LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs voted on Wednesday to remove cannabis and cannabis resin from a category of the world’s most dangerous drugs, which could impact the global medical marijuana industry. The Vienna-based UN agency said in a statement that its 53 member states had voted 27-25, with one abstention, to…
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-FIFA is joining forces with the African Union, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to jointly address the issue of domestic violence by launching the #SafeHome campaign across the African continent. The initiative is designed to support women and children victims of domestic violence, particularly as…
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Donald Trump has formally moved to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization (WHO). The president had made his intentions clear in late May, accusing the WHO of being under China’s control in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Despite calls from the EU and others, he said he would…
LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has called on Nigerians to remain vigilant and keep adhering to the COVID-19 safety protocols set by different health agencies. He noted that the coronavirus pandemic was not yet over and would hit the country hard…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has declared the country “coronavirus-free” thanks to prayers by citizens. “The corona disease has been eliminated thanks to God,” Mr Magufuli told worshippers in a church in the capital, Dodoma. The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern over the government’s strategy on Covid-19. The government has stopped…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the world anxiously await a cure for COVID-19 (Coronavirus), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday raised the alarm over the rising number of adulterated medical products in the markets. They specifically mentioned Chloroquine as one of such products…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)- The European Union on Saturday called on the United States to “reconsider” the decision to sever ties with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. President Donald Trump said Friday he was severing US ties with the WHO, accusing it of failing to do enough to combat…
LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Trump on Friday announced he is suspending the United States’ relationship with the World Health Organization — accusing the global body of covering up the coronavirus crisis with China. At a press conference in the White House’s Rose Garden, Trump accused the United Nations organization of being under the control of…
