Tag: COVID-19
Director General of NIPSS, Prof Habu Galadima, dies of COVID-19
The Director General of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Professor Habu Shuiabu Galadima, is dead.
Secretary and Director of Administration of...
COVID-19 second wave: Lagos cannot afford another lockdown, Governor Sanwo-Olu says
By Aiyeku Timothy
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday, stated that the state cannot afford another lockdown in the wake of the...
COVID-19: We’ll soon start manufacturing our own vaccines — NAFDAC
The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, on Friday expressed confidence that Nigeria would...
COVID-19: Niger orders stay-at-home for civil servants to stave off second...
The Niger State Government has directed all civil servants to stay at home from Monday, December 21, 2020.
This move is in a bid...
Burundi ex-president, Buyoya, dies of COVID-19
By Aiyeku Timothy
Former President of Burundi, Pierre Buyoya has died of COVID-19 at the age of 71 in Paris, according to several close relatives...
COVID-19: Kaduna State Government announces measures to avert lockdown
By Aiyeku Timothy
The Kaduna State Government has announced preventive measures that will help stop the spread of COVID-19 infections through voluntary mass compliance so...
French President, Macron tests positive for COVID-19
By Aiyeku Timothy
French President, Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for coronavirus.
The presidential Elysee Palace confirmed this on Thursday after Macron took COVID-19 test for...
NFF board member, Emmanuel Ibah, dies of COVID-19
By David Awopetu
A member of the Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation, Emmanuel Ibah, has died of COVID-19 aged 62.
The NFF announced Ibah’s...
Economic Recovery: Nigeria to get World Bank’s $1.5billion Loan
By Francis Ogwo
As a move towards helping Nigeria recover from its current recession and the downturn posed on its economy by the novel COVID-19,...
COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu’s health condition improving — Health Commissioner
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu's health condition is improving after testing positive for COVID-19, Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said.
In a statement...
Sustainable Agriculture as a Pillar of Climate Adaptation in Africa –...
Evelyn Dan Epelle, San Jose, California
ADIS24 - Africa stands at the forefront of climate change impacts, despite its low contribution to greenhouse gas emissions....
