Day: March 16, 2021

COVID-19: Tanzania sinks into confusion as President missing for 3 weeks

Aoko Benjamin

  Where is Tanzania’s President John Magufuli? Tuesday marks 17 days since the 61-year-old has been seen in public, and despite a clamour of rumours of ill-health, the Tanzanian authorities have yet to provide clear answers as to his whereabouts. The mere question is now leading to arrests, as the government seeks to contain the rumours. And analysts say the silence is telling. ‘I think whatever happens … it is clearly true the regime is trying to buy time,’ said Nic Cheeseman, professor of democracy at the University of Birmingham.…

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Why 15 Countries Suspended AstraZeneca Vaccine: Here is the Answer + List

Wonuola Olujobi

  Over 15 countries have, at the last count, slammed a sispension on the use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine while others particularly Nigeria continue to vaccinate their citizens with the same jab. Statistics from the Nigerian government showed that over 800 people, including President Muhammadu  Buhari and his vice, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, have received the vaccine in the country as at Tuessay, March 16, 2021. The suspension, though temporary, was implemented over fears the AstraZeneca vaccine might have caused some recipients to develop blood clots. Several countries, mostly European, have…

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Reason Burnaboy, Wizkid won Grammy Awards – Buhari

Lukman Olasunkanmi

  President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that Nigerian music superstars, Damini Ogulu, better known as Burna Boy, and Ayodeji Balogun, known professionally as Wizkid, won the prestigious Grammy Award due to the musical prowess and artistry of both Nigerian-born songsters, whom he said, have remained consistent in their chosen profession. The President also congratulated the due or winning different awards during the 2021 edition of Grammy Awards. He commended Burna Boy who took home the Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album with his 2020 album Twice as Tall, as…

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23.18m Nigerians Jobless, Unemployment Rate Hits 33.3%

Aliyu Aliyu

  23.18 million Nigerians are jobless as the unemployment rate rose from 27.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2020 to 33.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2020. The latest figures from the National Bureau of Statistics, whiich revealed this, added that underemployment rate decreased from 28.6 per cent to 22.8 per cent. The NBS report on ‘Labour force Statistics: Unemployment and underemployment report- Abridged labour force survey under COVID-19 (Q4, 2020) was released on Monday. The 33 per cent, the report showed, translates to 23.19 million…

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Why Women are key to Nigeria’s Decade-of-Gas target – NNPC

Gbenga Adeoti

  . Kyari at  WEIN/REIN Conference, promises Corporation’s continuous inclusion of women in energy value chain The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that the contributions of women are key to the achievement of the government’s declaration of 2020 and beyond as a decade of gas. Kyari who gave the charge in his keynote address at the first edition of the Women In Energy Network, WIEN in partnership with the Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria, REAN, WEIN/REIN Conference, maintained that the contributions of women are needed in the area…

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