Health

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu.By Florence Onuegbu Lagos, Dec. 7, 2021 Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says that presentation of COVID vaccination card is now compulsory for attendees of social gatherings in the state. Sanwo-Olu said this on Tuesday on the update of the management of Coronavirus in …

 …Offenders’ passports to be blacklisted for one year. …Gov warns against procurement of fake COVID-19 test results Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday said his government through the courts will prosecute anyone found wanting in compliance with the current guidelines on travel protocols released by the Presidential Steering …

***says travel ban discriminatory, attack on diplomatic relations   The Nigerian Senate has condemned the United Kingdom’s inclusion of Nigeria in their COVID-19 red list without justification. The chamber, accordingly, called on the British authorities to consider removing Nigeria from the red list. It advised the UK government to be sensitive …

The private sector-led coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has intensified its efforts in the fight against the deadly coronavirus and is urging Nigerians to do the same. In a statement signed by the Assistant Director, Central Bank of Nigeria, Osita Nwasinobi, the coalition urged Nigerians to consciously take steps to remain …

By Abujah Racheal Abuja, Dec. 5, 2021 As part of efforts to redefine the country’s national COVID-19 response and build the health security framework for the country, the Nigerian COVID-19 Summit is to host Dr Anthony Fauci. Fauci, who is the Chief Medical Adviser to the U.S. President Joe Biden as …

By Ese Williams Abuja, Dec. 6, 2021 Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the President African Development Bank (AfDB) says the travel ban on some African countries over Omicron, the new COVID-19 variant is “very unfair, non-scientific and discriminatory”. Adesina, who said this through his verified twitter handle @akin_adesina, urged the western countries …

 By Fortune Abang Abuja, Dec. 5, 2021 Dr Jonathan Obaje, a Nigerian Research Scientist based in Singapore, says since African Omicron discovery, global Clinic data has confirmed that the variant of COVID-19 virus is less lethal than earlier variants. Obaje, a former Vice President of Nigerians in Diaspora, Singapore, said …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Dec. 4, 2021 World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday urged countries not to panic but to prepare for the likely spread of COVID-19’s Omicron variant as scientists continue to study it. Speaking in Geneva, WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier stressed that data suggesting that Omicron was …

By Sunday Bassey Eket (Akwa Ibom) Dec. 3, 2021 Dr Dominic Ukpong, the Special Adviser on Heath Matters to Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom, said 44 people had so far died of COVID-19 in the state. Ukpong made the disclosure at the maiden Eket Christmas Festival on Friday. “It …

By Abujah Racheal Abuja, Dec. 3, 2021 The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, has reviewed the country’s international travel protocol amid the emergence of a new variant of coronavirus, “Omicron”. The PSC Chairman, Mr. Boss Mustapha, said this in a statement, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria …

By Abujah Racheal Abuja, Dec. 3, 2021 The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, has authorised vaccine booster against the pandemic for eligible Nigerians. Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja, that the decision …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Dec. 2, 2021 The World Health Organisation (WHO) says cases of the new Omicron variant have been reported in at least 23 countries in five of the six WHO regions. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, disclosed this on Wednesday in Geneva and said that the …

Lagos, Dec. 1, 2021 As the world marks the 2021 World AIDS Day on Wednesday, TotalEnergies Upstream Nigeria Ltd. has lamented the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS, blaming it on negligence and ignorance of the public. Mr. Mike Sangster, Managing Director, TotalEnergies,  represented by Mrs. Moyo Areola, made the disclosure at …

    By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Dec. 1, 2021 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has criticised “blunt” and “blanket” measures taken by countries in the past few days to stop the spread of the Omicron variant of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Director-General of the WHO, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, said in …

December 1,2021, Abuja The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed the first case of the Omicron Variant of COVID-19 in the country. The Agency, in a statement on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, by Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, its Director General, said that two travelers who arrived Nigeria from South Africa in the …

Sydney/Tokyo, Dec. 1, 2021   Air travellers to the United States (U.S.) will face tougher Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing rules as several countries moved to seal-off their borders amid growing uncertainty around the virulence of the Omicron variant. The Omicron variant has the ability to dodge existing vaccines. In Asia-Pacific, Hong …

The parents of 16 year old Oluwaferanmi David Aladegbonmire have sent out a save our soul (SOS) appeal to good hearted citizens to help save the life of their son who was  diagnosed with brain tumor in October 2021. Feranmi , shortly after his WAEC at the Staff Secondary School, …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Nov. 30, 2021 U.S. President, Joe Biden, has urged vaccinated Americans to get their COVID-19 booster shots amidst the growing concerns about the potential threat posed by the new Omicron variant. Biden, who made the call on Monday, also pleaded with those who have yet …

By Folasade Akpan/Abujah Racheal Abuja, Nov. 29, 2021 The African Development Bank (AfDB) group, has postponed indefinitely, the 2021 Africa Investment Forum (AIB) scheduled for Dec. 1 to Dec. 3, in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire until further notice. Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of AfDB, in a statement issued on Monday in …

Beijing, Nov. 29, 2021 (Xinhua/NAN)   The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday said it is not yet clear whether Omicron is more transmissible, or causes more severe disease compared to other variants of COVID-19. Omicron, a new COVID-19 variant, which has been detected in a growing number of countries …

Nelson Mandela, the legendary African anti-apartheid fighter, said the future belongs to the youth, but Barak Obama qualified it by saying that the future belongs to young people with education and the imagination to create. None of them could foresee that drugs could ambush the youth and threaten the future. …

The Federal Government has ordered all civil servants on Grade Level 12 and below, who have been working from home as part of measures to curtail the spread of COVID-19 to resume duties on December 1, 2021. The Head of Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi- Esan gave the …

By Abbas Bamalli Dutsin-Ma (Katsina State), Nov. 27, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged Nigerian universities to intensify their research in order to develop COVID-19 vaccine to tackle the dreaded virus afflicting the country. The President, represented by the Minister of State for Education, Mr. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, gave the challenge …

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has visited and donated N1 million to Rex Universorum Hospital, Mmiata-Anam, Anambra State. Making the donation at the hospital premises, the immediate past Anambra State Governor recalled how his administration built the hospital, the …