Urgent policy action needed to curb COVID-19 impact on Nigerians – World Bank Report
Immediate policy action is needed to curb the long-run impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on the lives and livelihoods of Nigerian households, the World Bank […]
COVID-19
Pfizer, BioNTech And Moderna Make $65,000 Every Minute – Report
Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna are making combined profits of $65,000 every minute from their highly successful Covid-19 vaccines while the world’s poorest countries remain largely […]
COVID-19: Over 3m Nigerians fully vaccinated – NPHCDA
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said more than three million eligible Nigerians have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The Executive Director, […]
Scientist urges African countries to intensify voice against vaccine nationalism
Ravindra Gupta, a Professor of Clinical Microbiology at the University of Cambridge in U.K., has urged African countries to make a stronger voice against COVID-19 […]
Thousands protest COVID-19 restrictions in New Zealand
Thousands of demonstrators marched on the New Zealand parliament to protest against Covid-19 restrictions Tuesday, prompting a major police deployment at the Wellington building known […]
Nigeria administers 5,770,899 million COVID-19 vaccines, targets 112 million by 2022
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), has vaccinated 5,770,899 eligible persons with the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination while 3,146,885 have taken the […]
Nigeria records 86 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death – NCDC
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded one death and 86 new additional infections from across seven states […]
U.S. court temporarily halts Biden’s vaccine mandate for companies
A U.S. federal appeals court ruled Saturday to temporarily halt a mandate by President Joe Biden’s administration that required employees of large companies to get […]
Africa’s COVID-19 cases surpass 8.5million – Africa CDC
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,506,231 as of Thursday morning, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. […]
World Medical Association calls for broad use of COVID-19 boosters
Frank Ulrich Montgomery, the German doctor who chaired the World Medical Association, has called for the comprehensive use of Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine booster shots. “Everyone […]
Guterres urges global leaders to back UN strategy for vaccine equity as 5m lives lost
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged global leaders to back the UN strategy to make vaccine equity a reality by accelerating efforts and ensuring maximum […]
Global COVID-19 death toll tops 5 million – Johns Hopkins University
The global COVID-19 death toll reached the 5-million milestone on Monday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The United States remains the worst-hit country […]
NCDC records 89 infections, zero death in 24 hours
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded an additional 89 new cases of COVID-19 in eight states and […]