As a result the overwhelming challenges of insecurity in his country Nigeria, Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal on Monday in Khartoum, Sudan declined the conferment of honorary degree on him by the Nahda International University College, NIUC. ASHENEWS reported earlier on Monday that the governor would be in Sudan to attend the graduation ceremony of 38 Sokoto students who bagged various degrees in Medicine/Surgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Laboratory Sciences and Information Communication Technology (ICT) at the Ibn Sina University (ISU) and NIUC. However, shortly after his arrival in Khartoum on Sunday, Tambuwal declined the award on reasons that his country is…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
China has approved the emergency use of a COVID-19 vaccine for those as young as three, the drugmaker confirmed Tuesday, making it the first country to offer jabs to young children. Since the coronavirus first emerged in central China, Beijing has mostly managed to bring the country’s outbreak under control, and has administered over 777 million vaccine doses after a sluggish start. A spokesperson for Sinovac told AFP its vaccine had been approved for use on children. “In recent days, the Sinovac vaccine was approved for emergency use in three- to 17-year-olds,” he said, though did not confirm when the…
Nearly 30 celebrities, including singer Katy Perry and footballer David Beckham have called on the G7, to share COVID-19 vaccines with poorer countries ahead of a summit in Britain this weekend. The entertainment and sports figures on Tuesday urged France, Italy, UK, Canada, Japan, Germany, and the United States, to pledge at least 20 percent of their 150 million doses supply made between June and August. “The world has spent a year and a half battling the COVID-19 pandemic, but the virus is still spreading in many countries and producing new variants with the potential to put us all back…
The Lagos state government on Tuesday unveiled a five-year Climate Action Plan (CAP) 2020-2025, towards combating the challenges of climate change. Lagos state governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu told the state 8th International Climate Change Summit in Victoria Island that the CAP was geared toward achieving the ultimate goal of a zero-carbon Lagos. The governor noted that prior to the Paris Climate Change Conference of 2015, the state government set out to develop a Climate Change Policy and Action Plan. He said that the Climate Change Policy and Action Plan encapsulated the state’s vision for combating the challenge of climate change…
The MasterCard Foundation says it will deploy $1.3 billion to save the lives and livelihoods of millions of Africans and hasten the economic recovery of the continent. Reeta Roy, President of MasterCard foundation said this in a webinar on Tuesday that the project would be in partnership with Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to her, the partnership with Africa CDC is for three year to save the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in Africa and hasten the economic recovery of the continent. “The Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative will acquire vaccines for at least…
A man slapped French President Emmanuel Macron full in the face on Tuesday as he was greeting people behind a fence during a visit to the Drome region. Macron was there to discuss reopening of restaurants as the country eases out of lockdown. The Elysee Palace confirmed the authenticity of a video circulating online in which Macron could be seen approaching a line of people, preparing to shake hands, when one person behind the barrier reaches out and slapped him. The palace called it “an attempted slap.” According to broadcaster Freanceinfo, two men were detained, one of whom was the…
The United Nations Development Project (UNDP) on Tuesday pledged to support Yobe government on conflict de-escalation and resolution. UNDP’s Community Engagement Analyst, Mr Ismail Bukar, disclosed this in Damaturu when he visited the alternative dispute resolution committee of the state government. He said the programme, among other things, specialised in capacity building for officials to help them to perform their duties effectively. Bukar said that he visited the committee to explore means of supporting it to execute its mandate. The official noted that constitution of the committee was timely in view of the current security challenges in the state and…
A police officer on Tuesday pleaded guilty to kidnapping and raping of 33-year-old Sarah Everard. Everard, who disappeared while walking home in South London in early March, sparked a nationwide debate about crime against women. Everard’s body was found more than a week later in woodland in Kent, some 80 kilometres from where the Londoner was last seen. A 48-year-old London police officer pleaded guilty to her kidnap and rape, Britain’s Press Association (PA) reported. He also told the court that he accepted responsibility for her death, but a formal plea was not entered, according to PA. It remains to…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday presided over the meeting of the National Security Council at the State House, Abuja. The meeting was attended by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha and the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari. Others in attendance of the meeting included Ministers of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyeama and the National Security Adviser, Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor; Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu and the Chief of…
Uganda has suspended mass vaccination against COVID-19 as the country waits to receive more vaccines from different sources, an official said on Tuesday. Emmanuel Ainebyoona, spokesperson for the ministry of health, told Xinhua on telephone that the mass vaccination would resume when the new orders arrived. “For now mass vaccination is suspended as we wait to receive more vaccines,” Ainebyoona said. He noted that there were few remaining doses that would continue to be used for priority groups like health workers, elderly and those with other conditions. Ministry of health figures show that as of Monday, 748,676 people had been…