Osinbajo proposes AU, UN, Commonwealth, others simultaneously suspend nations where military seizes power
Sept. 10, 2021 … Says let’s put in place measures to prevent coups Vice president Yemi Osinbajo has called of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to take…
Send vaccines to Africa and ditch unproven third shot – AU tells rich nations
September 9, 2021 Rich nations would do better to send vaccines to Africa to help fight the global COVID-19 pandemic rather than hoarding them for third-dose booster shots that scientific…
COVID-19: J&J vaccine partly manufactured on the continent, Africa CDC justifies choice
Aug. 13, 2021 The Africa Center for Disease Control (Africa CDC) has explained that the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) vaccine was chosen for the continent because ‘it is a single…
Nigeria not relying on donations for COVID-19 vaccines – Minister
Aug.11, 2021 The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says the insinuation in certain quarters that Nigeria is going cap in hand seeking donations for COVID-19 vaccines is…
AFRIMA 2021: Organisers unveil calendar of events
July 2, 2021 The African Union (AU) has formally unveiled the calendar of events for the upcoming All African Music Awards (AFRIMA) holding in November this year. The AU Director…
African Union wants Covishield approved for EU COVID-19 certificate
June 29, 2021 The African Union has criticised an EU decision not to include Covishield, a version of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine used by the global COVAX facility, on a list…
Nigeria To Receive 29.8 Million Doses Of J&J COVID-19 Vaccine
April 27, 2021 Nigeria is expecting about 29.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine, Dr. Faisal Shuaib said on Monday. Shuaib, the Executive Director of the…
COVID-19: Nigeria hopes to get 70 million J&J vaccines through AU
Nigeria hopes to receive up to 70 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine this year through the African Union (AU), its primary healthcare chief told Reuters, amid…
AU must be overhauled to remain relevant – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for a comprehensive reform of the structures and operations of the African Union to make it more functional in meeting targets. Buhari, in a statement…
COVID-19: Politics, logistics cause of Pfizer vaccine delayed – FG
Nigeria says the first batch of 100,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 is delayed because of “politics and logistics due to no fault of Nigeria.” The Minister of…