Africa
Africa COVID-19 cases top 3 million, first wave peak surpassed
As COVID-19 cumulative cases in Africa top 3 million and daily case numbers exceed the first wave peak, the continent…
WHO Urges Greater Surveillance as New COVID-19 Variants Emerge
With the recent emergence in the African region of new COVID-19 variants which seem to have higher transmissibility, the World…
Nigeria Excluded From 2022 US Visa Lottery
Nigeria has been barred from the US visa lottery application for 2022, a document obtained from the US Government website…
Nigerian physician, Funsho named one of TIME’s most influential people in the world
TIME named Nigerian physician, Dr. Tunji Funsho to the 2020 TIME100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people…
Coup: ECOWAS imposes sanctions on Mali
The West Africa bloc ECOWAS has condemned a military putsch in Mali and pledged a range of retaliatory actions, including…
FG to boost states capacity for COVID-19 response
The World Bank Board of Directors approved a $114.28 financing to help Nigeria prevent, detect and respond to the threat…
An additional 6.7 million children under 5 could suffer from wasting this year due to COVID-19 – UNICEF warns
An additional 6.7 million children under the age of five could suffer from wasting – and therefore become dangerously…
40 million children miss out on early education in critical pre-school year due to COVID-19 – Research reveals
No fewer than 40 million children worldwide have missed out on early childhood education in their critical pre-school year as…
COVID-19: Poor people in Africa to increase by 49.2m in 2021, Nigeria to record largest increase – AfDB reveals
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has disclosed that the number of extreme poor people could increase by 34 million and…
AfDB urges central banks to cut interest rates
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has urged central banks on the continent to act quickly by cutting interest rates to…