The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Thursday called on frontline health and social workers to put Gender-Based Violence Survivors (GBVS) at the centre of their Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS). Ms Deborah Tabara, Gender and GBV Analyst, UNFPA, Bauchi state office, made the call in Kaduna at the ongoing five-day training of trainers on MHPSS for GBVS amidst the COVID-19 and insecurity. In a paper titled, “GBV Attitudes and Perceptions,” Tabara explained that frontline workers who have direct contact with GBVS must recognise the uniqueness of each survivor. She added that the workers must note that each person…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The European Union is open to discuss waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday. “The EU is also ready to discuss any proposals that address the crisis in an effective and pragmatic manner,’’ the EU executive chief said during a press conference. “That’s why we are ready to discuss how the U.S. proposal for a waiver on intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines could help achieve that objective,’’ she said. U.S. Ambassador Katherine Tai on Wednesday signalled openness to suspending patent rights, indicating that Washington would discuss this step with the World Trade…
Nestlé Nigeria Plc says it recorded revenue of N87.3 billion in its financial results for the first quarter of 2021, ending 31 March 2021. This contained in a statement by Victoria Uwadoka, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Manager, made available to newsmen in Lagos on Thursday. Uwadoka said that the figure was against the N70.3 billion recorded during the same period in the previous year, representing a top-line growth of 24.1 per cent. She said that the company’s profit after tax stood at N 12.4 billion, according to Nestle’s unaudited financial statements. According to her, the financial results were reviewed…
Australia’s medical regulator has linked five new cases of blood clotting to the AstraZeneca Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. John Skerritt, head of the Therapeutic Goods Administration, on Thursday announced that five recipients of the AstraZeneca vaccine had developed clotting and low platelets. The patients include two men in their 70s, one in 60s, and two women in their 50s and 60s. “You’ll notice that all of those people are over 50, but if you step back and think about who is now getting the AstraZeneca vaccine, it is only with a few rare exceptions it is only people over 50,’’ Skerritt…
A joint delegation of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and FIFA on Wednesday named Liberian President George Weah, as its first Ambassador of the newly-launched Pan-African Inter-School Championship. The championship was launched by South African billionaire and CAF president, Dr. Patrice Motsepe, on Tuesday in Abidjan but will become effective between 2022 and 2023, in collaboration with FIFA. According to the CAF media channel, Weah’s appointment was made in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, where the delegation visited as part of its three-nation African tour. It had visited Cote d’Ivoire and will end its mission in Sierra Leone. It said…
Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger has announced minor cabinet reshuffle, dropping the commissioner for works, Ibrahim Panti in the process. A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Mary Noel-Berje on Wednesday said the Commissioner for Works, Panti was directed to hand over to the Commissioner for Planning, Mamman Musa, with immediate effect. He also directed the Commissioner of Finance, Zakari Abubakar to oversee the Ministry of Planning in addition to the finance ministry. Although the governor did not post Panti to any ministry, ASHENEWS gathered that he had been sacked.
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination for External Candidates. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Azeez Sani, Head, Information and Public Relations Division of council in Abuja on Thursday. The council Registrar, Prof. Godswill Obioma, during the announcement of results, said 41,459 candidates registered for the examination out of which 39,503 actually sat for it. Obioma explained that a total of 26,277 candidates obtained five credits and above including English Language and Mathematics while 34,014 candidates also obtained five credits and above irrespective of English Language and…
President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the release of the 27 students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, near Kaduna. The president in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja, late Wednesday night, congratulated the friends and families of the students over their release. He also congratulated the government and people of Kaduna state following the happy end to the saga. The president said: “We are happy they have been released. “We express our deep appreciation to all the actors who contributed one way or the other to this happy outcome,…
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum (PDP-GF) Wednesday, converged on Calabar, Cross River state to rub minds on some issues bordering on the party’s unity in the South-South state. Governors of Delta and Enugu states, Ifeanyi Okowa and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, who were led by the chairman of the Forum and Sokoto governor, Aminu Tambuwal were hosted by their Cross River counterpart, Ben Ayade. After about two hours meeting inside Government House Calabar, Tambuwal told journalists that the meeting “was a fruitful, peaceful and productive engagement with the stakeholders of Cross River.” “We’re here on the mandate of the PDP-GF which…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N6.2 billion for execution of various power projects across the country. Minister of Power Sale Mamman disclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to Mamman, contracts approved include those for procurement of transformers and vital spare parts for maintenance of power transmission equipment. “The Federal Executive Council today approved six memos for the Ministry of Power. “The first one is for award of contract for design, manufacturing and supply of critical spare parts for…