Sri Lanka crisis: China to provide emergency assistance
The Chinese government has decided to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka to help the country cope with the current difficulties. The spokesperson for China International Development Cooperation Agency, Xu Wei, on Tuesday, said China had noticed Sri Lanka’s economic difficulties and was ready to help. Wei said, “We
17-year-old girl goes missing in Ogun state (photo)
A 17-year-old girl identified as Aduragbemi has been declared missing in Ogun state. Her father who reached out to reporters said she was last seen around Lusada Agbara in the state on April 17th. He said when he spoke with her last, she told him she was with her
COVID-19: Shanghai confirms seven coronavirus deaths in latest outbreak as strict lockdown continues
The deaths come after roughly 26 million people were placed under extremely strict lockdown restrictions for several weeks. All of those who died are reported to have been elderly and with underlying health conditions. People are banned from leaving their homes and are relying on the government to deliver food,
Johnson & Johnson suspends sales forecast for Covid vaccine
Johnson & Johnson suspended sales forecasts for its Covid-19 vaccine during the American pharmaceutical giant’s quarterly earnings call Tuesday, as demand lags behind that of shots by Moderna and Pfizer. “Given global supply surplus and demand uncertainty, the Company is suspending COVID-19 Vaccine sales guidance,” J&J said in a statement,
‘We need help’: Sierra Leone faces hardship amid Ukraine war
Iyesatu Turay, who lives in a sprawling slum of corrugated-iron shacks in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown, says she doesn’t have enough food to feed her family. Life is a struggle for many in the Kroo Bay slum, where pigs mingle with stray dogs in the debris-strewn alleys of the shantytown,
CPPE asks FG to address concerns about conflicting trade policies
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has appealed to the Federal Government to intervene in addressing what it described as conflict and contradictions in the trade policy space, especially as it relates to the import prohibition list and the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) forex exclusion list.
Turkey warns will take years to restore trust with Russia
Turkey warned on Tuesday that it could take “dozens of years” to restore trust between the West and Russia following Moscow’s decision to invade Ukraine. “Of course we are seeing the start of a new Cold War,” Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told a joint media appearance with his visiting Hungarian
Safe medicines: PWDAN calls for sanitation of pharmaceutical supply, chain, regulation
As SAFCO Pharma recently marked its 6th Anniversary, the Vice-Chairman, Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Distributors Association of Nigeria, PWDAN, Pharm. Ogeneochuko Omaruaye has identified holistic sanitisation of the pharmaceutical supply chain and proper regulation as major steps in ensuring a consistent flow of quality and affordable medicines across the country. Omaruaye
‘Power sector needs additional $410bn investment’
Despite spending about N1.3 trillion in the past few years on the power sector, the Federal Government has said that it seeking additional $410 billion investment to strengthen the nation’s transmission and distribution infrastructure. Despite spending about N1.3 trillion in the past few years on the power sector, the Federal
Decomposing body of Kano businessman found in Kogi forest hours after N6m ransom payment
The decomposing body a 39-year-old Kano businessman, Yahaya Hassan Musa, who was kidnapped last week has been found in a forest in Kogi State hours after his abductors received a N6m ransom. According to our Correspondents, the victim who was married with two kids, was coming back from