Tag: COVID-19
Bauchi discharges 9 coronavirus patients
Bauchi State Government has announced the recovery and discharge of nine coronavirus (COVID-19) patients.
Governor Bala Mohammed announced the discharge on Twitter on Friday.
“Today, we...
We are dying of hunger, Nigerian DJs cry out
The Professional Disc Jockeys Association of Nigeria (PDJAN) has claimed that its members are the worst-hit in the entertainment industry by restrictions put in...
EFCC hands over Diezani’s forfeited property to Lagos as isolation centre
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday handed over a property forfeited by former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to Lagos...
‘In the wake of the pandemic, we must leave no one...
The novel coronavirus pandemic should lead us to look out for the vulnerable, the displaced and our seriously ill planet, Pope Francis said on...
COVID-19 an opportunity to reset critical sectors of economy, social services...
By Gbadamosi Oladimeji
Vice president, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo has said that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created an opportunity for Nigerians and the government to...
COVID-19: I was declared positive without seeing my test result –...
The Chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi Jnr, has lamented that he was declared positive for COVID-19 by the Nigeria Centre for Disease...
COVID-19: WHO predicts 150,000 deaths, 200 million infections in Africa
The novel coronavirus could kill 150,000 people in Africa in a year unless urgent action is taken, according to a World Health Organization (WHO)...
28 almajiri kids test positive for COVID-19 in Jigawa
The Jigawa State Government has announced that 28 almajiri kids have tested positive for coronavirus in the state.
This brings the number of almajiri children...
Burundi expels WHO COVID-19 team, declares them ‘persona non grata’
By Francis Ogwo
Burundian government in response to an allegation of interference in its management of COVID-19 has ordered that a World Health Organization (WHO)...
France opposes Sanofi’s priority on US for COVID-19 vaccines
By Francis Ogwo
The Government of France has opposed the plans by pharmaceutical firm Sanofi to give priority to the United States (US) in its...
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....
