Prof. Ademola Tayo, the Vice Chancellor of Babcock University says the institution has put together a team of researchers to find treatment for the raging coronavirus pandemic.

By Mon-Charles Egbo Electricity is a prerequisite for socio-economic development of any nation where welfare and security of the citizens are guaranteed. Inadequacy of it, manifesting as unstable supply and frequent blackouts, reflects the ineffectiveness of governments. As such and with a view to achieving stability and sufficiency, the Nigerian power sector has witnessed a […]

With the completion of the installation of 33KVA lines and a sub-station at the Edo State Secretariat complex, the much-awaited 55MW CCTEC-Ossiomo Power Plant is set for a test run in the next couple of weeks, opening up the state’s power sector for competition for the benefit of residential and industrial consumers. The CCETC-Ossiomo benefits […]

Nurses and midwives under the aegis of National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, NANNM, in the Jos University Teaching Hospital, JUTH who are working in the institution’s isolation centre has ordered a sit at home for its members saying the order was necessary due to negligence of their welfare by relevant stakeholders.

A clinical trial of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in coronavirus patients has been suspended amid safety concerns. The drug has been touted by President Donald Trump and he even revealed he took the medication for two weeks as a prophylactic. But the World Health Organization (WHO) said it was concerned after a study from The […]

As the controversy surrounding the issue of Almajiri compulsory education in Kaduna state rages on, the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has said that every Nigerian child including the Almajiri, deserve protection from government.

Africa has so far been spared the worst impact of the coronavirus, but World Health Organisation (WHO) is worried the continent could face a “silent epidemic” if its leaders fail to prioritise testing for it. “My first point for Africa, my first concern, is that a lack of testing is leading to a silent epidemic […]

In line with their long term goal of ending hunger and alleviating poverty across the nation,  employees of Oando, popularly known as the #HumansOfOando, through The Aggregator Platform (TAP), has raised over N25 million to feed more than 24,000 Lagosians across 16 of the most deprived communities over a one month period.

Chile registered a new high for coronavirus cases on Monday, with nearly 5,000 infections in 24 hours, including two ministers in President Sebastian Pinera’s government.

Celebrating 2020 Africa day, the Pan-African research project has been commissioned by the Ichikowitz Family Foundation (IFF), the research which was conducted by PSB Research, in an effort to help develop foundations for a better global understanding of a demographic that is all too often misunderstood. The 2020 African Youth Survey is a comprehensive study […]