COVID-19
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Health
5 Covid vaccine card racketeers arrested in Bauchi
Bauchi State government, in collaboration with the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) and security operatives, has…
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Foreign
China’s economic recovery slowed, IMF says
China’s recovery is well advanced but it lacks balance and momentum has slowed, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in…
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Foreign
Face mask and Covid passes no longer required in England
Face coverings and Covid passes are no longer legally required in England, after the relaxation of Plan B rules came…
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Business
Wealth of world’s 10 richest men doubled in pandemic – Oxfam
The pandemic has made the world’s wealthiest far richer but has led to more people living in poverty, according to…
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Health
Covid: Common cold may give some protection, study suggests
Natural defences against a common cold could offer some protection against Covid-19, too, research suggests. The small-scale study, published in Nature…
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News
Covid: Nigeria records 791 new cases, 8 deaths on Thursday
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that a total of 791 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and…
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Entertainment
Argentinian DJ denies giving Lionel Messi COVID-19 after death threats
Argentinian DJ Fer Palacio has denied accusations he infected Lionel Messi with COVID-19. Paris Saint-Germain confirmed on Sunday that Messi is among four…
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Health
FCT minister tests positive for Covid
The Federal Capital Territory Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has tested positive for COVID-19. The Minister experienced some mild symptoms…
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Health
Omicron is ‘not the same disease’ as earlier Covid waves, says UK scientist
Sir John Bell says disease ‘appears less severe’ as other scientists criticise lack of new restrictions in England Omicron is…
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Opinion
Omicron Variant and deride the messenger diplomacy, by Halima Imam
There is a heightened global trepidation over omicron, the new variant of the coronavirus that was first reported in South…