The Brazilian clinical trial for a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine has been suspended after health authorities reported a “severe adverse” incident.
The Brazilian health regulator Anvisa, ruled to interrupt the clinical trial of the CoronaVac vaccine after the incident which took place on 29 October, but did not give further details.
Dimas Covas, the head of Butantan, the medical research institute conducting the Brazilian trial, told local media that the trial’s suspension was related to a death, but insisted it was not related to the vaccine.
Sinovac said on Tuesday that it was communicating with Brazil about the reported incident.
The CoronaVac vaccine, developed by the Chinese firm Sinovac Biotech, is one of several in final-stage testing globally. Late-stage trials for the vaccine are also being conducted in Indonesia and Turkey.
However, Sinovac says it is “confident in the safety of the vaccine stating the firm has already been using it to immunize thousands of people at home in an emergency use programme.
According to reports, Brazil has been one of the countries worst affected by coronavirus, recording more than 5.6m confirmed cases.
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State on Tuesday said the state now ranks as the 8th poorest state in the country.
Mohammed said this in Bauchi during a ‘Town Hall Meeting with the Senate Committee on Poverty Alleviation and Social Investment Programmes’.
The governor who was represented by his deputy, Alhaji Baba Tela explained that the rate of poverty and social inequalities was caused by the ongoing Boko Haram insurgency in the area.
Mohammed said the meeting was organised by the state government in collaboration with the senate committee and the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs.
He further said the essence of the meeting was to map out strategies to maximize the benefits of the programme to the people of Bauchi state and the nation at large.
An activist, Kenechukwu Okeke has filed a criminal complaint before a Chief Magistrate’s court in Abuja against Fifty (50) #EndSARS promoters.
In the complaint sighted by The Nation, prominent personalities mostly entertainers and social influencers were listed. The case was instituted on Monday in pursuant to sections 88, 109(a), 110(1)(c) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015.
The defendants include; Aisha Yesufu, Oseyi Etomi, Sam Adeyemi, Yemi Alade, Rinu Oduala, Peter Okoye, Paul Okoye, Kanu Nwankwo, Deji Adeyanju, Dr. Joe Abah, Banky W, Kiki Mordi, Modupe Odele, Burna Boy.
Okeke, who alleged that during the protest, his properties were destroyed, states that the defendants who promoted the #EndSARS protests must be brought to Justice.
analysts say the government might be behind the suit in a bid to dissuade any further protests by employing legal arm twisting. It still remains to be seen what impact this will have on the #endsars movement which seems to have been gearing up for a second wave of protests.
In North Africa, Moroccans are set for the polls September 2021.
This is the general elections where they choose their mayors, regional authorities and lawmakers.
Lawmakers have not agreed on the date for the electoral process but a political source indicated that September will be appropriate for the polls.
in September 2015, the North African country held its local and regional elections. These elections were ground-breaking because for the first time citizens were allowed to vote for local and regional representatives directly.
In that year, Moroccans elected 30,000 local council seats and 700 regional council seats out of 140,000 candidates from more than 30 parties.
Voter turnout for the elections was 53.67 percent, up from approximately 45 percent in the 2011 elections.
The Nigeria securities and exchange commission Sec has issued a Pre-Notice On Cancellation/Withdrawal Of Certificates Of Registration Of Inactive Capital Market Operators.
It said the under-listed one hundred and fifty-seven (157) Capital Market Operators (CMOs) registered by the Commission for various functions in the Nigerian capital market.
However, these CMOs have consistently failed to render their statutory returns to the Commission, had their capital eroded, while others were affected by policy changes.
In view of this fact, the Commission hereby requested the affected CMOs to make presentations to the Commission, on or before 13th November, 2020, giving reasons why their registration should not be cancelled.
it concluded that hard copies of the presentations should be forwarded to the Commission’s head office while soft copies should be sent to the following email addresses: inspectorate@sec.gov.ng monitoring@sec.gov.ng
THE Commissioner of Police in Edo State, Johnson Babatunde Kokumo has given hoodlums who hijacked the #EndSARS protest in the state and stole arms, ammunition and other items to return them within seven days or face dire consequences.
In a statement on Monday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, the CP, also promised handsome rewards for people with useful information that could lead to the arrest of the criminals. Seven police stations were looted and razed in Edo, while the Maximum Correctional Centre on Sapele Road and Oko Medium Correctional Centre on Airport Road were attacked by hoodlums who hijacked the protests, leading to the escape of 1,993 inmates. Kokumo declared that the seven-day ultimatum took effect from November 9.
The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has tasked women to take over leadership from the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), in 2023.
Mohammed, who is leading a delegation of UN senior officials on a visit to Nigeria, stated this on Tuesday while speaking on a television programme in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
On monday UN top official met with the President at Aso Villa in Abuja on strategies to rebuild after the devastations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Speaking on Tuesday, Mohammed said all Nigerians must come together to rebuild the country, regardless of ethnic or political affiliations.
In West Afrcia, Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo Has Commissioned The 60-Bed Tain District Hospital, Located In Nsawkaw, Tain, In The Bono East Region.
This Hospital, Initiated By Former President John Agyekum Kufuor In 2008 As Part Of The ‘Ghana Hospitals Project’, Is The Fourth Such Hospital Commissioned By The President.
Other Hospitals Being Constructed Under This Project Are The 250 Bed Regional Hospital At Sewua In The Bosomtwe District; 60 Bed Municipal Hospital At Salaga In The East Gonja Municipality; 60 Bed Municipal Hospital At Konongo In Asante Akim Central Municipality; And 60 Bed District Hospital At Twifo Praso In The Twifo/Atti-Morkwa District.
The President Said All These Projects Are Expected To Be Commissioned Before The End Of This Year.
This round of draw is the third instance where Canada issued 4,500 invitations at a time, the largest number of invitations issued in a single draw.
The Canadian Government in its latest draw held in November has invited 4,500 fresh express entry candidates to apply for permanent residency. This was contained in the Canadian immigration newsletter recently released.
This round of draw is the third instance where Canada issued 4,500 invitations at a time, the largest number of invitations issued in a single draw.
The Canadian Government in its latest draw held in November has invited 4,500 fresh express entry candidates to apply for permanent residency. This was contained in the Canadian immigration newsletter recently released.
This round of draw is the third instance where Canada issued 4,500 invitations at a time, the largest number of invitations issued in a single draw.
The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CSR) score for this draw was 478, seven points higher than 471 points, recorded in the last draw held in October.
According to the report, the highest-scoring candidates received an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for Canadian permanent residence in the Express Entry invitation round. In this round, Canada invited the top 4,500 candidates to apply for permanent residence.
In case of a tie between candidates, IRCC applied the tie-breaking rule. So, for this draw, candidates who had a CRS score of 478 or more, needed to have submitted their Express Entry profile before October 26, 2020 at 22:44:19 UTC in order to receive an invitation.
Meanwhile, the new draw brings the total number of ITAs issued in 2020 to 87,350. This year is shaping up to be a new record-breaking year for Express Entry, as the number of ITAs issued to date is the highest it has ever been.
How it works
Express Entry is the application system that manages the pool of candidates for Canada’s three main economic immigration classes — the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), the Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC), and the Canadian Experience Class (CEC).
A set number of the highest-ranked candidates are invited to apply for Canadian permanent residence through regular draws (usually bi-weekly) from the pool. These invitation rounds typically involve candidates from all three Express Entry-managed categories.
Candidates are ranked based on a score awarded under the CRS, which considers factors such as age, education, skilled work experience, and proficiency in English or French.
What you need to know
In a recent report, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that French-speaking candidates now get additional points for their language skills, up from an initial 15 points while bilingual candidates will now get 50 points compared to an initial 30 points.
These regular draws and invitations show the Commitment of the Canadian Government to receive more immigrants as Canada announced in October its multi-year immigration levels plan. In the report, Canada promised to welcome over 400,000 permanent residents every year until 2023.
It also stated that more than 100,000 of these new immigrants will come in through Express Entry-managed programs in the Federal High Skilled category.
Canada recorded a slower unemployment rate in October from 9% recorded in September to 8.9% as fresh 84,000 jobs were added in the month. This is a great improvement as the country looks to recover from the COVID-19 induced restrictions that took away over 3 million jobs earlier in the year.
U.S. Attorney General William Barr authorized federal prosecutors to investigate “substantial allegations” of voting irregularities in last week’s election, a move that prompted the Justice Department official who oversees election crimes to step down from that position.
Barr issued a memo to U.S. attorneys on Monday, copies of which were obtained by multiple news organizations, that did not cite any specific instances of alleged fraud.
He said investigations “may be conducted if there are clear and apparently-credible allegations of irregularities that, if true, could potentially impact the outcome of a federal election in an individual State.”
Barr added, “While it is imperative that credible allegations be addressed in a timely and effective manner, it is equally imperative that Department personnel exercise appropriate caution and maintain the Department’s absolute commitment to fairness, neutrality and non-partisanship.” Justice Department top election crimes prosecutor Richard Pilger said in an email to colleagues Monday he would “regretfully resign” after considering Barr’s memo “and its ramifications.” Pilger will remain in the department in another role.
Longstanding Justice Department policy has been to prohibit such investigations until election officials in each state certified their results in order to ensure there is not interference from the federal government.
States have until December 8 to conduct recounts or resolve election-related lawsuits, and the Electoral College will meet December 14 to formally select the presidential election winner based on last week’s voting.
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