Covid-19

Nigeria’s daily count of COVID-19 cases remained relatively low on Saturday, with 41 new infections recorded in six states and the federal capital territory (FCT). The Nigeria Centre for Disease…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a strong warning that the second year of Covid-19 is set to be “far more deadly.” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, (WHO) Director-General issued the…

The Lagos state government has placed 14 countries on its COVID-19 watchlist to curb the spread of the disease in the state. The state commissioner for health, Akin Abayomi made…

A professor of virology, Prof. Oyewale Tomori, has revealed that the deadly Indian COVID-19 variant has already entered Nigeria. In an interview with Leadership, Tomori said Nigeria has recorded five…

Doctors in India are warning against the practice of using cow poop as COVID-19 cure because there is no scientific evidence for its effectiveness and that it risks spreading other diseases.…

The Federal Government has vowed to punish returning foreign passengers who fled quarantine facilities and violated the compulsory requirement. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha…

The federal government has announced phase four of the dreaded Covid-19 lockdown. Announcing the news, the government said this lockdown is going to be effective in all the 36 states…

India remains choked by the world’s worst COVID-19 outbreak, with 403,738 fresh cases and 4,092 deaths in the past 24 hours, the government said on Sunday. The numbers brought the…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has discharged additional 796 patients after testing negative to Coronavirus (COVID-19). The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Saturday. It…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved the use of Sinopharm, the COVID-19 vaccine produced in China, for emergency use. Sinopharm is the sixth vaccine approved by the WHO against…

Nigeria has been listed among countries on the amber list in the new guidance for travellers entering the United Kingdom. According to the guidance released on Friday by the UK…

Lionel Messi is facing a probe by La Liga and Catalan government officials over a potential breach in Covid-19 protocols after it emerged he hosted a barbecue party for his…

Stephen Karanja, a Kenyan doctor, who became a vocal anti-vaccine campaigner, has died after contracting COVID-19. Karanja died on Thursday in a high-dependency unit of a private hospital in Nairobi,…

The federal government says it will issue a new travel advisory within 48 to 72 hours for travellers coming into the country from regions where there is a surge in…

The Federal Government has again warned Nigerians against patronising fake COVID-19 vaccines said to be in circulation in the country. Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, gave the warning on…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has been advised to shut down the country’s international airport for at least 2 weeks after Indian variant of COVID-19 was found in Edo and…

A Nigerian businesswoman took to her Twitter page to allege that a medic asked for bribe to allow her avoid getting the Covid-19 vaccine but still get a certificate. According…