The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved financing of $150 million to Kenya to support a major highway development project under the government’s First Mover Public-Private Partnership (PPP) programme.The project will see the development of the A8 and A8 South highways. The existing 175km A8 road from Rironi to Mau Summit will be transformed into a four-lane carriageway and the 57.8 km two-lane A8 South, from Rironi to Naivasha will be strengthened and maintained over a period of 30 years.Both roads are major routes stretching across the most densely populated parts of the country, beginning in Nairobi,…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Yobe state governor, Mai Mala Buni said on Monday in Damaturu that floods, resulting from many days of torrential rains, have submerged nine communities and cut off Gulani local government area from other parts of the state. This is contained in a statement by his Director-General, Press and Media Affairs, Mamman Mohammed. He said a 500-meter road which links Gujba with Gulani, on the borders of Borno and Gombe was washed away by the flood. The governor said many houses, farmlands and livestock were also submerged. Buni said he had directed the state’s emergency management agency to access the level…
The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III is giving Ocean Marine Limited new look after taking over from the Late Captain Hosa Okubo. Starting a new business is somewhat like a York, but gradually, the idea begins to metamorphose into reality and the idea begins to pay off with consistency and perseverance. The reality of such a business is when it grows in capacity and strength, and also begins to impact people’s life positively. Hence, a successful business can ensure that it offers exceptional services. When the late business tycoon, Captain Hosa Okunbo started the Ocean Marine Solution Ltd, he…
The Sokoto state commissioner of Police, CP Muhammed Usaini Gumel has told the state branch of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) that granting bail to persons by the police is free. He stated this when the executives of the NBA led by the state chairman, Barrister Muhammad Nuhu paid him courtesy visit on Friday. The meeting discussed crucial issues of criminal justice system, including human rights and related matters in line with extant laws and provisions of Nigeria’s constitution, a statement by the spokesperson, DSP Sanusi Abubakar. “The duo brainstormed on challenges that hinder success of litigation and suggested way forward.”…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 73 new cases of coronavirus. The Centre disclosed this on its Twitter handle @NCDCgov on Friday night. According to the tweet, Rivers recorded 38 cases, FCT-21, Bayelsa-13 and Kaduna-1. Data in the report added that between June 14 and 15, 2022, Kano, Nasarawa, and Sokoto states recorded zero cases. For a breakdown of cases by state visit https://t.co/zQrpNf5Q61 https://t.co/KE0zfKZMB5 To date, Nigeria has a total of 259,007 confirmed cases with 250,485 total discharges and 3,144 deaths.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that the flooding that occurred in Lagos last weekend claimed seven lives. Zonal Coordinator, South West, NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday. “The post-emergency phase assessment after the unprecedented rainfall of Friday, July 8 and Saturday, July 9, has revealed that about seven people — three children of same parent and four adults died. “About eight lives were also saved during the period, as a result of the flooding that was witnessed during the two-day continuous rainfall,” he said. Farinloye further stated that…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday advised patients with mild or moderate cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) against the use of antidepressant drug, fluvoxamine, and the gout drug colchicine. The organisation said in a statement that current indications did not justify using colchicine to treat non-severe illness, addding that fluvoxamine should not be used without clinical trials According to report by a WHO Guideline Development Group (GDG), the advice became necessary due to insufficient evidence of better results from the use of the drugs and their potential harm. panel of international experts in the British Medical Journal The report,…
By Tel-Aviv University Disintegrating Virus Cell Destroy COVID Concept The injection causes type B white blood cells to be genetically engineered inside the patient’s body that would generate neutralizing antibodies against the HIV virus. The technology also has the potential to be developed into a cure for AIDS A new study from Tel Aviv University proposes a novel AIDS treatment that could be turned into a vaccine or a one-time treatment for HIV patients. The research explored modifying type B white blood cells in the patient’s body to release anti-HIV antibodies in response to the virus. Dr. Adi Barzel and…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Science Council of experts has called for the equitable expansion of genomics for global health. This is contained in a WHO Science Expert Council report released on Tuesday. The field of genomics uses methods from biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology to understand and use biological information in DNA and RNA, with benefits for medicine and public health—particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as agriculture, biological research, and more. The report called for expanded access to genetic technologies, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), by addressing shortfalls in funding, laboratory infrastructure, materials, and highly…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released the first-ever report on the pipeline of the vaccines currently in development, to prevent infections caused by Antimicrobial-Resistant (AMR) bacterial pathogens. A statement issued by the organization on Tuesday said the analysis pointed to the need to accelerate trials for AMR related vaccines in late-stage development and maximise the use of existing vaccines. According to the report, the silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance is of major growing public health concern. “Resistant bacterial infections alone are associated with nearly 4.95 million deaths per year, with 1.27 million deaths directly attributed to AMR. “But AMR…