The death toll from the latest round of Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has risen to 144, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Thursday with a Case Fatality Rate (CFR), of 16.8 per cent. The NCDC said this is lower than the CFR for the same period in 2019 23.3 per cent, which […]

Rapid test kits that scientists say will diagnose coronavirus within 10 minutes are being developed in a laboratory in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, and are expected to be available from June. The project at the custom-built DiaTropix facility is a collaboration between British biotech firm Mologic and Senegal’s renowned Institut Pasteur de Dakar. Some 2 million […]

0 Tanzania’s semi-autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar has not had any confirmed cases of the coronavirus. Yet its economy has been hard hit by tourists’ fears about the pandemic, with reports of hotel cancellations after the government suspended direct flights from Italy. At least 80% of Zanzibar’s annual foreign income comes from tourism but the government […]

Saudi Arabia has extended flight and travel bans over coronavirus fears to include the European Union and 12 other countries after announcing 24 new cases overnight to bring its total to 45, state media reported on Thursday. Citizens and residents in the affected jurisdictions have 72 hours to return to the kingdom, state news agency […]

Greece reported its first fatality from a coronavirus infection on Thursday, a 66-year-old man who had returned from a religious pilgrimage to Israel and Egypt at the end of February. The deceased had underlying health issues, the health ministry said in a statement. There were 99 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Greece by late Wednesday. […]

By Naomi Uzor A popular make-up brand entrepreneur, Tara Fela-Durotoye, alongside other businesswomen has been billed to speak at this year’s edition of the Business Women Connect (TBWC), conference 2020 in Delta State. In a statement by the President of TBWC, Doubra Ebein, she disclosed that TBWC is a not-for-profit initiative and was debuted three […]

By Gabriel Ewepu, Alice Ekpang & Jennifer Gideon An education-focused civil society organisation, Sustaining Continuity in Education Foundation, SCEF, has emphasised the crucial role played by women in driving educational development in the country. Speaking at a programme to mark the 2020 celebration of the International Education and Mother Language Day in Abuja, President of […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Wife of the popular Rev. Yomi Kasali, founder, Foundation of Truth Assembly, Mrs. Sharon Kasali has urged women in Nigeria to conquer the limitation of the mindset in achieving their goals. She made gave the advice recently in Lagos Mrs. Kasali spoke at the event, tagged: “Triumphant Ladies Leadership Initiative, TLLI,” organised […]

By Ebunoluwa Sessou President of NECA’s Network of Entrepreneurial Women, Mrs. Modupe Oyekunle has said that Nigeria will be a better place if gender equality is allowed to take root as it will help in repositioning the economy. The 2020 International Women’s Day with the theme: Generation Equality, Each for Equal, draws attention to the […]

As LASG releases alternative routes Sanwo-Olu appeals for understanding, cooperation By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Federal Government has announced the indefinite closure of Eko Bridge to enable an unhindered investigation to be carried out on the worn-out bearings noticed between Alaka and Costain portion, inwards Apongbon of the bridge for rehabilitation purposes. However, at press time, […]

Detectives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Kwara on Wednesday arrested two persons suspected to be involved in receiving stolen items and other criminal activities in Omu-Aran during a raid. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that four motorcycles and motor engines suspected to have been stolen were also recovered […]

By Emma Una – Calabar Students of Federal College of Education have allegedly shot Mr. Gabriel Amawu, a Divisional Police Officer in charge of the Obudu division in northern Cross River State dead. The incident took place on Tuesday night when students said to be from the College in conjunction with village hoodlums went to […]

Some stakeholders in the education sector on Wednesday called for an amicable resolution of the impasse between the Federal Government and members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) that had resulted in a national strike by university teachers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the union had on Monday directed its […]

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) says it is partnering with strategic stakeholders to strengthen the agricultural sector of the country. The National Publicity Secretary of the Association, Alhaji Abdulhafiz Alkali made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau on Wednesday. Alkali said that the new national […]

Nigeria and two other African nations, South, Africa and Kenya, are to benefit from Facebook’s newly-launched Accelerator Programme to provide community leaders the opportunity to drive empowerment and mentorship in their areas. Kiran Yoliswa, Strategic Partner Manager, Communities Sub-Sahara at Facebook, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Yoliswa said that Facebook Community […]