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Tension Rises Over Covid-19 Third Wave Amidst Vaccine Shortage
Experts are saying people should still take covid-19 safety rules more seriously as new infections rise in Europe, Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Africa. Recent updates on the COVID-19 situation in Africa showed that more than 3.2 million people have tested positive, projecting the likelihood of a third wave of the virus hitting East Africa. The…
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Covid-19 Vaccine Manufacturers To Begin Trials On Children
Researchers in the United States and abroad are beginning to test children of different ages to make sure COVID-19 vaccines are safe and work for each age. The first shots are going to adults who are most at risk from the coronavirus, but ending the pandemic will require vaccinating children, too. So far in the…
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Sudan To Access $2BN in World Bank Grants
The World Bank and the United States Treasury Department on Friday said the grant would allow the heavily indebted African country access to a much-needed international debt-relief package. World Bank President David Malpass said the move meant Sudan could now access nearly $2bn in grants from the Bank’s International Development Association (IDA). The Sudanese government…
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FG To Open Bid For The Concession Of 13 Highways
The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing has commenced plans for the concession of no fewer than 12 federal highways to private entities to manage. This move would allow for regular and adequate maintenance of the road network across the federation as well as create 250,000 jobs and N1.34 trillion revenue in investments. The concession…
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Report: Global Maritime Industry Suffers $9.6BN Loss Daily Due To Suez Blockage
Shipping data have shown that the stranded Ever Given mega-container ship in the Suez Canal is holding up an estimated $9.6bn (£7bn) of goods each day which works out at $400 million an hour in trade along the waterway, a vital passageway between east and west. The Suez Canal separates Africa from the Middle East…
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UK Agency Fines Nigerian Pastor N65.6M Over Covid-19 Misinformation
The Office of Communications in the United Kingdom (OFCOM), has fined religious channel, Loveworld, owned by Nigerian Pastor, Chris Oyakhilome the sum of £125,000 (N65.6m) for sharing misleading information on COVID-19. The fine based on what was termed “a breach of the UK’s broadcasting code” was enforced on claims that the broadcasters had previously breached…
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ISIL Attack Leaves Over 180 People Trapped in Mozambique Hotel
Not less than 180 people including foreign workers are currently trapped inside a hotel in a northern Mozambique town under siege for three days by fighters linked to the ISIL (ISIS) group. Eyewitness reports that several people have died after an attack in Palma near a liquified natural gas site in Cabo Delgado province. French…
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Full List Of Nigerian Governors Yet To Take The Covid-19 Vaccine
23 days since Nigeria received the first batch of AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine doses, not less than 11 governors are yet to publicly take the COVID-19 vaccine jab A good number of them have relied on their deputies and health commissioners to launch the vaccination without publicly taking the vaccine following the temporary ban of the…
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Nigerian Trans-Tech Company Plentywaka Gets Support From Techstars
Plentywaka a trans-tech startup in Nigeria has announced they will join 9 other startups in the Techstars Toronto accelerator program, Class of 2021 a platform that would take the brand closer to its goal of global expansion after a successful year of moving over 300,000 riders in Nigeria. Launched in 2019 by Onyeka Akumah, Johnny Ena,…
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Google To Slash Commission Rates By Half On Developer’s First $1M
Google has announced it would be reducing its fee from 30% to 15% for the first $1 million that developers earn through Google Play annually. Slightly similar to Apple’s recent commission policy, Google’s policy is different in that it restricts the commission slash to the developers first million-dollar earning. Subsequently, the fee returns to normal. “We’ve…