Covid-19

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced a total of 325 new COVID-19 infections in the country. With the latest number of cases, Nigeria has now recorded a total 48, 770 cases so far. The breakdown of the figure…

…insists on protecting the elderly Amid the ongoing electioneering campaigns in the run-up to the September 19, 2020 governorship election in Edo State, the state government has urged residents to abide by all health and safety precautions…

Multiple award winning Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has tested positive for the COVID-19 pendemic. Omosexy as she’s known in the make-belief industry broke the news on her Instagram handle where she told her fans that though…

Even with the skepticism trailing its discovery of coronavirus vaccine, Russia on Saturday announced the production of the first batch of the vaccine. President Vladimir Putin had announced it had been first in the world to approve a…

‎ The United Nations has warned that the economic impact of the COVID -19 pandemic could worsen conflict, hunger and destitution in the North-East.‎ UN Resident Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr Edward Kallon, raised the alarm during a…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced a total of 329 new COVID-19 infections in the country. With the latest number of cases, Nigeria has now recorded a total 48, 445 cases so far. The breakdown of the figure…

The Chief Medical Director, University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan Prof. Jesse Otegbayo says the hospital lost 18 persons out of the 159 COVID-19 patients it has treated so far because of underlying health issues. Otegbayo gave the…

‎The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says some hand sanitisers have been found to contain 1-propanol, a toxin that can harm the central nervous system. FDA said in a statement that the affected products included those…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced a total of 373 new COVID-19 infections in the country. With the latest number of cases, Nigeria has now recorded a total 48, 116 cases so far. The breakdown of the figure…

‎The Federal Government on Thursday said it was monitoring developments concerning claims by Russia that it had developed a vaccine for the coronavirus disease. Russian President, Vladimir Putin, had recently announced that his country's…