The Speaker of the Niger House of Assembly, Bawa Wuse and the Clerk, Mohammed Kagara, have gone into isolation after testing positive for COVID-19. Alhaji Mohammed Idris, the state Commissioner
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The Speaker of the Niger House of Assembly, Bawa Wuse and the Clerk, Mohammed Kagara, have gone into isolation after testing positive for COVID-19. Alhaji Mohammed Idris, the state Commissioner
France has joined Ireland and a growing list of European countries to impose travel restrictions on the UK after a spike in cases of a new, more contagious coronavirus strain.
Atiku Abubakar By Emmanuel Okogba Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar wants the Federal Government to halt all flights to and from the United Kingdom as a second wave of the
COVID-19 has now spread to 14 of the 16 local government areas in Kwara State, with 32 casualties recorded so far. A Covid-19 Kwara update released on Saturday in Ilorin,
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has announced that Nigeria would soon start manufacturing its vaccines. The Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye disclosed that achieving the
Italy’s government on Friday announced a nationwide lockdown for the end-of-year holidays after experts warned the country was still at high risk from the coronavirus epidemic. So-called “red zone” restrictions
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has insisted that the state cannot afford another lockdown. Sanwo-Olu stated this in a statement released on Saturday. This comes a day after
By Bunmi Sofola In spite of all the enlightenment going on about meaningful sex, judging by your text messages, it isn’t enough for some of you readers to achieve the
Africa map After being relatively spared by coronavirus, Africa is bracing for the pandemic’s second wave, noting how the microbe has once more cut a swathe through rich countries in
Lassa fever has claimed more lives than COVID-19 in Ondo State in 2020 with the state topping the chart of states with the highest confirmed and death-related cases. The Acting
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control, NCDC, has announced 930 new cases of coronavirus infections in the country. The NCDC made this known via its Twitter account on Wednesday. NCDC
Kano State Government, on Tuesday ordered the closure of all public and private schools in the State with immediate effect, NAN reports. Mr Sanusi Kiru, Commissioner for Education, who gave
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, has tested positive for COVID-19. Justice Ibrahim Saulawa, a member of the Supreme Court, made this known at the unveiling
Professor Akin Abayomi Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu is currently responding to medical treatment after contracting the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic. Recall that Sanwo-Olu, had on December 10, 2020, went
The Kano State Ministry of Health has confirmed 12 new infections of the Coronavirus, bringing the total number of active cases in the state to 117. The ministry announced this
Tractor-trailers loaded with suitcase-sized containers of COVID-19 vaccine will leave Pfizer Inc’s manufacturing facility in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Sunday morning – launching the largest and most complex vaccine distribution project
The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has again gone into self-isolation, after one of his family members and some senior Government officials close to him tested positive for COVID-19.
The Federal Government has said that some religious organisations were sabotaging the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country by holding large gatherings events contrary to laid down
Canada has become the second country after the UK to approve the Covid-19 vaccine. The country’s health regulator, Health Canada, made this known in a statement released via its website
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that 474 new COVID-19 infections in Nigeria, taking the country’s total figure to 70,669 cases. The NCDC disclosed this via its