Coronavirus: DR Congo approves ‘MANACOVID’ as anti-covid drug
The Luozi pharmaceutical research centre (CRPL), on Tuesday approved the “MANACOVID” drug to treat the coronavirus (COVID-19) in DR Congo. A statement issued in Kinshasa said the results were observed by three teams of doctors on a total of 300 cases that tested positive to COVID-19. All these cases proved negative with the disappearance of […]
Executive Trainers harp on effective online teaching amidst COVID-19 challenges
Perturbed by the litany of challenges militating against tertiary education amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, a leading institute for higher education in the country, Executive Trainers Limited, has charged stakeholders on effective online teaching. At a convergence for higher education discourse themed: “Pauses, Pivots and Possibilities in Post-COVID-19 Higher Education”, held virtually, recently, both organisers […]
Telecoms: Regulatory lessons from Teribogo
Even Teribogo, the mutative character in Soyinka’s Chronicles of the Happiest People on Earth, knows that to survive in a country in convoluting decadence like Nigeria, one must adjust on-the-go to fit into the prevailing colours of the times and build up enough cash and connections to last beyond a lifetime. So, he is Papa […]
Embrace technology to prevent criminal attacks, FCT Police Commissioner urges residents
By Luminous Jannamike The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner of Police, Bala Ciroma has advised residents to embrace technology for them to prevent criminal attacks and remain safe during emergency situations. The Police Commissioner made the call on Tuesday during a visit to the office of PrimeAlert Secure Ltd, an emergency response firm in the […]
FRAUD: Court refuses bail application of ‘Genesis’, Lagos-based Pastor
Justice Olabisi Akinlade of an Ikeja High Court on Tuesday refused the post-conviction bail application filed by Oladele Ogundipe, a televangelist, popularly known as ‘Genesis’ and the head of the ‘Genesis Parish of the Celestial Church of Christ’, Alagbado, Lagos. Reports have it that Ogundipe was on Nov. 18 sentenced to a year in prison […]
French police seize tonnes of World War II weapons
French police have seized tonnes of World War II-era weapons and ammunition from caches in southeastern France and detained a man suspected of arms trafficking, authorities said Tuesday. A raid last Friday in the city of Annecy netted a tonne of hunting ammunition and 300 kilogrammes of ammunition for military weapons, as well as nine […]
