Guinea Bissau Prime Minister, several Ministers test positive for COVID-19

The Prime Minister of Guinea Bissau, Nuno Gomes Nabiam has tested positive for COVID-19, according the country’s Ministry of Health. A BBC report sighted by BestNewsGH.com also reveals that the Country’s Interior Minister as well as two other Ministers have also contracted the Virus. BestNewsGH.com reports the Prime Minister as positing that several Members of […]

No public University in Ghana is conducting online examination-Education Minister

The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has stated emphatically that there is no public school in the country that is conducting examinations online. His comments contradict measures instituted by some public schools including the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) and the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) who have both issued guidelines and […]

Uganda: MPs asked to return $5,000 they each received to raise awareness on COVID-19

MPs in Uganda who allocated themselves a total of 10bn Ugandan shillings ($2.6m; £2m) to raise awareness about coronavirus have been ordered to hand back the money. Each MP was set to get the equivalent of $5,000, although some rejected the cash. Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni criticised the MPs and called their decision to allocate funding to […]

COVID-19: VP Bawumia extols KNUST and Incas for developing 15-20 minute Rapid Diagnostic Test

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has eulogized the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Incas Diagnostics for the breakthrough in developing a Rapid Diagnostic Test. KNUST and Incas yesterday Monday April 27, 2020 announced the development and optimization of   Rapid   Diagnostic   Tests (RDT) for COVID-19 testing. A statement under the hand […]