Egypt records first coronavirus death in Africa
A German tourist who was being treated for coronavirus in Egypt is the first fatality to be recorded in Africa because of the outbreak. The 60-year-old had arrived in Egypt a week ago and complained of a fever. He was taken to a hospital in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada for treatment where he […]
NCC deactivates 2.2m improperly registered SIM cards
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has completely deactivated 2.2 million improperly registered Subscriber Identification Module, SIM, cards across telecommunication networks nationwide.
Twitter labels video retweeted by Trump as ‘manipulated’
Twitter has used a new policy to identify misleading content for the first time on a post retweeted by US President Donald Trump that appeared to show Democratic Party rival Joe Biden endorsing his re-election. The social media platform has struggled with removing deceptive and abusive content in the past, but has also faced accusations […]
Reps move to protect judges from arrests, prosecution
A law to protect judicial officers from arrests and prosecution is underway in the House of Representatives. The bill for such a law is sponsored by Onofiok Luke (PDP-Akwa Ibom).
Brain Drain: Less than 4,000 physiotherapists in Nigeria
As CMUL inducts 51 By Chioma Obinna Despite rising cases of stroke and other aging-related diseases, less than 4,000 physiotherapists are serving 200 million Nigerians. This is coming as the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, CMUL, inducts 51 physiotherapy graduands with a charge for medical professionals to change the narrative in Nigeria’s health sector […]
400,000 to go as TRCN begins screening of unqualified teachers
LAGOS—Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN, will today begin a nationwide screening of teachers in public and private primary and secondary schools, with a view to weeding out unqualified/unregistered persons from the system.
