COVID-19: NIMC shuts down as crowds besiege Lagos offices for NIN registration (Punch) The National Identity Management Commission has shut down its offices in Lagos State as large crowds gathered there on Monday in a bid to register and obtain…
A stubborn virus that won’t go away – Ehi Braimah
The year of the virus is gradually winding down but the stubborn and deadly coronavirus is inflicting more pains around the world with increasing cases of infections, hospitalisations and deaths. With less than two weeks before we embrace another brand…
New, faster-spreading strain of coronavirus confirmed in Britain
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was discussing with his senior ministers on Saturday what urgent action to take after it was confirmed that a new strain of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 could spread more quickly and lead to a…
BAFI Awards: FirstBank’s COVID-19 response sets the pace in CSR for other financial institutions – Aniekan Ezekiel
From the publisher of BusinessDay, Frank Aigbogun’s welcome address at the recently held BusinessDay’s Banks and other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards came the following words: ‘The year 2020 has been a most interesting year. The economy and communities have been…
*2023 Presidency: Ex-senators, others storm Alaafin, Olubadan’s palaces for Tinubu (Sun)*How to make Lagos environment sustainable, by experts (Nation)
2023 Presidency: Ex-senators, others storm Alaafin, Olubadan’s palaces for Tinubu (Sun) A subtle campaign for the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to become president in 2023 began in…
Burkina Faso celebrates 60th independence anniversary
Burkina Faso celebrates its 60 years of independence on Friday on the theme: “National cohesion and patriotic commitment for a sustainable development of Burkina Faso in a context of insecurity and Covid-19”. “This is a collective challenge for a Burkina…
Before the 2nd wave: Humanitarian ministry and Nigeria’s COVID-19 response – Dapo Bruce
As the year draws to a close with ministries and MDAs auditing past performance and defending their 2021 draft budgets it has become expedient to look at how effective the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development was…
Former Ghanaian leader, Jerry Rawlings, is dead
Former Ghanaian military leader, Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings, is dead. He died on Thursday of complications from COVID-19, according to BBC reports. The former Ghanaian leader who was aged 73 years, died at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. Rawlings ruled…
Danish PM apologizes after illegal cull order of entire mink population over COVID-19 outbreaks
The decision to cull Denmark’s entire population of mink after a mutated strain of COVID-19 was found to have no legal basis, the country’s prime minister has admitted, days after ordering the move to hinder its spread to humans. PM…
First ‘milestone’ COVID-19 vaccine offers 90% protection
The first effective coronavirus vaccine can prevent more than 90% of people from getting COVID-19, a preliminary analysis shows. The developers – Pfizer and BioNTech – described it as a “great day for science and humanity”. Their vaccine has been…