Neymar Jnr Contacts Covid-19
Santos FC announced that their star forward, Neymar, has tested positive for COVID-19, as reported by Brazilian media on Saturday. The 33-year-old Brazilian international began exhibiting symptoms on Thursday, prompting his immediate isolation from team activities. Subsequent medical tests confirmed the viral infection, according to the Brazil Serie A club. Recall he had this viral […]
14 persons test positive to COVID-19 in Akwa Ibom
New COVID-19 variant, IHU, discovered in France
France has raised the alarm to a new Coronavirus variant called IHU even as the world battles the highly contagious and mutated Omicron variant of COVID-19 after recording at least 12 cases. This follows Israel’s first case of rare double infection of Covid-19 and Influenza, Flurona. The new strain, B.1.640.2, was identified by scientists at […]
Nigeria records 500% increase in COVID-19 infections across 36 states – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that Nigeria is in the fourth wave of coronavirus disease following a 500 per cent increase in the number of cases in the past two weeks. In a statement by the Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, on Monday, the agency urged citizens to take precautionary measures seriously […]
Rivers, Lagos lead 14 states as COVID-19 cases surge
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 828 new cases of COVID-19 in fourteen states, including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The health agency made the disclosure on Sunday via a post on its verified Facebook handle, with Rivers and Lagos states leading in the number of confirmed infections. The post reads, “828 […]
Omicron: UK removes Nigeria, others from red list
The United Kingdom has reached a decision to remove Nigeria and other countries from its travel red list following the breakout of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron. Recall that the UK government had placed Nigeria and other African Countries on the travel red list following the confirmation of the Omicron variant in the affected nations. […]
FG tackles Britain over travel ban
The Federal Government has asked the British Authorities to review its decision to ban foreign travels from Nigeria over the discovery of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the country. The FG made the call through the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in Abuja on Monday at a media briefing on the […]
NCDC confirms two cases of new COVID-19 variant, Omicron in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed the first case of the new Omicron variant in the country. The development was disclosed by the Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, in a press release on Wednesday morning. “In line with the routine travel tests required of all international travellers and genomic sequencing at the Nigeria Centre […]
No reported case of new COVID-19 variant in Nigeria – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed that the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, has not yet been detected in the country. The Omicron variant, believed to be highly transmissible was first detected in South Africa. Speaking at the Presidential Steering Committee briefing in Abuja, Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Ifedayo […]
Rivers health ministry begins mass vaccination for covid-19
School children won’t be part of Independence day event – RSG
The Secretary to the Rivers State Government, Tammy Danagogo, has said that certain restrictions have been set up ahead of the Independence day celebrations due to COVID-19. While briefing newsmen on Wednesday after an inspection at the Shark Stadium, Port Harcourt, the venue for the Independence day event, Danagogoo explained that although the state has […]
Edo residents protest against Obaseki’s compulsory COVID-19 vaccination order
Residents of Edo state on Monday took to major streets in the state to protest the compulsory COVID-19 vaccination policy set up by the Governor, Godwin Obaseki. Governor Obaseki had threatened to impose a lockdown if residents failed to follow the directive and comply with COVID-19 protocols to halt the spread of the Delta variant […]