Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 150,000 mark: Africa CDC The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the African continent rose to 152,442 as of Tuesday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC in its latest update issued on Tuesday revealed that the number of confirmed positive cases across the continent rose from 147,099 …

George Floyd’s Killing Exposes US Endemic Racial Discrimination – UN The coronavirus pandemic’s disproportionate impact on ethnic minorities, and protests triggered by George Floyd’s death, have laid bare “endemic inequalities” in the United States, the UN rights chief said Tuesday, urging action. Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, warned that the COVID-19 crisis has had a worse …

Revised Budget: FG Gives National Assembly N27bn For Renovation, Cuts Health, UBE Votes ‌ • Govt slashes primary health care centres’ fund from N44.4bn to N25.5bn; UBE, N111.7bn to N51.1bn The Federal Government has reduced the N37bn budget for the renovation of the National Assembly complex to N27.7bn. The Federal Government, in the 2020 revised budget proposal, according to documents …