President Muhammadu Buhari has officially announced the appointment of Professor Ibrahim Gambari as his new Chief of Staff. Prof Gambari takes over from Abba Kyari who died of complications from coronavirus. Gambari’s appointment was announced by the Secretary to the…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, has predicted that 83, 000 to 190 000 people could die of the outbreak of coronavirus in Africa. Moeti also said that the number of COVID-19 cases that would…
By Mayowa ADENIRAN | The Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) has said that the outbreak of the pandemic COVID-19 has exposed the vulnerabilities of many communities in Nigeria and Africa. The foundation of the ex-president, in its first edition of a…
Speak Up Africa, a strategic communications and advocacy not-for-profit organization, has launched a “Stay Safe Africa” campaign against the pandemic COVID-19. The campaign seeks empower communities and individuals to take simple and proven preventative measures to help prevent the spread…
By Ijeoma UKAZU | …1.9 million people displaced The United Nations (UN) has alerted that about 1.9 million people displaced from their homes are those mostly endangered by the Coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic worldwide live in Nigeria, United Nations has said.…
Event Fotographer, a subsidiary of Teo-Inspiro International, a media production company providing event coverage and documentary production services, has launched its online platform and photographers’ hub to foster easy access to photographers in Nigeria. According to Oghenefego Ofili, Founder, of Teo-Inspiro, the…
The earning of Nigeria from crude oil has been projected to decline by 90.0% in 2020. The projected was made at a Citizens Dialogue Session on Government Fiscal Policy. The Nigeria Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning and the…
As the COVID-19 pandemic takes over the world, creating fear, anxiety, economic downturns and drastic change in our social lives, virulent an information war (lack of adequate information, Fake news and uneven distribution of news) tagged an “infodemic” spreads along…
Obiageli Ezekwesili, former vice president of the World Bank’s Africa division, has been appointed into the board of trustees of the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD). IBFD, a non-governmental organisation that specialises in cross-border taxation, announced the appointment. The…
The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has donated the sum of US $3.8 million (N1.5 Billion) to the Nigeria UN basket fund. The sum, which is to contribute to the fight of the country to eradicate the pandemic, would go towards…
