The European Commission on Wednesday announced it had earmarked €123 million euros ($146 million) to fund urgent research into Coronavirus variants. The fund, through Horizon Europe, the new EU research and innovation program, adds to a range of EU-funded research and innovation actions to fight the coronavirus and contributes to the Commission’s overall action to prevent, mitigate and respond to the impact of Coronavirus variants, the Commission said in a statement. “We continue to mobilise all means at our disposal to fight this pandemic and the challenges presented by Coronavirus variants. “We must use our combined strength to be prepared…
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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) will present its conclusions on a potential link between blood clots and AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine later on Wednesday. The agency started investigating a potential link after reports of blood clots emerged in several countries, with some researchers having found young women to be at particular risk of thrombosis, a potentially dangerous condition in which blood clots can obstruct blood flow after receiving the jab. Several countries across the bloc suspended the use of AstraZeneca in mid-March, but took it up again after the EMA indicated the vaccine was still safe for use after an initial…
Signs are growing that the finance ministers of the G20 Nations have worked out a deal for taxing businesses that trade across borders, perhaps putting an end to a long-running dispute. The ministers are set to meet in an online session later on Wednesday at the invitation of Italy, the current chair of the group. It would be their second meeting this year. The Ansa news agency has reported that a statement is expected at the end of this session, unlike after the one in February. The proposed tax reforms have to solve two puzzles: How to set a tax…
First set of recipients of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines were health workers and frontline essential non-health workers. Kogi took delivery of 16, 900 doses of the vaccine on Monday. Commissioner for Health, Dr Saka Audu, flagged-off the exercise just as Dr Abubakar Yakubu, Executive Director, Kogi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (KSPHCDA), was the first person to take the jab. He was followed by the Chief Medical Director of Kogi Hospital Management Board, Dr Usman Zakari, and some other medical officers. Some other dignitaries who received the vaccines were CAN Chairman in Kogi, Bishop John Ibenu and Chairman of Kogi chapter…
The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday in Abuja decorated Mr Usman Baba as the Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP. Baba, a Deputy Inspector-General of Police was on Tuesday appointed as acting Inspector General of Police by President Muhammadu Buhari. Baba’s appointment was announced by the Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, when he addressed State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa. He said that the appointment was with immediate effect. The Acting IGP replaced Mr Mohammed Adamu whose tenure ended on Feb, but Buhari extended for three months. The event was witnessed by Secretary to the Government of the…
For the third time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the Czech Republic is getting a new health minister, the current minister announced on Wednesday. Jan Blatny announced that he had been recalled and that it had been a political decision by Prime Minister Andrej Babis. The decision is likely based on the fact that Blatny and Babis did not see eye to eye on the Russian made Sputnik V vaccine. Blatny had wanted to wait for EU authorities to decide on it. Blatny will be replaced by Petr Arenberger, who is in charge of the University Hospital Prague-Vinohrady.…
Effective from yesterday, Tuesday, 06/2021, the tenure of Adamu Mohammed as the 20th indigenous Inspector General of the Nigeria police, was abruptly brought to an embarrassing end, through a breaking news that went viral on the media. The shameful and embarrassing news was disclosed by the Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi while addressing the State House Correspondents, at the Presidential Villa Abuja, followed by the announcement of the appointment of Deputy Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba as the replacement of Adamu, with immediate effect. Although I am not Adamu, but since yesterday, I have been down with…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says proper internal democratic practice among political parties will solve 80 per cent of electoral challenges in the country. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Enugu State, Dr Emeka Ononamadu, said this in a welcome address at the opening of a workshop in Enugu on Wednesday. The workshop focus on the “Capacity Building Workshop on Political Party Management and Administration and Party Audit’’. Participants at the workshop include the Heads of Election and Party Monitoring (EPM) Department in INEC state offices from the 17 states in the southern part of the country. Ononamadu said…
…Donates 23 Hilux vehicles to each Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto has ordered the 23 new local government council chairmen, to ensure they hold bi-weekly security meetings in their respective areas. The governor gave the order after they took their oaths at the Government House Chambers on Wednesday. Tambuwal also ordered the chairmen to always report to government, outcomes of the meetings with a view to assist in improving security situation of the state. The governor, who also donated one new Hilux jeep to each of the 23 council chairmen to enable them discharge their duties effectively, advised…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, handed over the sums of ¥370,000 Japanese Yen and $1,800 respectively, recovered from a fraudster, to the Japanese victim through officials of the Japanese Embassy, Abuja. A statement by the spokesperson of the commission, Wilson Uwujaren made available to ASHENEWS said the money was recovered by the EFCC following a complaint by one Hatsumi Ozeki on January 19, 2019. “Investigation established that Ozeki was duped by one Evans Ewean-Obayagbona but the proceeds of crime was wired to him through the accounts of his accomplices- Samson Okonofua, Osifo Onaiwi-Kelly and Igbenedion Iyobor…