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...
The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, said on Friday, at least 30 university lecturers were killed by the COVID-19...
The Federal Government has sanctioned another batch of 132 passengers for violating the travel advisory in the country. The Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on...
The Ekiti government has disclosed that it will diligently investigate the hospitalisation of about 100 students of its College of Health Technology, Ijero Ekiti, Ijero Local...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is to offer African members special drawing rights for funds, as it stated that Africa will need double of $286 billion...
The European Commission has selected Ghana as a potential African manufacturing hub for Covid-19 vaccines. This is according to a statement following a recent meeting in...
Member states of the European Union (EU) have agreed to reopen the bloc’s borders to travellers who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, sources have...
India has once again set another record after its COVID-19 infection cases rose to 25 million with the death toll rising to 4,329 on Tuesday, according...
North Korea may no longer participate in the race for spots at the 2022 FIFA World Cup billed to hold in Qatar after the country withdrew...
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has refuted reports about the presence of the Indian variant of the COVID-19 virus in the state. Obaseki made...
India has posted another record rise in deaths from COVID-19 over the last 24 hours, pushing its total fatalities by 4,205 to pass the 250,000 mark....
As the world battles with reports of the COVID-19 third wave, Human Rights activist Femi Falana (SAN) has urged African countries to revamp their health sectors...
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Tuesday revealed that the government’s inability to procure the required technology was responsible for the lack of production...
Dozens of bodies of people believed to have died from COVID-19 have washed up on the banks of the Ganges River in northern India, officials said...
