COVID-19 nightmare won’t be over soon – Bill Gates
The Covid nightmare will drag on until the end of 2022, billionaire and IT mogul Bill Gates has warned. In an interview the Microsoft co-founder […]
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How some people have turned COVID-19 vaccine into rackets – PTF
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has some people had turned the vaccine into rackets to fleece unsuspected Nigerians. PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government […]
Congo opposition candidate dies of COVID-19
Republic of Congo opposition candidate Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas died of Covid-19 as he was being transferred to France for treatment, his campaign director said Monday, […]
Fresh lockdown in France, Poland as COVID-19 infections rear up again
France and Poland have reintroduced partial lockdowns as both countries battle a sharp rise in Covid infections in recent weeks. Some 21 million people in […]
Breaking: Tanzania President, John Magufuli, dies at 61 amidst COVID-19 rumours
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has died aged 61, the country’s vice-president has announced. He died on Wednesday from heart complications at a hospital in Dar […]
Germany, France, Ireland suspend AstraZeneca Covid jabs over blood clot
Germany on Monday halted the use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine after reported blood clotting incidents in Europe, saying that a closer look was necessary. “After […]
More top gov’t officials take COVID-19 vaccines at Aso Rock
The Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari, and Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.) were among top […]
Breaking: NAFDAC approves AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved the use of AstraZeneca Vaccine for use in Nigeria, it’s Director-General, Prof. […]
Breaking: FG shuts down lab issuing fake COVID-19 test results
The federal government has sealed off a laboratory found to be carrying out fake coronavirus tests. The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control […]
Saudi Arabia bars US, 19 other countries as COVID-19 spikes
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday suspended entry from 20 countries, ranging from some neighbouring states to the United States, in a bid to curb a jump […]
COVID-19: NYSC admits death of top officer
The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General, Shuaibu Ibrahim, has reacted to claims that a top officer who was posted to the […]
COVID-19: Ortom bounces back
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom on Wednesday declared that the result of his samples tested for COVID-19 has returned negative. The governor said this while […]
COVID-19 vaccine won’t kill anyone, PTF tells Nigeria
Chairman of Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 pandemic and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Mr. Boss Mustapha has debunked insinuations that […]
Panic as Lagos records over 1000 COVID-19 cases in one day
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday reported that Lagos state recorded 1,040 new cases of COVID-19. In a late-night tweet, the disease […]
Egypt set to receive first COVID-19 vaccine doses
Egypt said Saturday the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine developed by Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca would arrive on Sunday. The Egyptian authority in charge […]