The African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development will hold their 33rd session to discuss industrialisation in Africa, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) said on Wednesday. The Conference will be held virtually from 17-23 March, 2021, under the theme “Africa’s sustainable industrialisation and diversification in the digital era in the context of coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). UN ECA Director of Regional Integration and Trade, Stephen Karingi, said discussions on Africa’s industrialisation are relevant coming on the heels of the launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). He said the ministers and experts attending the ministerial conference will…
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Kaduna Electric, KAEDCO, has approved the implementation of the company’s performance improvement plans to transform it into a world class utility company that delivers values to its customers and other stakeholders. The chairman of the board of directors of the company, Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar disclosed during the opening of the company’s 2021 Strategy Retreat currently holding in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, said the board had set a three-year target for the full transformation of KAEDCO into the efficient electricity service provider that would be the pride of all. ”The story of Kaduna Electric is not much different from the story…
…Says security of lives, provision of infrastructural development paramount Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello has felicitated with the citizens of the state on the 45th year anniversary of its creation from the defunct north western state, during General Murtala Ramat Muhammad regime. In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mary Noel-Berje made available to ASHENEWS on Wednesday, Sani Bello appreciated God for the excelling growth and development recorded in the last 45 years of its existence. While noting that “the level of development in the state is not commensurate with its years of existence,” the governor explained that…
The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has called on the federal government to do more in addressing the burning issue of insecurity in the country. MURIC, in a statement by its Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola made available to ASHENEWS on Wednesday, also wants FG to give the cattle rearing industry, enough funds to buy land for the establishment of ranches or ban open grazing after the bailout fund has been released. “The crisis between herders and farmers has generated severe tension over the years and it has resulted in open clashes with loss of lives and properties in recent times. In…
Prof. Stephen Onah, Director/Chief Executive, National Mathematical Centre (NMC) on Wednesday called for effective collaboration among relevant stakeholders towards the development of Mathematical Sciences in the country. Onah made the call during a Stakeholders’ Virtual Meeting of Professors and Heads of Departments (HODs) of Mathematical Sciences from Nigerian Universities organised by NMC at Sheda, Kwali Area Council, Abuja. According to him, the aim of the meeting is for professors and HODs of Mathematical Sciences to cross-fertilise ideas and seek speedy solution to numerous challenges confronting research, teaching and learning of the subject in Nigerian universities, including NMC. “I have no…
The World Health Organisation, WHO, says COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on the diagnosis and treatment of cancer around the world. Dr André Ilbawi, from WHO’s Department of Non-communicable Diseases via Zoom, in Geneva on Wednesday, ahead of World Cancer Day, said breast cancer had become the most common type of the disease. World Cancer Day is an international day marked annually on Feb. 4 to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. Ilbawi said since the new coronavirus crisis began, its impact on cancer care had been stark, with “50 per cent of governments (having)…
Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved the establishment of additional 20 private universities across the country. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, revealed this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Wednesday. According to Adamu, the approved universities will get their provisional licences from the National Universities Commission (NUC), which they will use for the next three years while monitoring and evaluation will go on. The approved universities are: Topfaith University, Mkpatak, Akwa Ibom; Thomas Adewumi University, Oko-Irese, Kwara; Maranathan University, Mgbidi, Imo; Ave Maria…
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, has tested positive for COVID-19. A competent source in the court, said that the judge tested positive for the virus and is expected to be on isolation.Justice Nyako, on Jan. 28, attended the valedictory court session held at the Ukeje Hall of the court’s headquarters in Abuja in honour of Late Justice Ibrahim Watila who was buried last weekend. Justice Watila of the Abeokuta Division of the court, who passed away after a brief illness. The valedictory session was presided over by the Chief Judge, Justice John Tsoho and was attended by…
The Russian-developed Sputnik V vaccine has been found to be 91.6 per cent effective against COVID-19, according to a study published in the medical journal The Lancet on Tuesday. The peer-reviewed result comes from a phase-3 clinical trial conducted in the Russian capital Moscow by the Gamaleya Institute, the body that developed the vaccine. For the study, 19,866 volunteers were given either two doses of the Sputnik V vaccine or a placebo. A total of 16 people in the vaccine group went on to develop COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the Coronavirus. In the placebo group, this figure stands…
British pharmaceuticals company GlaxoSmithKline and German vaccine developer CureVac announced collaboration on Wednesday to create next generation COVID-19 vaccines to combat emerging variants of the coronavirus. “We believe that next generation vaccines will be crucial in the continued fight against COVID-19,’’ GSK chief executive Emma Walmsley said, noting that the joint venture builds on an existing partnership between the two companies. They plan to combine their “scientific expertise in mRNA and vaccine development to advance and accelerate the development of new COVID-19 vaccine candidates,’’ Walmsley said. In addition, GSK is to support CureVac in producing its first generation vaccines with…