December 14, 2021

Omicron: China Closes Major Venues As Virus Spreads

Covid-19: China Reports First Omicron Case

December 14, 2021 1:51 am

China has reported its first case of the fast-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant, state media disclosed on Monday.

Authorities in the northern city of Tianjin confirmed the case in an individual who entered the country from an undisclosed overseas location, according to the Tianjin Daily newspaper.

The asymptomatic patient tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday before further tests ‘confirmed the detection of the… Omicron variant’, the report said, adding that the person was being treated in isolation at hospital.

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Man United’s Game With Brentford Postponed Over COVID-19

December 14, 2021 1:21 am

Manchester United’s Premier League clash away to Brentford on Tuesday (tonight) has been postponed after a Covid-19 outbreak within Ralf Rangnick’s squad.

United confirmed just before Monday midnight that the game had been postponed after a day of talks with the Premier League, following several positive Covid tests among players and staff.

After being forced to shut down their Carrington training ground to the first-team and abandon their usual plan of travelling down to London the day before the game, United pushed for the fixture to be shelved.

And the Premier League agreed there was no option but to call …

UI Emerges Best Varsity In 2021 As NUC Releases Ranking

December 14, 2021 12:51 am

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has ranked the University of Ibadan (UI) first in its latest 2021 ranking which was released yesterday.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the ranking, which was carried out using twelve indicators, involved 113 universities across Nigeria.

The institutions were ranked based on the google scholar index, the total number of full-time students, students and staff ratio, efficiency, the number of international students, and contribution to the knowledge economy.

Other criteria include; percentage of Programmes with full-time accreditation, percentage of international staff, all citations per capita, amongst others.

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ECOWAS Threatens More Sanctions Against Mali Junta

December 14, 2021 12:23 am

West African leaders have threatened further sanctions against Mali within weeks if the country’s junta makes fails to make ‘concrete progress’ toward holding democratic elections in February as earlier promised.

The latest threat came Sunday after the regional bloc known as ECOWAS held a summit in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, amid mounting concern that Mali’s coup leader is failing to make sufficient election preparations.

Speaking to reporters yesterday, ECOWAS commission president Jean-Claude Kassi Brou explained that the additional sanctions would be put in place starting Jan. 1.

The decision is the latest in a series of moves launched by the regional …