President Muhammadu Buhari, is currently presiding over 15th virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting and has unveiled the nation’s 60th Anniversary Logo with a pledge that his administration will continue to work towards greater inclusiveness. The president, during the unveiling ceremony, described the logo as a product of choice from Nigerians who participated in the selection process. He said that the Diamond Anniversary would be low key in view of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic. “Celebrating 60 years of independence really calls for pomp and pageantry, but the global COVID-19 pandemic, which has forced all nations to think and…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
African countries are gearing up for a return to international football in October but with many borders throughout the continent still closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic most teams are headed to Europe to play. Cameroon are travelling to the Netherlands, Guinea to Portugal, while the Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Tunisia head to Austria where it is easier for them to assemble squads because they are mostly made up of European-based players. The next FIFA window for international football, from Oct. 5 to Oct. 13, is the first opportunity for African national teams to play since last November. The pandemic…
The Japanese parliament, on Wednesday confirmed ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Yoshihide Suga as the country’s 99th prime minister. Suga, who won a resounding victory in the LDP leadership race on Monday, was approved by both chambers of the parliament which is controlled by the LDP and junior coalition partner Komeito. The new premier is now facing the immediate challenge of tackling the Covid-19 pandemic at home and a battered economy. The 71-year-old, who has pledged to continue predecessor Shinzo Abe’s policies, is set to form a new cabinet later in the day, and will reportedly reappoint many of…
The Delta Government, has sealed off 15 buildings in Asaba to reduce incidences of building collapse in the state. A statement by the Chairman, Delta State Taskforce on Operation Show Your Building Plan, Mr Chidi Nwuko said that developers of the sealed buildings failed to tender approved building plans within the stipulated time given to them or had none at all. According to him, the enforcement became necessary to stem the tide of building collapse, protect the environment and ensure adherence to proper planning. Recall that on Sept. 12, a storey building under construction in Asaba collapsed, leaving one person…
It is better to invest in measures that make it easier for women to visit a doctor during pregnancy than measures to repair birth injuries. This is the conclusion from two mathematicians at LiU, using Uganda as an example. A fistula is a connection between the vagina and bladder or between the vagina and the rectum. It can arise in women during prolonged childbirth or as a result of violent rape. The connection causes incontinence, in which the patient cannot control either urine or faeces, which in turn leads to several further medical problems and to major physical, mental and…
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria has taken on Nollywood Actor, Pete Edochie over role he played in an alleged army sponsored film, “Fatal Arrogance”. In a statement issued by the president of the media forum, Ibrahim Musa on Tuesday, the movement chided Edochie for allowing himself to be used over what he ought to have had knowledge about. According to IMN, “any serious artist worth the name must first of all undertake some kind of serious research to get the facts of any script brought to him right. “If Edochie has any character as he claims, he…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has reported 90 new cases of COVID-19. The Centre on its Twitter handle @NCDCGov Tuesday night, also said the country recorded five additional death. With the latest number of cases, Nigeria has now recorded a total 56,478 cases so far. According to it, Lagos State recorded 33 cases while Plateau followed with 27 cases. Lagos-33 Plateau-27 Kaduna-17 Ogun-6 FCT-4 Anambra-1 Ekiti-1 Nasarawa-1 The release further showed that a total of 44, 430 persons have been discharged while the country has recorded 1,088 deaths so far.
The House of Representatives’ Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), on Tuesday, hosted the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio to a closed-door meeting for over three hours. The meeting, which held in the office of Mr Olubumi Tunji-Ojo, the Committee Chairman at the National Assembly Complex, began at about 3.30 p.m. and ended at about 7.00 p.m. Akpabio had earlier visited the acting Clerk of the National Assembly (CNA), Mr Olatunde Ojo to congratulate him on his appointments. Speaking to journalists earlier, Akpabio said that he was also at the National Assembly to further boost the…
Top-12 finalist ventures and entrepreneurs this year hail from Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda The two winners of the 2020 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize were announced this evening at the Africa Green Revolution Forum Virtual Summit in Rwanda: Moses Katala co-founder and CEO of Magofarm Limited (Tanzania) and Daniella Kwayu co-founder and CEO of Phema Agri (Tanzania). Each winner will receive US$50,000 to support and expand their agribusiness operations. Part of the Generation Africa youth initiative, the aim of this prize is to identify and inspire young people across Africa to seize the…
An indigenous scientist, Chief Apollos Keniyinbo, on Tuesday solicited the support of stakeholders to showcase a solution, he claimed to have found for the novel coronavirus. The Centre for Creative Scientists in Niger Delta in Yenagoa, Keniyinbo said that there was need for Nigeria to look beyond the developed countries for a vaccine and cure for the virus. “I am appealing to government at all levels to create an environment that will let the science community to verify and validate what I have done so far. “From when the pandemic broke out in China, I started working on a solution and…