July 28, 2022

Senate Invites Emefiele Over Fx Crisis, Naira Devaluation

July 28, 2022 5:05 am

In the face of the ongoing crisis in the Nigerian foreign exchange market, the Senate has resolved to summon the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, to provide answers and inform senators in a closed session on the reasons for the rapid depreciation of the value of the naira.

The Red Chambers of the national assembly also mandated the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions to assess the impact of the CBN intervention funds meant to support critical sectors of the economy.

The resolutions were reached by lawmakers after the upper chamber …

Harvard: Gbajabiamila Apologises To Nigerians After Outrage

July 28, 2022 4:59 am

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has described his apologsied who were angered by his decision to post a picture of himself attending a leadership course at Harvard University in the United States of America, saying that his intention was not to be insensitive to the plight of Nigerian students.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Nigerian students are presently suffering from the shutdown of academic activities in public universities due to the ongoing strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities and other unions.

Recall that the Speaker had come under serious fire on …

91m Africans Infected With Hepatitis B, C, WHO Raises Alarm

July 28, 2022 4:53 am

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a scorecard that shows that no fewer than 91 million Africans are currently living with Hepatitis B or C, which are the deadliest strains of the virus.

In a statement in commemoration of the World Hepatitis Day 2022, WHO disclosed that the Viral Hepatitis Scorecard 2021 which analyses data from the African region but focused on Hepatitis B and C, both of which cause liver cirrhosis and cancer found that in 19 countries, more than eight percent of the population were infected with Hepatitis B, while in 18 countries, more than one per …

Presidency, Senators Fight Dirty Over Threat To Impeach Buahri

Presidency, Senators Fight Dirty Over Threat To Impeach Buhari

July 28, 2022 4:46 am

Senators have threatened to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari over the worsening insecurity in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and other parts of the country at large.

The opposition senators went on to issue a six-week ultimatum to the President to address the security crisis or face impeachment proceedings.

The PDP senators issued the ultimatum on Wednesday as fears over insecurity in Abuja worsened with the government ordering schools to shut to prevent attacks by terrorists.

The Presidency in a statement by the President’s spokesman, Garba Shehu, described the action of the opposition senators as babyish, advising them to put their …

Botswana Smashes ‘Historic’ UN Goal Against HIV

July 28, 2022 3:46 am

Botswana has officially become the second nation in the world, after Eswatini, to reach a landmark UN goal towards eradicating AIDS, researchers revealed Wednesday, in what health experts have described as ‘stellar results’.

Africa Today News, New York reports that the country has now met the so-called ’95-95-95′ target on HIV diagnosis, treatment and viral suppression several years early, according to a study published ahead of a global conference on the disease.

Currently about one in five people in Botswana live with the virus — one of the highest rates in the world — according to the UN AIDS agency …