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Kenya secures $50m coronavirus loan from World Bank, cases hit 110

Kenya’s request to the World Bank for $50m to fund containment efforts of the coronavirus pandemic has been approved according…

April 2, 2020

UAE Launches Largest Testing Lab For Fight Against Covid-19

Group 42, G42, the leading technology company based in Abu Dhabi, and global genomics leader BGI, announced on Tuesday (March…

April 1, 2020

Tunisia puts first woman doctor, Tewhida ben Sheikh, on new banknotes

Tunisia’s apex bank, Central Bank of Tunisia last Thursday, March 26, unveiled new banknotes honouring a female history maker in…

April 1, 2020

Gombe loses N800m to oil price crash –NLC

The Gombe State Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress, Musa Mohammed, has called on civil servants in the state to remain calm.…

March 31, 2020

Concerns over Queen Elizabeth’s health amidst Coronavirus Pandemic

There are growing concerns about the health of Queen Elizabeth II following the diagnosis of her son, Prince Charles, who…

March 30, 2020

Coronavirus: Rwanda, two Nigerian states ‘feeding’ poor amid restrictions

The Rwandan government on Saturday, March 28, kick started a support initiative aimed at vulnerable families adversely affected by the…

March 29, 2020

Anti-‘Boo-hari’ tweet by Iranian topples coronavirus on Nigeria Twitter trends

Despite the coronavirus pandemic dominating news and social media spaces since the last few weeks, there is a ‘competitor’ that…

March 28, 2020

U.S. overtakes China, Italy as world’s worst-hit by coronavirus

The United States overtook China and Italy on Thursday as the world’s worst-hit country by the raging coronavirus pandemic. The…

March 27, 2020

Coronavirus restrictions enforced by Kenya police on transport, markets

Kenya police fired tear gas to bring an end to the activities of local ‘Matatu’ commercial transport drivers. It is…

March 26, 2020

Turkey accused of supplying arms to Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram

Turkey has been branded a “terrorist state” and is under investigation by the Nigerian military over allegations it supplied “sophisticated…

March 25, 2020

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