COVID-19 pandemic
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Health
No more neglect: ‘It’s time for leaders to protect the world from pandemic threats’
A Statement from H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and the Rt Hon. Helen Clark on end of COVID-19 as a public…
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Africa
Uganda unveils herbal medicine to treat Covid-19 patients
Health authorities in Uganda have approved a locally manufactured herbal medicine to treat Covid-19 patients and other viral infections. The…
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Health
World Health Assembly will focus on ending COVID-19 pandemic – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the 74th session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) will stress the urgent need…
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Foreign
Covid: Indians throw idols on street for not protecting them
A large number of Indians have thrown the idols of the gods they worshiped on the streets, as the numbers…
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Health
Covid: PTF declares Kogi high risk state
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has declared Kogi a high-risk state for refusing to acknowledge the existence of…
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Health
FG releases N6.45bn for new oxygen plants nationwide for Covid treatment
Another N255m approved for repairs of oxygen plants in five hospitals President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N6.45 billion for the…
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Health
FG suspends passports of 100 passengers for refusing post arrival Covid test
The Federal Government has suspended the passports of 100 in-bound airline passengers who failed to take the second test of…
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Health
We must start thinking about next pandemic – UN
In a message commemorating the first observance of the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness on Sunday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres…
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Foreign
Covid-19: International alarm grows over new variant
There is growing international alarm over a new variant of the coronavirus in the UK, with a host of countries…
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Business
Industry, trade, investment key to economic diversification – FG
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, says the sector is crucial in the drive toward diversification…