Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, said its energy facilities had been attacked on Sunday, targeting “the...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 08, (THEWILL) – Ghana suffered a nationwide power cut on Sunday, the country’s electricity provider, GRIDCo said, as it struggled to restore power. The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) said it was dealing with “a total system...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 03, (THEWILL) - A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit central Greece on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, prompting residents in the city of Larissa to rush into the streets according to local media. The Institute of Geodynamics...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 03, (THEWILL) - The United Kingdom has nominated Dapo Akande, a Nigerian-born Professor of International Law who had his formative legal qualification in Nigeria, as its candidate for the International Law Commission at the United Nations. Currently...