In order to ensure an effective vaccination campaign, the Federal Government has announced Aug. 16 as the new date of commencement of administration of the second...
The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC) has postponed the second phase of COVID-19 vaccination in Nigeria. The committee’s Director of Press, Mr. Willie Bassey, disclosed...
The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC) said on Saturday the administration of the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine would begin on August 10. The...
The World Health Organisation on Wednesday called for a moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine booster shots until at least the end of September. According to the apex...
Before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in February, 2020, Chukwudi Okoroigwe’s daily earnings as a bus driver was hardly enough to cater to the needs of his family. Apart from his wife...
Health authorities in China will conduct a fresh round of tests on the residents of Wuhan, the central Chinese city where the COVID-19 pandemic first emerged...
The Ogun State government on Tuesday confirmed eight fresh COVID-19 cases in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, who disclosed this in...
South Korea has reported 2,109 more cases of COVID-19 variants for the past week, bringing the total number of such cases to 8,125, the health authorities...
The Federal Government on Monday received 4 million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines from the United States. The Executive Director of National Primary Health Care Development...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed its readiness to grant more loans to Nigeria and other developing countries. IMF stated this in its recently published...
At least 25 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members have tested positive for COVID-19 in Gombe State. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Habu Dahiru,...
The family of veteran Nollywood actress, Rachel Oniga, has denied media reports claiming she died from COVID19 complications. In a statement released by her sister, Deaconess...
COVID-19 is not totally done with Chemical and Allied Products (CAP) as the company continues to lose a chunk of its profit to the pandemic which...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that Nigeria has recorded 10 new cases of the Delta COVID-19 variant, so far. This was contained...
Instead of the current practice of charging one, two to three years of advance rents, the Federal Government has tasked private property owners to charge their...
The Federal Government on Monday decried the increasing number of passengers who escaped from being quarantined at the country’s Point of Entry. The government, therefore, vowed...
Akwa Ibom has recorded 156 COVID-19 cases in the last two weeks, the state government said on Thursday. The Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Emmanuel...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Sunday explained why it has not approved any herbal product for the treatment of...
The federal government on Sunday put six states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on red alert as it lamented the spread of Delta variant of...
British Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, has announced that he has tested positive for Covid-19 and is suffering “very mild” symptoms. Javid, who made the announcement on...
The Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. ChIkwe Ihekweazu, on Saturday, warned Nigeria against a false sense of COVID-19 eradication in the country....
When the COVID-19 ravaged China and other Asian countries, renowned public health professionals and the World Health Organization were concerned about Africa’s readiness and capacity in...
In order to tackle and adequately contain the spread of the COVID-19 third-wave pandemic, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has...
Authorities of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have shut down the students’ hostels, after some students were said to have tested positive for the dreaded covid-19....
The Malaysian Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Khairy Jamaluddin, on Tuesday, ordered the immediate closure of a COVID-19 vaccination centre in the county for sanitisation,...
The Oyo State Task Force on COVID-19 Sunday evening confirmed the Delta variant of the virus in the state. The State Incident Manager and coordinator of...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said on Sunday, the state is on the verge of experiencing the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sanwo-Olu, who stated...
Many Nigerians have become complacent against the dreaded Covid-19 disease in recent months, particularly in public places, but data reveal there is need to remain very...
The United Nations has reported that the COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the challenges of making the world meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Between 119 to...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has stated that it generated N650 billion as revenue in June. The Director, Communications and Liaison Department, FIRS, Mr Abdullahi...
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) forecasts an increase in the growth performance index in the second and third quarters of 2021. The President...
The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) has disclosed that incoming passengers must now perform a COVID-19, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), test three days before boarding. The test...
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, has disclosed that the ban of fans from stadiums, which was imposed by the Federal Government and the...
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has said Nigeria has no case of the COVID-19 Delta variant that was first detected in India. The NCDC...
The Chairman of Presidential Steering Committee (PSC), on COVID-19 pandemic, and Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, on Monday, announced the addition of...
Nigeria attracted the third-best Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows in Africa last year, increasing by 4 percent. In a United Nations Conference on Trade and Development...
At least one billion people have received the COVID-19 vaccine in China as the country rolls out an unrivaled inoculation drive. In a statement issued by...
To avert the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the President of the Nigerian Medical Association, Prof Innocent Ujah, has urged Nigerians to continue to adhere...
Brazil’s COVID-19 deaths had surpassed the 500,000 mark. The country’s Health Minister, Marcelo Queiroga, who disclosed this on his Twitter handle, Saturday, said the South-American nation...
The United States on Tuesday recorded 600,000 deaths from COVID-19, data from Johns Hopkins University has revealed. However, the vaccination drive has drastically brought down daily...
The Japanese government has pledged $39 million support to Nigeria and 31 other African and Latin American nations afflicted by COVID-19 for the construction of a...
Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, has blamed policies of the Federal Government for hindering his investments in the state’s power sector, saying all his...
No fewer than 12 of Venezuela’s players and coaching staff have tested positive for Covid-19. This is happening less than 24 hours before the team begin...
For the second year running, citizens of Nigeria and other countries, who are not resident in Saudi Arabia will not be eligible for Hajj in the...
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It is over a year the Federal Ministry of Health announced the first COVID-19 case in Lagos State, on 27 February 2020, when an Italian citizen...
The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has written the Ministry of Youth and Sports development over its plan to host an athletics event in Lagos....
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, on Thursday urged Nigerians to continue observing the COVID-19 protocols, saying there is no declaration of victory over the...
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has stated that some special COVID-19 vaccination sites have been set up across the country. The Executive Director,...
The Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, said on Monday the Federal Government has commenced talks with its United Arab Emirates (UAE)...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said Africa needs additional 200 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to vaccinate 10 per cent of its population by September this...
