Tag: COVID-19

Falana demands probe into alleged $3.4bn COVID-19 loan diversion

The Alliance on Surviving Covid-19 and Beyond, chaired by human rights lawyer…

Biden contracts COVID-19 amid pressure to step aside

United States President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 during a…

Alade Abayomi Adeleke

Biden test positive for Covid-19 amid US election race

US President, Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is suffering…

Buna Juliet

Fresh outbreak of COVID-19 hits Benue

Word Health Organisation has announced that 25 cases of fresh Coronavirus disease,…

Wilson Adekumola

Reps to probe COVID-19 intervention funds spending

    The House of Representatives in Nigeria has directed the Committee…

Marcus Amudipe

WHO, US CDC tracking new COVID-19 variant

  Although the potential impact of BA.2.86 is presently unknown, the World…

Marcus Amudipe

COVID-19: China lifts ban on group tour to UK, US, Japan

    Beijing on Thursday relaxed a COVID-era restriction on outbound group…

Marcus Amudipe

FG receives $9.2m COVID-19 grant from Canadian govt

The Canadian government gave the Federal Government a $9,261,920 funding on Wednesday…

Marcus Amudipe

SARS-CoV-2 Virus can cause brain damage in fetuses – Report

New research from the University of Miami suggests that the SARS-CoV-2 virus…

Joy Onuorah

China lifts visa ban as Covid lockdown eases 

  China has lifted its ban on foreigners following the ease of…

Marcus Amudipe

WHO to establish council to speed up TB vaccine development

The COVID-19 pandemic's negative effects on Tuberculosis services, according to the World…

Joy Onuorah

China’s population falls first time in six decades

For the first time in over six decades, China's population shrank last…

Agency Report

COVID-19: WHO recommends use of facemasks

The World Health Organization on Monday advised the public to wear facemasks…

Marcus Amudipe

ADC presidential candidate Kachikwu contracts COVID-19

The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Dumebi Kachikwu, has tested…

Alade Abayomi Adeleke

New Covid variant XBB.1.5 hits US, UK

A new Covid sub-variant, XBB.1.5, is causing some concern in the United…

Alade Abayomi Adeleke