Tag: COVID-19
How Senators, Reps ‘donated’ COVID-19 funds into their pockets
By Richard ORIRI
The purported promised donation of a large chunk of the salaries of members of the National Assembly to the COVID-19 fund set...
FG releases guidelines on phased reopening of Nigeria’s economy
By Francis Ogwo
The Federal Government has announced modalities for a gradual reopening of Nigeria’s economy closed in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The...
COVID-19: Lesotho last African nation standing as Comoros records index case
Lesotho is now officially the only African nation without a confirmed case of COVID-19 after Comoros announced its index case on Thursday.
The landlocked kingdom,...
I could have died of COVID-19, El-Rufai recalls isolation experience
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has recalled his near-death experience while in isolation.
The governor, who tested negative last week for coronavirus after almost...
Ganduje makes U-turn, hails FG’s response to COVID-19 in Kano
After accusing the Federal Government of neglect, the Kano State Government has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari's response to the rising cases of COVID-19 in...
Buhari addresses Nigerians again amidst concerns over new lockdown protocol
For the third time since the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation this evening to brief...
Senegal orders traditional COVID-19 ‘remedy’ from Madagascar
Senegalese authorities have confirmed reports that they are expecting anti-Covid-19 traditional medicine from Madagascar where the locally prepared potion is being promoted as a...
As Nigeria gradually dies from the hands of those it fed
By Silas Joseph Onu
This will be a very brief summation of my thoughts after the National Judicial Council (NJC) released the names of individuals...
Ganduje cries out, accuses presidency of neglecting Kano in fight against...
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, says the state is in a ‘serious problem’ in confronting the coronavirus pandemic.
The governor said this in an interview...
Newly-healed El-Rufai goes bold on COVID-19 lockdown, adds 30 days
Barely four days after fully recovering from the coronavirus, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has extended the lockdown in the state by 30...
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....
