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Nigeria to ‘destroy’ expired Covid vaccines

Health authorities in Nigeria say one million AstraZeneca vaccines received by the country would be destroyed in line with environmental protocols. This is according to the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib. Dr.…

EU sets up new sanctions regime for Mali

The Council of the European Union has amended its sanctions regime in view of the situation in Mali. The changes established new criteria that will allow the EU to autonomously impose restrictive measures on individuals and entities responsible for threatening the…

ECOWAS adopts Vision 2050 roadmap to promote SDGs

Economic Community of West African States has formally adopted Vision 2050 towards appropriately responding to the multi-dimensional challenges of sustainable development as well as deepening integration among member states. This was part of resolutions leaders of the regional bloc reached…

Truck kills school children in Nigeria

At least 13 school children died in Lagos Tuesday after a truck reportedly suffered a brake failure and rammed into them, witnesses said. The children were returning from school when the incident happened. The exact number of casualties is yet…

CAF dismisses Nations Cup move rumours

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has dismissed rumours that next month’s Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) could be moved away from Cameroon following the recent discovery of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19. The new variant has led to…