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Why Is India Experiencing A Covid-19 Surge?
India crossed a grim milestone in April when it recorded the supposed highest daily tally of new SARS-CoV-2 infections in the world with 360 960. Unfortunately, on May 1, the ministry of health in India announced 401,993 new infections, taking its pandemic total to 19.1 million cases, second only to the US, with a death toll…
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Covid-19: The Debate On Vaccine Patent Explained
The debate on vaccine patents borders on the idea that everyone should be protected from the coronavirus. It is not enough that the vaccines be created, world leaders could do more to support vaccine availability. Till now, many countries in Africa have been left struggling to boost vaccination rates, worse off with the current shortage…
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West Africa At Risk Of Worsening Food Crisis In Coming Months
Experts have revealed that the food crisis situation in West Africa might worsen between June and August 2021, with as many as 27 million people needing immediate food aid. Currently, 20 million people face a food crisis in West Africa as a result of conflict and the hardship made worse by the coronavirus pandemic. According…
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Black Fungus Infection Found In India’s Covid-19 Patients
Doctors in India have recorded an alarming rise of an aggressive, hard-to-treat fungal infection known as Mucormycosis. The current increase in infections has been reported in patients infected with COVID-19 and those who have recovered from the disease. What Is Mucormycosis? Mucormycosis (previously called Zygomycosis) is a rare but serious fungal infection caused by a…
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Nigeria’s New National Carrier To Take Off First Quarter Of 2022
The Federal Government has announced that its new national carrier, Nigeria Air, will commence operations by the first quarter of 2022. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, disclosed this on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, while addressing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. He explained that the private sector-run airline would resume…
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Nigeria May Soon Have A Law That Criminalizes Ransom Payments
A bill to criminalize payment of ransom to kidnappers in Nigeria has passed its second reading in the Senate on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Kidnapping for ransom in Nigeria has spiked over the past couple of years.Nigerian geopolitical intelligence firm, SBM Intelligence, in a recent report, estimated that about $18.3 million was paid by Nigerians…
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Shell In Talks With FG To Divest Onshore Oil Operations
The CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, Ben van Beurden, has announced plans to sell off the company’s onshore stakes in Nigeria. The Anglo-Dutch oil exploration company which began operations in Nigeria as far back as 1936 have now sighted costly repair operations, sabotage, vandalism of pipelines and high profile, costly lawsuits as reasons for its…
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Lagos State’s 4th Mainland Bridge Project To Cost $2.5 Billion
The Lagos State government is currently finalizing discussions to begin the construction of the 4th Mainland Bridge. Lagos State’s Director-General of Public-Private Partnership, Ope George, said during a briefing on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, that the project will cost about $2.5 billion to complete. The new cost is about $300 million higher than the $2.2…
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Special Report: Dead People Don’t Pay Tax, The Downside Of Bad Governance
Bad governance is likened to the unfavourable relationship between those who govern and those who are governed which eventually results in negative consequences. The failure in governance in Nigeria, one of the world’s most corrupt countries, is accompanied by a score of other specific threats to human security, including the pressures of globalization, poverty, unemployment,…
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NAFDAC Approves Johnson & Johnson COVID Vaccine For Emergency use
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine for immediate emergency use in Nigeria. The announcement was made in a statement issued by Mojisola Adeyeye, director-general of NAFDAC. The J&J vaccine would be the third vaccine to be approved by the country’s drug…