COVID-19 pandemic
1 day ago
Taipei, Taiwan A Chinese film set during the Covid-19 pandemic won the top prizes in Taiwan's prestigious Golden Horse Awards, which saw the highest number of entries from China in recent years despite political tensions. Beijing banned its entertainers from joining Golden Horse -- dubbed the Chinese-language "Oscars" -- in 2019 after a Taiwanese director…
31 Oct
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has urged African leaders to seize the opportunity of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Pandemic Agreement negotiations to be held between November 4 and15 to shape Africa’s future in global health security by demanding an equitable agreement that works for all nations, particularly those in the Global South.
16 May
In 2021, after the COVID-19 pandemic, my husband and I engaged in a pet project that required us conducting candid interviews with people on the streets to gain insight into their perceptions of Nigeria, their expectations of government and their sense of ownership of a Nigerian dream.
8 Mar
At just 25, Angy Cherry has become a leading figure in the travel influencer world, captivating her audience with her adventurous spirit and entrepreneurial success. Although trained as a nurse, her career took an unexpected turn when she joined the Nasdas team on social media, where she quickly rose to prominence as an influencer. Driven…
7 Jan
To the world, Madam Bukola Abeni Awodiya-Balogun of Ilesa, Osun State, was just an individual, who came, played her part and left the scene like every mortal does, but to her children, she was more than an individual who came to the world.
18 Dec 2023
In Africa, apart from the known business challenges such as the decrepit infrastructure, inconsistent government policies, double taxation, increasing inflation, regulation irregularities and the COVID-19 pandemic consequences in recent times...
30 Nov 2023
Researchers have found that with the advent of COVID-19, awareness, perception, and readiness of healthcare providers to adopt Electronic Health Record (HER) are increasing and this possesses an opportunity to transform healthcare service delivery.
Latest
34 mins ago
Former Argentina boss Jorge Sampaoli's began his Rennes tenure with a 1-0 loss at Lille on Sunday, while riot police were deployed to stop an attempted pitch invasion by Nantes fans. Kosovo international Edon Zhegrova struck right before half-time as Lille extended their unbeaten run to eight games to stay a point behind third-placed Marseille.…
43 mins ago
Hollywood got respite from a slack few months as two much-anticipated new films -- Universal's "Wicked: Part I" and "Gladiator II" from Paramount -- roared to the top of the North American box office this weekend. "Wicked," the latest take on 1939's beloved "Wizard of Oz," took in an estimated $114 million for the Friday-through-Sunday…
1 hour ago
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), the foremost socio-political body of the South-South region, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his decision to release Rivers State’s statutory allocation. During a media interaction at Uyo Airport on Saturday, PANDEF’s newly appointed National Chairman, Ambassador Godknows Igali, expressed satisfaction with the President’s move, describing it as…
1 hour ago
The European Union (EU) through its International organisation, Search for Common Ground, (SEARCH), has partnered with Bundu-Ama and Igbisikala-Ama communities in Port Harcourt City local government area as well as, security agencies to create a crime free environment . The organisation's representatives, the community members including youths, men and women as well as some security…
1 hour ago
Romelu Lukaku ensured Napoli maintained their one-point lead at the top of Serie A with the only goal in Sunday's 1-0 win over his old club Roma. Belgium striker Lukaku poked home his fifth Napoli goal seven minutes after half-time in Naples, handing veteran Claudio Ranieri a defeat on his return to management with his…
1 hour ago
Abducted relatives of former Daily Trust Editor, Malam Ahmed Tahir Ajobe, have been released. It was gathered that their abductors had earlier reduced the ransom to N10m from the N50m earlier demanded. The three victims include a male and two females, including Mr Ajobe's immediate younger sister, Halimtu-Sadiya Tahir. This was disclosed to our…
1 hour ago
Kylian Mbappe scored his first goal in five games for Real Madrid as the champions beat Leganes 3-0 on Sunday in La Liga. Fede Valverde and Jude Bellingham also struck as Madrid moved second, four points behind leaders Barcelona with a game in hand. Los Blancos capitalised after Barcelona slipped to a draw at Celta…
1 hour ago
A financial expert, Prof. Uche Uwaleke, says the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is likely to raise interest rates again. Uwaleke, the Director, Institute of Capital Market at the Nasarawa State University, is also the President, Capital Market Academics of Nigeria. He said this in an interview with the…
1 hour ago
Note that the high priest’s prayer for the forgiveness of the Israelites’ sin on the Day of Atonement would not be heard until his own sinful condition had been cleansed.
2 hours ago
Ruben Amorim was given a stark illustration of the size of his task at Manchester United after his uninspiring team were held 1-1 by struggling Ipswich Town in his first match in charge on Sunday. The Portuguese who is the latest man tasked with restoring the club to the top of English football spoke before…