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African govts adopt ‘copy-and-paste’ approach to combat COVID-19

Several measures have been taken by different governments to contain the spread of coronavirus, which has been confirmed in 49…

April 2, 2020

Nigeria:Gov. Abdulrazaq appoints New KWASU VC

Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara has approved the appointment of Prof. Mustapha Mohammed-Akanbi as substantive Vice Chancellor of the State…

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

Tunisia extends coronavirus lockdown by two weeks

Tunisia announced Tuesday that it will extend a lockdown to contain the novel coronavirus by two weeks as cases and…

April 1, 2020

Six killed as Dangote truck crushes vehicle in Lagos

Six persons were at midnight killed and one trapped after a Dangote Cement truck crushed a passenger vehicle in Epe.…

April 1, 2020

In Rwanda the state is shepherd and everyone the other’s keeper

I don’t read the bible every day, and so I am not the sort to quote chapter and verse at…

March 31, 2020

Great Pyramid in Egypt lights up in solidarity against virus

Egypt's famed Great Pyramid was emblazoned Monday evening with messages of unity and solidarity with those battling the novel coronavirus…

March 31, 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

Agric sector gets essential services status

THE agriculture sector will operate with skeletal staff during the 21-day lockdown to ensure workers are not exposed to or…

March 31, 2020

Egypt’s second richest man tells workers to return to factories after curfew ends

Egypt's second richest man has urged authorities to order people back to work once a curfew ends, and threatened to…

March 31, 2020

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