A second WHO-led joint UN mission, working in collaboration with the Palestine Red Crescent Society, earlier today evacuated 31 babies from Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza, to a hospital in southern Gaza. The severely ill babies were transported in 6 ambulances supplied and staffed by the Palestine Red Crescent. Other mission members included UN Mine…
Gaza’s largest hospital has become a “death zone,” the World Health Organization said Sunday, announcing plans to evacuate the facility, as Israeli forces continue to attack the besieged Gaza Strip. The assessment came after a visit by WHO and other UN officials to the hospital, which Israeli forces raided earlier this week. Gaza’s largest hospital,…
Princess Adedolapo Adeyemi is a successful businesswoman and philanthropist. She spoke about why she loves giving and why it is good to be generous to people in the society in this interview with Trust Africa News. Can you tell us about yourself? My name is Princess Adedolapo Adeyemi. I own a couple of companies, I’m…
The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of three passengers in an accident along the Ankpa/Ayingba Road in Kogi State. The state Sector Commander of the FRSC, Samuel Oyedeji, who spoke with our correspondent on the telephone on Saturday, said Naval personnel attended to the accident victims in Okura before the arrival of…
Israel is allowing two trucks of fuel into Gaza every day to keep the besieged enclave’s water and sewage system operational, as its forces continue their air and ground siege of the territory. Israel’s war cabinet said 140,000 litres (37,000 gallons) of fuel could enter every two days after it received a “special request” from…
Tens of thousands of protesters have marched through Madrid in opposition to a controversial Catalan amnesty law that enabled Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to form a government for a second term. Sanchez’s Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) secured the backing of the Catalan separatist Junts party by offering amnesty to those linked to a…
The Nigerian naira appreciated against the United States American dollar, closing at N791.75/$1 at the official market. According to data from the FMDQ Securities Exchange, the naira rose by 5.87 per cent or N49.39 compared to the previous day’s rate of N841.14/$ at the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market. The naira’s gain was, however, expected…
In its bid for ease in transportation due to the increasing rate of fuel, the Niger state government has partnered with a private company to boost the transportation sector with 500 buses.The Special Adviser to the Governor on Public-Private Partnership (PPP), Mr. Jonathan Tsado Vatsa disclosed this to newsmen in Minna on Friday, November 17….
The CEO of MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, said there will be periodic reviews of the company’s tower contracts to drive efficiency and ensure optimal performance from vendors. This is against the backdrop of the recent award of tower contracts to ATC and the fact that another 1,500 site contracts will soon be due for renewal….
