The Presidency has commended the medical staff for measures taken to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the State House. A statement by Attah Esa, Deputy Director (Information) at the State House on Wednesday, said the Permanent Secretary, Mr Tijjani Umar described the measures taken by the staff to contain the spread of the virus as very strong and solid. He gave the commendation at the valedictory session in honour of Mr Augustus Ogueri, Deputy Director, Planning and State House (SERVICOM) Nodal Officer, who retired from the civil service on Tuesday, having attained 60 years of age. According to the…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Mosquitoes infected with the deadly West Nile virus were found in northern and southern Israel, the Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection reported on Wednesday. The infected mosquitoes were discovered during routine sampling conducted by the ministry in four settlements in the southern Arava valley and in the northern Gilboa region, near the Kishon River. The infections were detected in mosquitos trapped and sent to laboratories run by the ministry of health. Following the detection of the infected mosquitoes, the ministry warned that the affected local authorities should increase monitoring efforts, and if deemed necessary, the authorities should carry out exterminations.…
The various digital tools developed by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to scale agronomic recommendations and help farmers improve productivity are currently changing the face and practice of agricultural extension in Nigeria and Africa as a whole. This assertion was made recently by the IITA Digital Extension and Advisory Services Specialist, Godwin Atser, while delivering his contract review seminar titled: “Digital disruption in the scaling of the Six Steps to Cassava Weed Management & Best Planting Practices toolkit.” During the seminar, Godwin took his online audience through vivid explanations of how the digitization of the project’s Six Steps…
Startup entrepreneurs are working to harness Africa’s potential. Together they represent a critical pipeline of innovation that is driving high growth high impact solutions on the continent. A critical juncture for any startup comes at the seed stage, a financing segment that has experienced significant changes these past months. In this article, we delve into the changing dynamics of seed-stage investing and as VC4A (https://VC4A.com) works to recruit startups for the 2020 VC4A Venture Showcase – Seed (https://bit.ly/2PZy8N0). At the pre-seed stage, entrepreneurs are going after their first third party investment, raising $50K to $150K. Often Friends, Family, and Fools (FFF) +…
Nigeria and other West African nations are set to adopt a new system of utilizing satellite technology in better predicting environmental patterns to help mitigate flood. The adoption follows an initiative by African Union (AU) Leaders and the European Union in the training of key stakeholders in the application of the technology. The training which opened in Abuja and is also to hold simultaneously in other West African Countries, is being conducted by the Centre for Space Science and Technology Education (CSSTE), under the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security and Africa (GMES and Africa) initiative. Giving insights on the…
India reported the biggest daily jump of 64,531 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the total to 2,767,273, according to the latest data released by the Federal Health Ministry. The death toll in the country also increased to 52,889, with 1,092 new deaths reported during the past 24 hours. According to the data, there are still 676,514 active cases across India, and 2,037,870 people have been cured and discharged from hospitals. Over the past few weeks, the Indian government has been focusing on ramping up testing capacity. Till Tuesday, a total of 31,742,782 tests had been conducted, out of which…
A businessman has played a recorded tape before the Justice Ayo Salami-led Presidential Probe Panel, showing how some operatives of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), allegedly used a lawyer to demand bribery of N75 million to be paid into different accounts. The businessman, Mr. Donald Wokoma of Damijay Integrated Services Limited, had tendered an affidavit of fact in support of a petition he wrote against the operatives for extortion before unfreezing his account. The EFCC had in 2018, refused to obey the order of Justice O.C. Agbaza to lift the restrictions on the account of Damijay Services Limited, after…
Malian rebel troops have seized power from President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse. The troops also arrested the two leaders. ChannelsTV reports that neighbouring West Africa countries, France, the European Union and the African Union, have condemned the coup. Malian President and Prime Minister The UN Security Council will hold emergency talks on the crisis on Wednesday, diplomats in New York said. “We can tell you that the president and the prime minister are under our control” after they were “arrested” at Keita’s residence in the capital Bamako, a rebel leader, who requested anonymity, told AFP. Boubou…
The Niger Police Command, has confirmed the killing of a foreign national, who was reportedly abducted along with a Nigerian by suspected bandits between Yakila and Tegina villages of Rafi local government area of the state. Confirming the incident, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Adamu Usman told news men that at about 12pm, the body of the kidnap victim was recovered by the crack team in Pangu Gari bushes in Gunna district of local government area. According to him, the Police had conveyed the corpse to Minna General Hospital for autopsy, while investigation is in progress. Usman added that the…
The AfDB Group provided AU with $5 million institutional grant towards the establishment of the secretariat The African Union Commission, AUC, on Monday commissioned the permanent secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in Ghana. At the commissioning ceremony, Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo and Moussa Faki Mahamat, chairperson of the AU Commission, reiterated the importance of the body to the continent’s economic transformation agenda, a statement by APO Group said. “The economic integration of Africa will lay strong foundations for an Africa beyond aid. Africa’s new sense of urgency and aspiration of true self-reliance will be amply demonstrated…