Buhari, most followed African leader on Twitter ahead of Paul Kagame, Ramaphosa – BCW Twiplomacy report
President Muhammadu Buhari has been ranked as the most followed Sub-saharan African leader on Twitter with 3,121,169 followers. This is according to Burson Cohn and Wolfe (BCW), a global communications…
US acquires 100m doses of potential coronavirus vaccine for $1.95bn
The US government has agreed to pay $1.95 billion (1.68 billion euros) to secure 100 million doses of a potential coronavirus vaccine being developed by US pharma giant Pfizer and…
COVID-19: WHO, Africa CDC inaugurate C’ttee to enhance R&D of traditional medicines
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) are collaborating to enhance research and development of traditional medicines for COVID-19 in Africa….
Microsoft, Nike, Unilever team up to combat global carbon emissions
Microsoft Corp, Nike Inc, Starbucks Corp , Unilever NV and five other industry titans from various sectors are teaming up to help businesses globally achieve zero carbon emissions. Called “Transform to…
COVID-19: LinkedIn to cut 960 jobs
Microsoft Corp’s professional networking site LinkedIn said on Tuesday it would cut about 960 jobs, or 6% of its global workforce, as the coronavirus pandemic is having a sustained impact on…
COVID-19: Wave of promising study results raises hope for vaccines
Early data from trials of three potential COVID-19 vaccines released on Monday, including a closely-watched candidate from Oxford University, increased confidence that a vaccine can train the immune system to…
Haspil, suspected killer of Gokada CEO, Fahim, pleads not guilty to second degree murder
The personal assistant charged with murdering his wealthy tech entrepreneur boss has pleaded not guilty to a charge of second-degree murder. Tyrese Haspil, 21, was arrested and charged with second…
Ousted President al-Bashir to face trial Tuesday for 1989 coup
Sudan’s former autocratic president Omar al-Bashir, ousted amid a popular pro-democracy uprising last year, faces trial from Tuesday over the military coup that brought him to power more than three…
COVID-19: Scientists find symptom tracker app reveals six distinct types of infection
British scientists analysing data from a widely-used COVID-19 symptom-tracking app have found there are six distinct types of the disease, each distinguished by a cluster of symptoms. A King’s College…
Twitter says attackers downloaded data from up to eight non-verified accounts
Twitter Inc said on Saturday that hackers were able to download account information for up to eight accounts involved in the hack of its systems this week, but said none…