World Health Organisation (WHO) has met with COVID-19 experts to discuss the current surge in the virus in China and to offer WHO’s expertise and further support on the situation. WHO, in a statement, stated that the experts gathered at the UN health agency’s headquarters on Tuesday in Geneva to discuss next step. WHO confirmed during a scheduled press briefing that Chinese scientists had been invited to participate in a meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 (TAG). The 30-strong expert group was formed in June 2020 to advise the UN health agency and Member States on coronavirus mutations…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has implored media practitioners in Cross River to ensure accurate and balanced reportage ahead of the general elections. The state chairman of the party, Mr Venatius Ikem gave the advice in a press statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Calabar. Ikem, who was reacting to a statement credited to Mr Christian Ita, Special Adviser on Media to Gov. Ben Ayade noted that the PDP was alarmed with the “spurious claims” on Ayade’s achievements. Ikem particularly said the party was alarmed with the claim by the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC), that the…
The Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) on Monday lost its lecturer, Prof. Qamar Majeed, Royal News has reported. According to the deceased’s son, Usama Qamar Majeed, the Don died in Madinnah, Saudi Arabia while performing lesser hajj. He was buried at the Holy Mosque in Madina. Before he joined UDUS, late Prof. MAJEED was a lecturer at the Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero. Royal News
ASHENEWS reports that the undergraduate students of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 began lectures. This online platform gathered from a statement by the Public Affairs Directorate of the institution on Tuesday, that the lectures “commenced in earnest in line with the revised academic calendar for the 2021/2022 academic session approved by the Senate of the University.” The statement noted however that “only a few students turned out for the lectures in all the departments visited by the top management staff of the University, including Deans, Directors, and the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kabiru Bala.” According to the…
South Korea’s antitrust regulator said it would impose a 2.85 billion won ($2.2 million) fine on Tesla Inc for failing to tell its customers about the shorter driving range of its electric vehicles (EVs) in low temperatures. The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said that Tesla had exaggerated the “driving ranges of its cars on a single charge, their fuel cost-effectiveness compared to gasoline vehicles as well as the performance of its Superchargers” on its official local website since August 2019 until recently. The driving range of the U.S. EV manufacturer’s cars plunge in cold weather by up to 50.5%…
The Coalition For A Better Nigeria has urged political leaders to monitor their followers to prevent violence before, during, and after the 2023 general elections. Comrade Bamiji Awa, the National Coordinator of the coalition, made the plea in the New Year Message on Monday in Lagos. Awa said that the coalition, being an umbrella body of youths and students’ organisations within and outside Nigeria projecting APC Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, was committed to peaceful elections. Calling on politicians to exercise restraints, Awa charged the electorate with Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) to be peaceful while electing new leaders in the…
By Babagana Wakil, Maiguduri The Borno state governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has charged the people of Marama community in Hawul local government area of Borno state not to allow modernisation taken over their culture. The governor gave the charge when he graced the Bura cultural day, an annual cultural event on Sunday. ASHENEWS reports that the event began in 2002, where sons and daughters of the large Babur-Bura ethnic group, led by the Emir of Biu, converge in Marama town on the 1st of January every year for the cultural day. ASHENEWS recalls that Zulum attended the January 2020 edition…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Jigawa Command said it rescued six victims of human trafficking in the state. The NIS Comptroller in the state, Mr. Ahmed Bagari told newsmen in Dutse on Monday that the victims were rescued by men of the command on Sunday. Bagari, represented by DCI Muhammad Yako, said the victims were rescued at about 6:30 pm in an uncompleted building in the headquarters of the Babura local government area. He explained that the victims, aged between 20 and 35, were intercepted while on their way to Libya en route Niger Republic. The comptroller added that the…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced that taxpayers can now get their Tax Clearance Certificate in a single click via its flagship Taxpro Max solution. This is contained in a statement by the Special Assistant to the Executive Chairman, FIRS, (Media & Communication), Johannes Oluwatobi Wojuola made available to ASHENEWS on Monday. The TaxPro Max, a tax administration solution introduced by the apex tax authority in June 2021, is a one-stop-shop for taxpayer registration, tax returns filing, tax payment, tax clearance certificate requesting, among other functionalities. The Service made this announcement on Tuesday via its social media pages…
A final year student of Modibbo Adama University in Yola, Adamawa state, Raudah Sheik-Jimeta says she rakes in N80,000 monthly from the sales of local seasoning and spices. Sheik-Jimeta, who stated this on telephone interview on Monday, said she produces variety of spices sourced from local produce. “I started dealing in spices like chili powder, ginger and garlic paste, “Daddawa” processed from locust beans, pap and dumpling powder locally called “Garin-danwake”. “I began the business in 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown with N30,000 seed capital because I really wanted to be self-reliant, so that I can help myself and the…