Yuletide: Lagos Govt issues Covid-19 guidelines on social events, gatherings
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Government has issued a set of guidelines on social events and gatherings during the festive season amid […]
COVID-19
One million doses of COVID-19 vaccines expired in Nigeria last month – Report
About one million COVID-19 vaccines are estimated to have expired in Nigeria last month without being used, Reuters reported. According to two sources who spoke […]
Alleged $8.4m fraud: Court compels Ajudua to take COVID-19 test
A Lagos High Court sitting in the Ajah area of the state has ordered a businessman, Fred Ajudua, to undergo a COVID-19 test at the […]
Omicron: Senate, Reps condemn UK Govt’s red listing of Nigeria
The Senate has condemned in strong terms the U.K Government’s inclusion of Nigeria in its COVID-19 red list. In a motion, Senator Ike Ekweremadu at […]
NASS will provide resources in 2022 Budget to fight COVID-19 – Lawan
The National Assembly (NASS) will provide resources in the 2022 budget to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Senate President Ahmad Lawan made this known on Monday […]
COVID-19: FG to vaccinate 70% citizens by end of 2022
The Federal Government has said it is prepared to vaccinate 70 per cent of the Nigerian population before the end of 2022. The Chairman of […]
Presidential Steering Committee On COVID-19 holds National Summit
The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 is holding a national summit in Abuja. The summit which is teamed “Pushing Through The Last Mile To End […]
Omicron red list: UK’s decision unjust, discriminatory – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has condemned the red listing of Nigeria by the UK government over the two cases of the […]
Omicron: Ban on African countries unfair, discriminatory — Adesina
The President, African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has said the travel ban on some African countries over Omicron, the new COVID-19 variant is […]
Omicron: FG expresses disappointment over UK Govt’s red listing of Nigeria
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has expressed disappointment over the United Kingdom government’s placement of Nigeria on its red list following the detection […]
COVID-19: FG spent $29m to procure 40 million J & J vaccines – Minister
The Federal Government has spent at least $29 million to procure the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines in the country. This is according to the […]
Only 3% of Nigerians vaccinated against COVID — FG
Y EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has said only about three per cent of Nigeria’s population has been vaccinated against COVID-19 largely due […]
UK adds Nigeria to red list over Omicron fears
The United Kingdom has added Nigeria to its red list category as it tightens travel restrictions in an effort to limit the spread of the […]
No reports of deaths from Omicron variant – WHO
The World Health Organization said Friday it had not seen any reports of deaths relating to the new Omicron variant of Covid-19. The WHO said […]
Africa steps up Omicron variant detection as COVID-19 cases rise – WHO
African countries are stepping up measures to detect and control the spread of the Omicron variant. This became necessary as weekly new COVID-19 cases in […]
AfDB disbursed $3.2bn to fight COVID-19 – Official
The African development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday said it had disbursed a total of 3.2 billion U.S. dollars as its contribution to combat the effects […]
Omicron: Travel ban on Southern African countries, form of stigmatisation – AU
Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has said the travel ban on southern African countries, due to COVID-19 Omicron variant, it a […]
US confirms first Omicron case in traveler returning from South Africa
The United States on Wednesday announced its first confirmed case of the Covid-19 Omicron variant had been detected in California, in a fully vaccinated traveler […]
Ramaphosa visits Nigeria, asks countries to lift travel ban imposed on S/Africa
South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa has called for a lifting of the travel ban imposed on his country and other sister countries. Ramaphosa said the […]
FG begins enforcement of mandatory vaccination for civil servants
The Federal Government has commenced the enforcement of mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 at the Federal Secretariat. As early as 7:00 am on Wednesday, security men […]