The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has accused in-bound travellers of shunning compulsory virus tests and presenting fake results and documents on arrival. This was...
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), on Sunday, dismissed reports that some corps members tested positive for COVID-19 in its orientation camp in Bauchi State. The...
The former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, on Sunday urged Nigerian politicians to put their 2023 political aspirations on the back burner and focus on...
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said on Sunday the gains recorded by the country in the control of Tuberculosis had been eroded by the...
The total number of COVID-19 cases recorded in Nigeria increased to 66,383 on Sunday night after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 155 fresh...
A senior official in Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s government said on Sunday the Asian country’s daily tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases has hit a record...
Military has taken over the streets of Kampala, the Ugandan capital, after the death toll from protest that trailed the arrest of the opposition candidate, Bobi...
Nigeria’s COVID-19 tally increased to 66,228 on Saturday night after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 246 new confirmed cases in many parts of...
The Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, said on Saturday the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the rot in Nigeria’s health care system. Ishaku, who stated this while declaring...
The Ugandan Security Minister, Mr. Elly Tumwine has warned supporters of the country’s opposition presidential candidate, Bobi Wine, against violence during any of their rallies. He...
At least eight members of the National Youth Service Corps members (NYSC) had tested positive for COVID-19 at the Wailo orientation camp in Ganjuwa local government...
The Ugandan opposition candidate, Bobi Wine, has been charged by a court in Uganda for breaching COVID-19 protocols. Wine was later released on Friday after he...
Oil prices moved up a little on Friday as they approached their third week of appreciation. However, fears of demand slump due to escalating COVID-19 infections...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has strongly warned against the use of the antiviral drug, Remdesivir, for treatment of COVID-19 patients in the hospital. At a...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) a United Nations agency has called on governments to do more to improve services for kids as they share the...
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has warned that Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is threatening to turn into the next pandemic if unchecked....
The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that Covid-19 vaccines alone would not put an end to the pandemic. The agency’s Emergencies Programme Director, Mike Ryan...
Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 236 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases were...
Public schools in New York, United States, are expected to close for in-person learning from Thursday due to a statewide surge in COVID-19 cases. The city’s...
Yobe State has recorded ten new cases of the deadly Covid-19 virus which has fast spread across the country, according to latest figures provided by the...
Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 152 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases were...
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) said on Tuesday the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) disbursed a total sum of N2.054 trillion to the three...
World football governing body, FIFA has moved this season’s Club World Cup from December 2020 to February 2021 because of Covid-19 restrictions. The new 1-11 February...
A study by a group of researchers at Cardiff University have discovered that mouthwash containing at least 0.07 percent cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) showed “promising signs” of...
Nigeria on Monday recorded 157 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases were...
The Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has recovered from COVID-19. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mrs. Mary Noel-Berje, confirmed the development in a statement...
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Monday night described as untrue claims of COVID – 19 infections among corps members. The NYSC Director of Press...
Lagos State government on Monday urged worship centres in the state to ensure a strict adherence to safety protocols to avert a possible second wave of...
The state Coordinator of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) in Ebonyi, Mrs. Mercy Bamai, said on Monday no corps member deployed to the state had...
Five members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) had tested positive for COVID-19 in Abuja. The Coordinator of the NYSC in the Federal Capital Territory...
Prof. Ugur Sahin, the co-founder of BioNTech, the creators of a new vaccine for Covid-19, has said that the impact of the vaccine will become very...
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has began another self-isolation on Sunday as a precautionary measure following exposure to Covid-19 from a member of the parliament who...
Nigeria on Sunday recorded 152 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases were...
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday at least 18.3 percent of COVID-19 deaths in Africa were among people with diabetes. Diabetes is one of...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Sunday urged Nigerians to continue taking the necessary precautions against COVID-19. Gbajabiamila made the call at...
Concerned authorities in Mexico have revealed that the total infections from the deadly Covid-19 virus in the country have surpassed one million with nearly 100,000 confirmed...
Nigeria on Saturday recorded 112 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases were...
The controversial Cameroun-born medical doctor resident in the United States, Stella Immanuel, has called on supporters and admirers of President Donald Trump to embark on special...
Nigeria on Friday recorded 156 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases were...
Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves plunged to a 12-week low of $35.63 billion on Wednesday, its lowest point since 21st August, when $35.607 billion was recorded, data gleaned...
The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha on Thursday, expressed worry over the mental state of scores of coronavirus survivors in...
Nigeria on Thursday recorded 212 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases were...
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 said on Thursday there would be no relaxation of the COVID-19 protocols ahead of the Christmas season. The National...
The Minister for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has disclosed that the Federal Government has put plans in place to ensure that Nigerians get the Covid-19 vaccine...
Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 180 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases were...
The Minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, Sadiya Umar Farouq has denied receiving Covid-19 intervention fund. The Minister made this known on Tuesday...
The Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, on Tuesday presented the 2021 appropriation bill of N109.8 billion to the state House of Assembly for consideration and approval....
Concerned authorities in Brazil have halted the clinical trials of an experimental Chinese COVID-19 vaccine after an “adverse incident” involving one of the volunteers. The decision...
The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, on Tuesday expressed her desire for a woman to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. Mohammed, who...
The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, on Monday signed the 2020 supplementary appropriation bill of N42.8 billion into law. The governor, who signed the appropriation bill...
