SOMALI WORLD CUP REFEREE DENIED ENTRY TO UNITED STATES. (PHOTO).

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 Somali World Cup Referee Denied Entry to United States Award-winning Somali referee, Omar Artan, has been denied entry into the United States despite holding a valid visa, according to a senior official in Somalia’s sports ministry. Artan, who is set to become the first Somali referee to officiate at the FIFA World Cup finals, was stopped at Miami International Airport and subsequently returned to Istanbul, where he had been residing. The reason for the denial was not immediately disclosed. However, Somalia is among the countries affected by a travel ban introduced by the administration of Donald Trump. Reacting to the development, Ciise Aden Abshir, a senior adviser to Somalia’s Ministry of Youth and Sports and a former national team captain, described Artan as one of Africa’s most respected referees. “Omar Artan is among Africa’s most respected referees and deserves the support of the entire football community,” Abshir told AFP on Monday. He added that preventing the referee fro...

THE USAID- US AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, HAS PLEDGED $2.3M TO PROCURE 4.8M MALARIA PREVENTION TABLETS FROM NIGERIAN PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY. (PHOTO).


 The USAID - US Agency for International Development, has pledged $2.3 million to procure 4.8 million malaria prevention tablets from Nigerian pharmaceutical company.


A statement by the US consulate in Lagos indicates that the procurement is part of the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative, highlighting America’s ongoing support for Nigeria’s healthcare system, especially in providing life-saving treatments to vulnerable communities. 


It explains that the USAID’s commitment is set to strengthen access to affordable, high-quality malaria medication across Nigeria and West Africa.


The statement says in a milestone development, Nigerian Phamaceutical company (Swipha) recently earned WHO prequalification for its sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine tablets, becoming the first pharmaceutical company in West Africa to do so.

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