Tag: COVID-19
COVID-19 looms over Olympics with several athletes testing positive
Three years after the Tokyo Olympics were held amid strict precautions and with no fans because of the global COVID-19 pandemic, there ...Biden tests positive for COVID-19, cancels campaign event
The White House says President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is suffering from mild symptoms. The US President has ...COVID-19 still kills 1,700 persons a week – WHO
COVID-19 is still killing around 1,700 people a week around the world, the World Health Organization said Thursday, as it urged at-risk ...Fresh outbreak of COVID-19 hits Benue
The Word Health Organisation has announced 25 cases of fresh Coronavirus disease in Benue State, advising people to take advantage of the ...Explain N100bn COVID-19 funds spending, lawmakers ask AGF
The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Accountant General of the Federation, Mrs Oluwatoyin Madein, to submit ...Nigeria Has Met 70% COVID-19 Vaccination Target – NPHCDA
Nigeria successfully met its ambitious target of fully vaccinating 70 per cent of its population against the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Bassey Okposen, ...What COVID-19 taught us about job creation – Okonjo-Iweala
Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said the COVID-19 pandemic taught the world how important global value chains have ...All travellers arriving Nigeria must provide evidence of COVID-19 vaccination – FG
The Federal government says all travellers arriving Nigeria must now provide evidence of COVID vaccination. The Director of Port Health Services, Geoffrey ...WHO seeks use of masks as COVID-19 re-surges globally
The World Health Organisation has said nose masks continue to be a key tool against COVID-19 which must be used by the ...Twenty-nine new COVID-19 cases recorded within one week – NCDC
Twenty-nine new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed within one week in Lagos, Kano, Nasarawa, Kaduna, Plateau states and the Federal Capital ...