The British-Swedish pharmaceuticals company AstraZeneca has provided new data which it says proves that its COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective. The vaccine has a 76 per cent efficacy rating against symptomatic COVID-19; AstraZeneca said in a statement on Thursday morning, citing further data from its phase III study with around 32,500 test subjects. For people over 65, the efficacy rating is 85 per cent, the company added. This means that among the older subjects in a vaccinated group, 85 per cent fewer cases of illness occurred than among those in a control group. AstraZeneca spoke of 100 per cent efficacy…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger state has said that only people of impeccable character could be in positions of leadership to fix Nigeria for the better. Governor Sani Bello stated this while declaring open a three-day training for youths, a collaborative programme between the state government and Lead Generation Initiative (LGI), held at Idris Legbo Kutigi International Conference Centre, Minna. “The quality of leadership, integrity and the character of whoever we vote for is what will fix this country”, he said. He said, for Nigeria to get the desired change, people must actively participate in the political process because no…
Russia can play a great role in financing energy projects and gas development in Mozambique, Senegal, Tanzania, Nigeria and other countries The inter-party online conference drew attention to the developments of Africa’s energy market, navigating relations on the continent for Russia-Africa partnerships and highlighting the announcement of the creation of the Russia-Africa Energy Committee aimed at developing clean power and strategic framework towards the continent’s energy crisis. While the agenda for the United Russia Party is aimed at growing Russian presence on the continent, Presidents and delegates across Africa were able to address their countries economic challenges, technological advances,…
…As CNG warns against impunity A human rights lawyer, Mr. Rickey Tarfa (SAN), has given the Department of State Services, DSS, 48 hours to either release the 26 Bureau de Change, BDC, operators in its custody or take them to court. This is also as the Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, warns against further rights abuses by authorities’ subversion of the rule of law. The senior advocate, in a letter addressed to the Director-General of DSS, Yusuf Bichi Magaji in Abuja, sighted by ASHENEWS, said that if the DSS failed to act, he would approach court and demand for the…
A 43-year-old Muhammad Abba, has been exposed by his wife for allegedly looting women’s shoes during the Katsina Central Market inferno, which occured on Monday. Abba, according to the spokesperson of the state police command, Mr Gambo Isah disclosed to newsmen, has been arrested along with 33 other persons suspected to have looted traders’ wares. Speaking specifically on Abba, the spokesperson alleged that the suspect looted seven pairs of women shoes during the incident, and kept them in his house. According to him, Abba’s wife, after trying in vain to get her husband to return the shoes to the relevant…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is clear that the world needs to intensify efforts to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, stated this at the special session of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board at the agency’s headquarters at Geneva on Wednesday. In his speech posted on its website, he said it was important to end AIDS as public health threat by 2030, because of the disruption COVID-19 pandemic has caused AIDS services. Ghebreyesus, however, said the world should remember that of the 700 thousand deaths from HIV last year, one…
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the report of the Auditor General for the Federation, AGF, on accounting and financial infractions by government and international organisations. This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep Abdullahi Abdulkadir in Abuja on Wednesday. Moving the motion, Abdulkadir said that the AGF had raised several queries on the federation account, particularly covering 2015 to 2017 as regards losses of income due to leakages. He said that the quarries further bothered on financial misapplication, misappropriation, under-reporting and falsification. He added that this was corroborated by the Forensic Audit Report by KPMG that…
The Senate has urged the Federal Government to ensure the safety of electoral officials and election materials during elections. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion, ‘Election Violence in Ekiti and Need to Eschew Restraint’, at the plenary on Wednesday. The motion was sponsored by Sen. Biodun Olujimi (PDP- Ekiti). Olujimi, in her lead debate, noted the sudden disruption of the March 20 by-election for the Ekiti East Constituency 1 seat, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). She recalled that the by-election became necessary following the death of Mr Juwa Adegbuyi of the All Progressives Congress (APC), a…
By Tina George, Minna The Niger State Ministry of Health says is currently monitoring 200 people that have been vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine in for adverse reactions. Investigation by ASHENEWS reveals that the vaccination has been halted to allow monitoring of those that have taken the vaccine, under the monitoring is termed under the “Advance Effect Following Immunization (AEFI)” and “Advance Effect of Special Interest (AESI)” evaluation, to see if there is adverse effects. ASHENEWS further gathered that although the ministry rolled out the vaccines to local government councils on Tuesday, primary healthcare centres, PHCs, had been directived to…
The Northwest zone Special Investigation and Prosecution Task Force on Electricity Offences (SIPTEO) North, has dragged 10 persons, including two women before the Chief Magistrates Court in Kaduna, for assaulting staff of Kaduna Electric, KAEDCO. A statement by the spokesperson of Kaduna Electric, Abdulaziz Abdulahi made available to ASHENEWS on Wednesday said, the arraignment followed a petition by KAEDCO against the assault. “The 10 suspects were charged with criminal conspiracy, energy theft, threat, intimidation and assault contrary to various Sections of the Miscellaneous Act Cap N 17 Law of the Federation and Sections 54, 271, 241 and 377 of the…