By Samson Yaki The Presidents of Niger and Benin Republic, Mahamadou Issoufou  and Patrice Talon, have said that the spade of lockdown across the world as a result of the COVID -19 Pandemic is detrimental to African society, noting that the lockdowns are not Africa-friendly as the continent stood toContinue Reading

  FG Ready to Jettison IPPIS, Embrace UTAS, If… My Perception of ASUU Has Changed Now Advices Northern Elites to Invest in Education BUK Management Acknowledges His Support for Education   By Waziri Isa Adam   The Accountant General of the Federation and one of the leading advocates of theContinue Reading

Two French doctors have been accused of racism for suggesting that a potential vaccine for coronavirus should first be tested on people in Africa. The comments were made on the French television channel, LCI, during a discussion recently about COVID-19 trials set to be launched in Europe and Australia toContinue Reading

By Zainab Zakariyya   Speaker of the House of Repres-entatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said the maltreatment of Nigerians in China has been resolved between both countries. The Speaker announced on his official twitter handle that the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria has communicated his finding on the issue and expressed hopeContinue Reading

By Muhammad M. Isa Russian president orders officials to hire more staff to deal with pandemic as daily cases rise by record 2,558. The coronavirus situation is getting worse in Russia, President Vladimir Putin acknowledged on recently, adding that the Defence Ministry’s resources, such as assistance by military medical staff,Continue Reading

African Americans More Likely To Die From Coronavirus Illness, Early Data Shows

Update on CoronaVirus Pandemic – Wednesday 15th April, 2020 • U.S. reports 26,540 new cases of coronavirus and 2,384 new deaths. Total: 608,458 cases and 25,992 deaths. • France reports 4,560 new cases of coronavirus and 1,438 new deaths. (incl. newly linked non-hospital deaths) Total of 147,863 cases and 17,167Continue Reading