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COVID-19: Nigeria to screen arriving passengers using RTD
COVID-19 self-tests (RTD) will be handed out at all our international airports, land and sea borders,…
Nigeria at 62: FG pledges improved welfare for workers
In spite of the economy slipping twice into recession, the President ensured that no worker in…
FG expresses support for traditional medicine practitioners
Nigeria and other African countries have delivered on key policies and programmes, aimed at promoting and…
NCDC reports 24 new cases of monkeypox in one week
The Public Health Agency said that out of the 24 additional cases, Ondo State has five…
UN summit spur action for development agendas in Africa
UN on Wednesday met to discuss the development of Africa with attention focused on advancing the…
25m children miss out vaccination in 2021 – UN
Official data published by UN agencies on Friday shows the largest sustained decline in childhood vaccination…
COVID-19: Nigeria records 880 fresh infections as NCDC raises alarm
Nigeria Centre for Disease and Prevention Control (NCDC) has raised the alarm over 880 additional coronavirus infections…
COVID-19 on the rise in 110 countries, says WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says COVID-19 cases are on the rise in 110 countries, driven…
Red cross receives $350,000 to accelerate COVID-19 vaccination
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has received $350,000 dollars from…
Hajj 2022: Inaugural flight takes off from Maiduguri with 546 pilgrims
The inaugural flight of Nigerian pilgrims for 2022 Hajj exercise has begun in Maiduguri with 546…
COVID-19 not over, WHO warns
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO), has warned that COVID-19 is not over in…
COVID-19 on increase in Americas, Africa – WHO
COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline but omicron sub-variants are driving an increase in the…
As cases decline, Nigeria records 2 new COVID infections, zero fatality
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria’s daily COVID-19 count maintained a relatively low figure…
Queen Elizabeth tests positive for Covid-19
The Queen has tested positive for Covid, Buckingham Palace has said. The monarch is experiencing “mild…
Severe hunger: UN calls for $470m to assist people in Sahel
The World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday called for 470 million dollars to assist people in…
UN chief condemns ‘moral failure’ of COVID-19 vaccine inequality
Two years into the coronavirus pandemic, UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres blasted the continuing “moral failure’’…
COVID-19: Nigeria records 159 additional infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 159 additional lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in…
COVID-19: NCDC announces 89 new infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 89 additional cases of COVID-19 in eight…
NCDC reports 1 death, 75 new COVID-19 cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has reported 75 additional cases of COVID-19 in eight states and the…
COVID-19: NCDC registers seven deaths, 250 additional infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has reported 250 additional lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in…
Afcon 2021: Tunisia lose captain Al-Khazri and six more to Covid-19 ahead Gambia clash
Tunisia’s chances of reaching the Round of 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations have suffered…
Arsenal request postponement of Sunday match against Tottenham
Arsenal have requested the postponement of Sunday’s north London derby with Tottenham at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium…
Afcon 2021: Covid-19 hit Malawi recall five reserve players for Zimbabwe date
The Flames have moved to beef up their depleted squad ahead of their second Group B…
Afcon 2021: Covid-hit teams must play even without goalkeeper, says CAF
Countries suffering Covid outbreaks will have to play their Africa Cup of Nations matches even…
Manchester City manager, Guardiola, assistant, test positive for Covid-19
Pep Guardiola will miss tomorrow evening’s FA Cup trip to Swindon Town after testing positive for…
Covid-19: China begins lockdown
China has put a second city into total lockdown after just three asymptomatic Covid cases were…
Lionel Messi tests positive for Covid-19
Lionel Messi is one of four Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) players to have tested positive for Covid-19,…
Arsenal’s manager, Arteta, tests positive for Covid-19 again
Arsenal boss, Mikel Arteta ,will miss the Premier League match against Manchester City on 1 January…