The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has called on financial institutions in the country to strengthen their collaboration with the Commission towards ridding the country of corruption, economic and financial crimes. A statement by Dele Oyewale, Head, Media & Publicity, said the Uyo Zonal Head of the Commission, Mr Akpa Edeh made the call was made on Tuesday, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, while holding a meeting with bank compliance officers. According to him, it is important to remind banks of their critical roles as major stakeholders in the fight against corruption. “Knowing that the fight against corruption is everybody’s…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Plans by Mauritius to sink part of a broken-up vessel that caused a disastrous oil spill should be shelved, environmental watchdog, Greenpeace, said on Wednesday. “Out of all available options, the Mauritian government is choosing the worst one,” said Happy Khambule of Greenpeace Africa. “Sinking this vessel would risk biodiversity and contaminate the ocean with large quantities of heavy metal toxins, threatening other areas as well, notably the French island of La Reunion,” he added. The Mauritian government announced its plan to sink part of the Wakashiho earlier in the week, after the Japanese-owned ship broke in two weeks after…
China said it recently released a new guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of advanced-stage breast cancer, hoping to extend the survival time of patients. Breast cancer has the highest incidence rate among women. At present, the five-year survival rate of breast cancer patients in the country has reached to 83.2 per cent, whereas that of advanced breast cancer patients only accounts for 20 per cent. The complicated treatment calls for urgently improving diagnosis and treatment standards, especially to narrow the gap between different regions of the country, said Ma Fei, an expert with the National Cancer Center. Ma, also…
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…
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…