Cuba has developed five COVID-19 vaccines with two already approved by the medical authority of the country, the Ambassador of Cuba to Nigeria, Clara Escandell, has said. Escandell made this known when she visited Dr Al-Mujtaba Abubakar, President of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) to strengthen partnership with the Chamber. She listed the vaccines as Sobrena 01, Sobrena 02, Mambisa, Sobrena Plus and Abdala. She noted that three of the vaccines had been approved and had shown high level of efficacy. Escandell added that Soberena 02 had been proven with 91.2 per cent efficacy, Sobrena Plus 92.28 per…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
President Muhammadu Buhari has met behind closed doors with Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday in Abuja. Speaking to State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, the governor said he updated the president on the security developments in Plateau. He said President Buhari pledged that support would be given to victims of the violent clashes in the state. “I also made a request to the President about relieve materials and also still re-echoed the issue of resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). “We have a lot of IDPs in my State, we…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, says the army needs to become more tactful, ingenious and innovative in its operations to be able to tackle the current security challenges in the country. Yahaya said this when he declared open the 22nd combat service support training week at the School of Supply and Transport on Tuesday in Benin. The training has as its theme: “Providing effective combat service support for the Nigerian Army to accomplish assigned missions in a joint environment.” The COAS said, “Giving the volatile and certain complex operational environments the army operates today, our manpower is…
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) says the review of the revenue allocation formula will be ready for presentation to President Muhammadu Buhari by the end of 2021. The Chairman of the commission, Mr Elias Mbam, made this known while addressing newsmen in Abuja. Mbam said the review was one of the major responsibilities of the commission and was last done in 1992, which was 28 years ago. He said that according to the constitution, the formula, which has been accepted as an act of the National Assembly, would remain in force for a period of not less…
The creation of a Nigeria-Benin Republic Permanent Joint Commission will boost economic development and security in the two neighbouring countries. The Chairman of the Steering Committee on the proposed commission, Amb Kayode Oguntuase made this known when he led an advocacy visit to the headquarters of the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission at the Cocoa House, Ibadan, Oyo state. “The joint commission will be charged with the responsibility of formulating the required basis to strengthen the relations between Nigeria and the Benin Republic, particularly in the field of, trade, economy, investment, energy, culture, human resources, skills science and…
Real Madrid FC have made an opening 160 million euro ($187.7 million) bid for Paris Saint-Germain FC forward, Kylian Mbappe, that has been rebuffed, according to reports. The 22-year-old France international has spent the past four seasons at the Parc des Princes but is due to become a free agent at the end of the 2021-22 campaign. Mbappe is no closer to agreeing a new contract with the Ligue 1 giants, in spite of the recent high-profile addition of Lionel Messi to a star-studded attack that also includes Neymar. PSG president, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, recently said PSG do not need to cash…
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the Nation’s total COVID-19 infections had Jumped to 188,243, across the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, as of August 24, 2021. These were the reported cases since the beginning of the pandemic in Feb. 2020 in the country. The NCDC said this via its verified website on Wednesday morning and that the additional 655 infections, reported on Tuesday, raised the country’s total infections. The new infections indicate an increase from the 565 cases, reported on Monday. The NCDC attributed the country’s rise in number…
I have to crave the indulgence of my esteemed readers to allow me to publish the views of few readers on the “Huspuppi-Kyari Saga” before their views become stale. The opinions on the subject were both quantitatively and qualitatively overwhelming but the few selected ones can provide a clearer picture of the topic. Next week, I will conclude the article on Apollo 11 by the grace of the Almighty. Dear Prof. Othman, you made two excellent observations; security personnel should not be publicizing the successes of their operations on social media platforms – that is counterproductive. Secondly, Kyari should not…
The Southeast zone of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has chided recent alarm by one Petrus Obi that the triennial delegates conference of the union scheduled to hold in Abia state, would not be safe. ASHENEWS recalls that Obi had claimed that the observation was made during a meeting of the leadership of Northern states councils, that the choice of Abia was wrong for security reasons. ASHENEWS inquiries to confirm from chairmen and secretaries of councils in Northern states reveal that there was no such meeting. “How could we agree at the apex decision making body of the union…
An India-based Manipal Hospitals in collaboration with the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, on Tuesday organised a workshop for 50 journalists on oncology. The Chairman Oncology, Manipal Health Enterprises Pvt. Ltd, at the Manipal Hospitals, Dr Somashekar S.P emphasised the need for early diagnosis of cancer and the available treatments. “The main aim of this session was to help people understand the importance of early diagnosis of cancer and the various treatments available for the disease. “With technological advancements and innovations reaching a new dimension in the field of oncology, we introduced the audiences to various technologies which include Robotics…