Nigeria – The emergence of COVID-19 has done incalculable damage to humanity and the World economy. Indeed the infiltration of coronavirus has added another challenge to the welfare of man and his existence as the pandemic has crashed the world economy with its attendant consequences of loss of job as a result of closure of…
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Nigeria – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced a two weeks extension for candidates to register. In a communiqué issued at the end of a two day meeting in Abuja, JAMB said the registration exercise will end on May 29. The Board also said the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, and…
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Nigeria – Anambra State Government has felicitated with the traditional ruler of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, as he attains eighty years. Igwe Achebe is the chairman of both Anambra State and Southeast Councils of Traditional Rulers. A statement signed by the State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment Mr. C-Don Adinuba noted that Igwe Achebe has…
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United Kingdom – Minister for Women and Equalities, Liz Truss, alongside Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab today (16 May) announced the global event, which will bring together elected officials, policy makers, and the international LGBT community including activists, experts, and civil society to protect and promote the rights of LGBT people around the world. ‘Safe To…
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Nigeria – Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, his Deputy, Dr. Nkem Okeke, former Governor Peter Obi, and the Senator, representing Anambra Central Senatorial District, Senator Uche Ekwunife, joined medical practitioners in bidding farewell to the immediate past Chief Medical Director of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital Amaku Awka, Late Dr. Basil Elochukwu Nwankwo.…
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Jamaica – Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, is encouraging persons who have been vaccinated to continue practising the coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols as stipulated by the Government. “We are encouraging persons to maintain their COVID-19 compliance just as everyone else, in terms of your mask wearing, consistently and correctly covering the nose…
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South Africa – Cabinet has welcomed the R3 billion commitment, to transfer the latest technology for producing vaccines and biological therapies to South Africa, announced by Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong. Soon-Shiong, who is a South African born biotechnology entrepreneur, now based in the United States, announced this during a meeting organised by the World Health Organisation,…
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DJIBOUTI, Kenya – President Uhuru Kenyatta was on Saturday among several African leaders at the inauguration of Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh in the country’s capital city Djibouti. President Kenyatta, who is the current Chairperson of the East African Community, was accompanied by Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali,…
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Nigeria – The Edo Government has suspended all activities of the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) in the state indefinitely. The Secretary to the State Government, Mr Osarodion Ogie, announced the suspension in a statement on Friday night in Benin. Ogie said the suspension included the proposed election of officials of the State Chapter…
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United Kingdom – Harry Redknapp, Chris Kamara and Eniola Aluko among the football stars urging people to get COVID-19 vaccine in a new short film. A host of football players and pundits – past and present – have today (Saturday 15 May) backed the UK’s COVID-19 vaccination programme with the ‘best defence’ of 2021 accolade,…
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