The World Health Organisation-led COVAX global initiative has failed to shortlist Nigeria for the Pfizer vaccines following its inability to meet the standard requirement of storing the vaccines at the required -70 degrees Celsius. The Nigerian government had stated that it was expected to receive
Two days after the country directed state-owned telecommunication companies to block access to Facebook following the military coup that rocked it, Myanmar has again blocked
Nigeria has lifted its suspension of Emirates airlines flights imposed after the carrier sought additional Covid-19 tests for passengers from Nigeria, a spokesman for the
Somalia has declared a state of emergency over a locust invasion that is threatening to devour crops that were due for harvest from April. Said Hussein Lid, Somalia’s Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation, said the government has identified a large invasion in the southern federal
The coast is now clear for Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to become the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The 66-year-old former Nigeria Finance Minister
Switzerland has rejected the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine as the country’s medical regulator, Swissmedic, said the available data is insufficient for approval of the vaccine. Recall
Egypt has released Al-Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein after more than four years in detention on accusations of publishing false news, a security source said Friday. Hussein, an Egyptian national held under preventive detention since December 2016, was released from jail Thursday night, the source said, without
President Joe Biden's son Hunter will detail his struggles with alcohol and drug addiction in a memoir scheduled for release in April, publisher Gallery Books
At least 32 people have been confirmed dead and five others seriously injured after a grisly accident involving five vehicles along Fort Portal-Kasese highway in
It was tragedy near Australian fourth biggest city, Perth, as a raging wildfire has reportedly destroyed at least 71 homes, said authorities on Wednesday, who urged the citizens to leave the threatened area despite the coronavirus lockdown. The blaze has torn through swathes of land