World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday said total funding committed to the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT-Accelerator) partnership remains $15.1 billion with a gap of over $16 billion. WHO Director General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, said this at the just concluded G7 Summit at Cornwall, UK. ACT- Accelerator is the proven, up-and-running global collaboration to accelerate the development, production, and equitable access to COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines. It was set up in response to a call from G20 leaders in March and launched by WHO, the European Commission, France and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in April 2020. In…
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Dangote Industries Limited says its urea fertiliser currently pushes out a minimum of 120 trucks per day across the country to meet local demands and exports. Mr Devakumar Edwin, Group Executive Director, Strategy, Capital Projects and Portfolio Development, Dangote Industries Limited, made this known in a statement on Sunday. Edwin said that the fertiliser plant, which has the capacity to turn out more than 4,500 tonnes of urea daily, would conveniently meet local demands and even produce for exports. “We have the capacity to turn out 4,500 tonnes of urea everyday. “This is a bulk application fertiliser that each crop…
The Would Health Organisation says blood stocks in the African region have declined over the last year as fewer people have been donating blood during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, said it was due to travel restrictions and worries of infection that prevented individuals from attending donation centres. “There are still around seven million patients who require this life-saving product in African countries every year,” she said. According to her, World Blood Day is celebrated on June 14 annually, while the theme for 2021 is: “Give blood and keep the world beating”. She said…
Popular good governance activist and entertainer, Charles Oputa also known as Charlyboy, says he apologized to his lesbian daughter, Dewy Oputa because he realized he was encroaching into her private life. after she accused him of neglect. Recall that Dewy had accused her father of neglect and called him out on Instagram, when he revealed how he felt about her sexuality. However, Charlyboy in an interview said he apologized to his daughter because he realized he was encroaching into her private life. “I encroached into my lesbian daughter’s private life. I apologized because I had same clash with my father…
Zamfara state governor, Bello Mohammed has suspended the Emir of Zurmi, Atiku Muhammad for alleged links to the killings in Kadawa village. Recall that protesters in May, burnt a section of the palace of the Emir, positing that security agents and the Emir, were doing less than expected of them against bandit attacks in the area. In a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Kabiru Balarabe on Friday, governor Muhammad suspended the Emir and ordered Bello Suleiman (Bunun Kanwa), to take charge of the affairs of the emirate with immediate effect. The governor also set up a committee…
Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger has felicitated with the former Military Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar as he marks his 79th birthday anniversary. This is contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mrs Mary Noel-Berje made available to ASHENEWS on Saturday. The governor eulogised Abubakar and described him as a “complete gentleman”. According to him, the former head of state is a patriot who has remained “consistent and significant” in the progress and development of the country. He said Niger and the country were indeed lucky to have an outstanding leader and statesman who had consistently remained…
The Bauchi state command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Sunday, said that six people lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident in Gumero village of Ganjuwa local government area of the state. The Sector Commander, Mr Yusuf Abdullahi who confirmed the accident, said that 10 others were seriously injured in the crash, involving a Peugeot 406 car and a Toyota Hiace bus. According to him, the accident occurred on Saturday around 4:05 p.m. He said the car with registration number KNT503JF, collided with a bus belonging to the Zamfara State Ministry of Justice, killing six of…
…nabs petroleum engineering final-year student with 3kg skunk Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Friday arrested an Uber driver and two other traffickers with different quantities of cocaine at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos. This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the agency, Mr Femi Babafemi made available to ASHENEWS on Sunday. According to Babafemi, “The Uber driver, Lawal Tunde Rasheed, was arrested at the SAHCO export shed of MMIA on Tuesday 8th June, 2021 when he brought a consignment from his client to a freight forwarder for export to Malabo…
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC),says it recorded eight new COVID-19 infections in two states; Akwa Ibom- four and Rivers- four as of June 12. The NCDC in an update posted on its website on Sunday morning, said that the infection figure raised the country’s total infection tally to 167,059. No Nigerian has died from the disease in the past one week. The public health agency said in the report that six states; Kaduna, Kano, Nasarawa, Oyo, Sokoto and the FCT had zero case of the disease. It said that Lagos state the epicenter of the pandemic in the…
The House of Representatives members under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have enjoined Nigerian leaders to tow the path of justice, equity, dialogue, and rule of law in the country. Rep. Toby Okechukwu, the Deputy Minority Leader of the House, said this in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja to commemorate the Democracy Day He added that such path would help to arrest worsening insecurity and arrest separatist agitations across the country. Okechukwu said that opportunities still abounds in preserving the nation’s democracy and reconstruct the union to a more workable piece. He said that June 12 was designated…