Tag: CoronaVirus
Omicron: APRA condemns travel ban on African countries
African Public Relations Association (APRA) aligns with position taken by Akinwumi Adesina on discriminatory travel restrictions
Since the dismantling of apartheid in South Africa,...
Omicron: Adesina calls for end to travel apartheid against African countries
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group, has condemned travel bans imposed on African countries due to the latest COVID-19 variant,...
N’Assembly will insist on prudent use of COVID-19 funds – Lawan
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said on Monday that the National Assembly will provide resources in 2022 budget for the battle against...
TB Joshua’s Synagogue Church reopens after 21 months
The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) reopened for regular services on Sunday, 21 months after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Lagos-based religious center...
UK red-listing Nigeria over Omicron is discriminatory – Lai Mohammed
Lai Mohammed, Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture, has condemned the UK government's red listing of the country due to two cases of the...
Next pandemic could be more deadly than COVID – AstraZeneca vaccine...
Future pandemics could be more lethal than the current Covid crisis, one of the creators of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has warned.
Prof Dame Sarah Gilbert,...
Omicron: FG expresses displeasure over UK’s red listing
Dr. Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, has expressed dissatisfaction with the United Kingdom government's decision to place Nigeria on its red list following the...
Omicron: UK adds Nigeria to red list
Nigeria has been added to the United Kingdom's red list, as the country tightens travel restrictions in an effort to stem the spread of...
Omicron variant highly transmissible, detected in 40 countries – WHO
The world should not panic about the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 but it should prepare, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
Speaking at...
No deaths recorded from Omicron yet – WHO
The Omicron variant has been detected in at least 38 countries but no deaths have yet been reported, the World Health Organization has said,...
