EU suspends funding to WHO programmes in Congo after sex scandal
Oct 29, 2021 The European Commission has suspended funding to the World Health Organization’s programmes in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to concerns over the U.N. agency’s handling of…
BUHARI TO PARLIAMENTARIANS’ NETWORK: AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS MUST RENEW SOCIAL COMPACT WITH THE PEOPLE
Oct. 28, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has called on African governments to renew their social compact with the citizenry so as to improve governance, development and build institutions that promote…
Pope urges countries not to send migrants back to unsafe countries
Oct. 24, 2021 Pope Francis on Sunday urged countries not to send migrants back to insecure countries such as Libya, where he said many suffer violent and inhumane conditions similar…
EU, UNICEF To Address Mental Health Of Over 5,000 Out-Of-School Children In Borno
Sept. 23, 2021 As children continue to bear the brunt of the 12-year conflict in North East Nigeria, the European Union (EU) and UNICEF are working together to provide community-based…
Covid-19: Pfizer, BioNTech say vaccine is safe, trial generates robust immune response in kids ages 5 to 11
Sept. 20, 2021 Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech has announced results from a Phase 2/3 trial showing a favorable safety profile and robust neutralizing antibody responses in children 5 to 11…
Less than 3.5 % of Africans vaccinated against COVID – Africa CDC
Sept. 15, 2021 Less than 3.5% of Africans are vaccinated against COVID-19, far short of its official target of 60%, John Nkengasong, director of Africa’s Centers for Disease Control, said…
EU To Donate 200 Million More Vaccine Doses To Low-Income Countries
September 15, 2021 The European Union is to donate another 200 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to low-income countries, more than doubling its present pledge, the bloc’s chief said on Wednesday….
Don’t allow Yoruba Nation agitators to present their petition – YAF urges UN
Aug. 3, 2021 The Yoruba Appraisal Forum (YAF) has urged the UN not to allow the Yoruba Nation agitators to present their petition at its 76th General Assembly. In a…
FG, UNICEF to inaugurate programme to empower 20m Nigerian youths by 2030
July 24, 2021 The Federal Government of Nigeria is set to partner with the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) to empower 20 million Nigerian youths by 2030. The initiative tagged:…
EU has shipped less than 3% of planned COVID-19 shot donations – Document
July 23, 2021 EU countries have so far donated just a tiny portion of excess COVID-19 vaccines to poor nations, mostly AstraZeneca shots, less than 3% of the 160 million…