The Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, has expressed concern over the COVID-19’s delta variant, which he called “the most transmissible” mutation to date. Ghebreyesus told journalists at a regular briefing on Friday that delta co had been identified in at least 85 countries and is “spreading rapidly among unvaccinated populations”. “As some countries ease public health and social measures, we are starting to see increases in transmission around the world,” he said. A surge in cases translates to more hospitalisations, which continue to stretch healthcare workers and health systems while putting more at risk of death, according to…
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UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, says the global climate crisis is exacerbating and intensifying water-related disasters, jeopardising lives and livelihood of four billion people, resulting to over $2.97 trillion in economic losses. Guterres told the Fifth UN Special Thematic Session on Water and Disasters on Friday that climate-related disasters had doubled in the past two decades compared to the preceding 20 years, affecting more than four billion people. “These disasters have claimed the lives of millions and resulted in over $2.97 trillion in economic losses,” the UN scribe said. According to him, for decades, natural disasters have been one of the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the African Union Development Agency and New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA/NEPAD) second Peer Review report in readiness for validation. Ms Gloria Akobundu, AUDA/NEPAD National Coordinator gave details of the approval in a statement by her Media Assistant, Mr Abolade Ogundimu, on Friday in Abuja. The AUDA/NEPAD is the socio-economic flagship programme of the AU with the primary responsibility of facilitating the domestication of programmes and project adopted at the continental level. The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) is an instrument voluntarily acceded to by AU member states as an African self-monitoring mechanism. APRM is…
The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Youth Vanguard has alleged impersonation of its leadership by a group led by one Mr Haruna Alfa. This is contained in a statement by the national and South South coordinators, Bashir Bello and Kingsley Omadoye made available to ASHENEWS on on Friday. “We have observed with rapt attention that one Mr Haruna Alfa and others are impersonating us and we have written the national leadership of our great party on June 15th, 2021 and we have an acknowledgment copy dated June 17th, 2021”. Speaking on the leadership of the group from…
The managing director of Calder Construction Company, Kabiru Sarki has assured that the construction of Sokoto State University Teaching Hospital and Government Girls Science Academy, would be completed on schedule. The managing director, who is also the site engineer said that the construction work at the Government Girls Science Academy had reached 80% and would be completed by September this year. According to Sarki the rumor that the project had stopped was false, adding that the project had never stopped since its commencement in September 2020. Reacting on the rising prices of building materials, he said: “It’s no longer news…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, announced the postponement of his medical trip to London. This is contained in a terse statement by his spokesperson, Femi Adesina. “The medical follow-up visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to United Kingdom earlier scheduled for today, Friday, June 25, 2021, has been postponed. “Anew date will be announced in due course,” the statement said.
The Coalition of Northern Group (CNG) on Thursday, dragged the National Assembly, NASS, to court demanding the immediate stoppage of the ongoing constitutional review across the country. The suit, filed by the leadership of the group, Nastura Shariff, Balarabe Rufa’i, Abdul-Azeez Sulaiman and Aminu Adam, joined the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami; Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; Speaker House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; and the National Assembly as defendants. Addressing newsmen in Abuja, the spokesman of the group, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman argued that instead of the ongoing constitutional review, the defendants should immediately provide a framework for the actualisation of agitators’…
By Tina George, Minna The Council for the Regulation of Engineering of Nigeria (COREN) has disclosed that the country has registered 58,000 engineers, including 2,000 technologists, 1,000 technicians and 1,000 craftsmen. The council’s registrar, Professor Joseph Odigiri disclosed this to newsmen during the 1st Nigeria Society of Engineers, NSE, Minna Branch Engineering Conference, which took place at the Federal University of Technology, Minna. The Registrar, who harped on the need for engineers, technicians and craftsmen to update their skills and knowledge, lamented that many professionals still operated with the residual knowledge they have acquired many years ago. Odigiri noted that…
A Wuse Zone 2 Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, has fixed July 23 for the arraignment of two staff members of the Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA) for alleged forgery and falsification of documents. Magistrate Mabel Segun-Bello, fixed the date following the suspension of the 64-day industrial action embarked upon by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN). The new date had been communicated to parties in the suit through hearing notices served on them by the court bailiff. The arraignment was, on April 26, stalled due to the strike action The court had, on March 16, gave the Commissioner…
The Zamfara House of Assembly has resolved to investigate an alleged diversion of N1.258 billion intervention fund by the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund to Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in the state. This is contained in a statement by the Director-General, Press and Public Affairs of the House, Mr Mustafa Kaura in Gusau on Friday. Jafaru-Kaura said the resolution followed the adoption of a motion by the Majority Leader, Mr Faruku Dosara during plenary on Thursday. Dosara said the money was released by the agency to PHCs to augment their urgent healthcare needs. “He said each of the PHCs was allocated…