…Say riding on WHO recommendation right but… …‘100, 000 doses far cry from population size’ …Fault creation of new vaccine producing centres By Chioma Obinna In less than one month, Nigeria is expected to receive 100, 000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine. According to the Director-General of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, Faisal Shuaib, […]

Ireland may have to slow the mass roll-out of COVID-19 vaccinations, including for the elderly, due to reduced supplies of the AstraZeneca vaccine to EU countries, Prime Minister Micheal Martin, said on Saturday. The British company has told European Union officials that production problems will mean a cut in deliveries of its COVID-19 vaccine to […]

By Victoria Ojeme Since the beginning of 2021 and as a follow-up of the events of last year, the food security situation in Western Africa is a mixed picture. Although COVID-19 infection rates remained low compared to global figures, the impact of the pandemic led to reduced economic growth stemming from national restrictions put in […]

By Sola Ogundipe A loss of smell or taste is one of the most unusual symptoms related to COVID-19 infection. Several persons that have come down with the disease in recent times discovered that they lost these senses at one point during their illness. While the infection can be mild, yet so severe, it can […]

By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar The University of Calabar, UNICAL, COVID-19 Task Force Committee has commenced the fumigation of the institution’s environment ahead of February 5 resumption date for academic activities. Briefing newsmen on Saturday, the Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Florence Obi, said that the fumigation was part of the institution’s preparation and […]

For women in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo’s second city, a curfew may help fight the coronavirus, but for many, it comes with a dread of burglary and rape. Residents in DRC’s economic capital have reported a string of housebreaking and sexual assaults, some by armed men in uniform, since the authorities imposed a nightly […]

“Attention, isolation zone,” warns a bright orange notice at the entrance to the main coronavirus treatment centre in Lagos, Nigeria’s and Africa’s most populous city. Huge black gates separate the centre at the Yaba Mainland Hospital, which takes 20 seriously ill patients every day, from the hustle and bustle of the city, Nigeria’s economic capital. […]

The Rivers Government has not ordered the closure of primary and secondary schools in the state. In a statement issued on Friday in Port Harcourt by the Commissioner of Education, Prof. Kanye Ebeku, the government described as a fake news an earlier report that Gov. Nyesom Wike ordered the closure of schools over concerns that […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are over 3.3 million confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent. The UN health agency gave the update on its regional official Twitter on Friday. WHO stated on its dashboard that there were over 3.3 million confirmed COVID-19 cases on the […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are over 3.3 million confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent. The UN health agency gave the update on its regional official Twitter on Friday. WHO stated on its dashboard that there were over 3.3 million confirmed COVID-19 cases on the […]

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who displaced McConnell as the chamber’s leader after Democrats won two Georgia runoff elections this month, announced the move on the Senate floor on Friday. Schumer did not say when Trump’s second impeachment trial would begin. “The House will deliver the article of impeachment to the Senate. The Senate will […]

By Bashir Bello – Kano In the face of the increasing cases and second wave of covid-19 in the state, Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on Friday said plans are underway to enforce compliance to Covid-19 protocols in the state. This was as he said it has come up with some recommendations and awaiting […]

 Honours memory of late staff, Uche Njoku Nigeria now has 120 laboratories set up for swift COVID-19 testing nationwide  Development of Nigerian COVID-19 vaccine underway Due to the diligent work of Nigeria’s health workers and experts across the nation, the country has expanded its public health response capabilities and is making a progress in the […]

As children return to school in the wake of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, renowned peaceful parenting coach and emotional intelligence specialist, Abimbola Olayinka, has said safety is now of utmost priority, urging parents, caregivers and schools to adopt appropriate measures. Speaking to newsmen in Lagos, Olayinka, the Founder of Galparenting Place and Peaceful […]

Mr Ikharo Attah, Head, Media and Enlightenment of FCT COVID-19 Protocols Enforcement Taskforce, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja. He said that fraudsters now go round to extort event planners and managers in the guise of being members of COVID-19 inspection team. Attah, who admitted to being inundated with such negative reports, debunked the rumours […]