Task force intercepts, sends back trucks carrying Almajiri children at C’River border
The Cross River Government and Security operatives on Saturday intercepted and sent back another set of trucks carrying no fewer than 30 almajiri chidren at the Gakem-Benue border in Cross…
Enugu Police shuts motor park abetting illegal boundary crossing
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu state, Mr Ahmad Abdurrahman, has closed Ugwuoba Garki Modern Motor Park close to the Ugwuoba/Amansi land boundary of the state on Enugu-Oji River-Awka Federal…
Pfizer to outsource some drug production, focus on COVID-19 experimental vaccine
Pfizer Inc said on Friday it is in talks to shift more of its medicine production to outside contractors as it prepares for large-scale production of an experimental vaccine to…
Coronavirus: WHO to launch app for checking symptoms, possibly contact tracing
The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to launch an app this month (May) to enable people in under-resourced countries to assess whether they may have the novel coronavirus, and is…
WWII: 75 years after COVID-19 crisis brings new efforts to divide people, spread hatred – Guterres
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday said divisions and hatred still existed globally, 75 years after the Second World War. Guterres stated this in a video message to mark the…
Corruption charges against Kalu still subsist, Supreme Court did not acquit him of them – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says the corruption charges against Kalu still subsist because the Supreme Court did not acquit him of them. This was contained in a…
Nigeria’s coronavirus active cases now 3,116 as confirmed infections hits 3,912
Nigeria’s coronavirus active cases has risen to 3,116 as confirmed infections hits 3,912. This was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Friday night in a series of…
Madagascar COVID-19 herbal mix draws demand from across Africa despite WHO warnings
Madagascar is putting its self-proclaimed, plant-based “cure” for COVID-19 on sale and several countries in Africa have already put in orders for purchase, despite warnings from the World Health Organisation…
WHO says it requires $1.7 bn to respond to COVID-19
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO), says the organization requires 1.7 billion dollars to respond to COVID-19 between now and the end of 2020. Ghebreyesus, in…
WHO celebrates 40th anniversary of smallpox eradication
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday, commemorated 40 years anniversary of smallpox eradication as the first and only human disease to be eradicated globally. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, the Director-General…