The General, Secretary of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria Alade Lawal, has called on the Federal Government to extend the deadline for the...
Nigeria has recorded its first case of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 which was recently discovered in South Africa. The revelation was made by Nigeria...
Following warnings of potentially “severe” consequences by the World Health Organisation (WHO), health ministers of G7 countries on Monday called for “urgent action” to combat the...
The world’s greatest fear about the coronavirus pandemic was confirmed last week with the discovery of a new mutation of the virus, known originally as the...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned the travel bans imposed on 10 southern African nations by countries around the world, following the discovery of a...
The Canadian Province of Ontario on Sunday announced its first cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant “both of which were reported in individuals with recent travel...
The Federal Government on Sunday night reassured Nigerians that the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, has not been detected in Nigeria. The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre...
The discovery of a new Covid variant, called Omicron, has put the world on high alert, and Nigerians are also talking. The World Health Organisation in...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday charged Nigerian universities to intensify research on the production of potent COVID-19 vaccines in the country. Buhari made the call in...
The United Kingdom has become the latest European country to record the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, after two cases were detected on Saturday. The UK Health...
The new variant of Covid-19 recently discovered by South African scientists have been renamed ‘Omnicron’ by the World Health Organization (WHO). The world health body said...
Following the discovery of a new variant of the Covid-19 by South African scientists, the UK government has imposed temporary travel restrictions on six African countries....
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday only 27 percent of health workers in Africa have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19. The WHO Regional Director...
South African scientists say they have detected a new Covid-19 variant with multiple mutations, which has led to a fresh surge in the number of infections...
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has accused the security agencies of human rights violations during the COVID-19 lockdown. The Chairman of the committee,...
President Joe Biden has said the United States will release 50 million barrels of crude oil from the nation’s Petroleum Reserve, in an attempt to reduce...
The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba, said on Tuesday the Federal Government had spent N2.3 trillion as a stimulus package to...
The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, has announced a National COVID-19 summit in order to battle the challenges wrought by the pandemic while building enduring...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Monday the Delta variant is still the dominant COVID-19 strain in the country. The NCDC Director-General, Dr....
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday put on hold the “Greater Lagos Fiesta” over the COVID-19 scare in the state. The state’s Commissioner for...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Tuesday, called for the prosecution of owners and staff of private laboratories issuing fake COVID-19...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated that Nigeria needs to unify its multiple exchange rates if its digital currency, eNaira, is to have an impact on...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has declared that strategic and responsive leadership were key to Nigeria’s ability to effectively checkmate the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement by his...
The University of Ibadan has barred graduands without first-class honors from attending the 2021 convocation ceremonies physically, asking them to join the convocation ceremony online because...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has explained that the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic led to the resilience and strengthening of the country’s health...
The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Monday gave the people of the state a 60-day ultimatum to take the COVID-19 vaccine. The governor, who gave...
The Senate, on Thursday, argued for the need to increase the budgetary allocation to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs. This argument was put forward on...
A soldier has been detained by the 22 Armoured Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Sobi Cantonment, Ilorin, Kwara State, for allegedly beating two female nurses at...
A pharmaceutical company, Pfizer has stated that Nigeria lacks the technical capacity for the development and production of COVID-19 vaccines. This was stated by the Pfizer...
UPDC Plc continued its poor financial run in Q3 2021 as its loss for the period rose by 22.3 percent, while profit dropped 71.9 percent during...
The Kaduna State government on Tuesday gave a 12-day ultimatum for all civil servants in the state to take the COVID-19 vaccine. In a statement issued...
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said on Monday the state has recorded 288 deaths during this third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic....
General Colin Powell, the first Black U.S. Secretary of State and a former chairman of the military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff died on Monday from complications...
The World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Saturday it may soon be forced to cut food rations to more than 500,000 women, men, and children in...
The Federal Government on Friday released a revised international travel protocol into Nigeria. In the new protocol, all travelers arriving in Nigeria, either vaccinated or unvaccinated...
The Federal Government has clarified the notice to federal workers to take the COVID-19 vaccine in order to curb the spread of the disease. Ripples Nigeria...
The Federal Government on Wednesday set a December 1 deadline for civil servants to take the COVID-19 vaccine. The Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on...
The Lagos State Government has stated that fully-vaxxed persons might have to undergo another round of vaccination in order to curtail the spread of the COVID-19...
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday Nigeria would continue to maintain its COVID-19 guidelines and protocols to protect the citizens and stop the spread of the...
Justice C.A. Balogun of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, on Tuesday, adjourned the trial of the Chairman of Nadabo Energy Limited, Abubakar Ali Peters for...
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has restated the need for the state to be granted a special status by the Federal Government due to...
In a bid to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, President Muhammadu Buhari has implored Nigerians to adhere to safety protocols and vaccinations. He made this appeal on...
As the continent’s most vulnerable communities confront the triple challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, conflict, and climate change, experts have expressed fears that at least...
The Federal Government and the World Bank are in collaboration over the effective disbursement of $750 million for the COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES)...
In stringent measures to curb the spread of the virus, the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has banned over 2,000 Nigerians and foreigners from traveling...
The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 said on Monday the country would receive 7.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine between now and October. The Chairman...
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has confirmed that not less than 2,000 Nigerians have so far died from COVID-19 complications since its outbreak, which amounted...
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said on Saturday the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state has surpassed 76,000. Abayomi, who...
The United Kingdom has donated 1.2 million COVID-19 vaccines to Nigeria. The UK High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms. Catriona Laing, who disclosed this in a statement...
