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US declares Nigerian wanted for $30m COVID-19 fraud, suspect faces 621 years in prison

        A Nigerian, Chidozie Collins Obasi is wanted by the United States government for defrauding its citizens between 2018 and 2020. U.S. Attorney...

COVID-19: Last week, one person died every 44 seconds – WHO

                The World Health Organization (WHO) has disclosed that though the globally reported deaths have dropped by 80...

COVID-19 vaccines produced in Nigeria will meet international standards – NAFDAC

                The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, weekend assured Nigerians that COVID-19...

Why nobody died of COVID-9 in my village – Adeboye

                  THE General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, yesterday,...

Man nabbed for issuing fake COVID-19 vaccination cards

        Security personnel in Abuja have arrested an ad hoc staff of a COVID-19 Vaccination Centre for issuing fake vaccination cards to some...

Covid-19: Buhari gives Health Minister May 2022 deadline to submit vaccine production report

  President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, to submit a progress report by the end of May 2022 on the indigenous production...

JUST IN: FG lifts COVID-19 restrictions, midnight curfew

    Federal Government has eased the nationwide midnight curfew and llimitations on gatherings along with other restrictions imposed in 2019  to curb the...

BREAKING: Queen Elizabeth tests positive for Covid-19

    Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom has tested positive for Covid-19. Reports say she has “mild cold-like symptoms”.   However, BBC quoted...

How Nigerian Health Workers Collect Bribes, Issue COVID-19 Cards Without Vaccination

    Some Nigerian health workers collect bribes and issue COVID-19 cards to individuals without administering the vaccine, investigations by the Media Advocacy...

5 arrested for selling, buying Covid-19 green card

    The COVID-19 Task Force in Bauchi has said it arrested five persons caught selling and buying COVID-19 green cards. Executive Chairman of Bauchi State...

Ogun Varsity, Polytechnic Bar Students Without COVID-19 Vaccination Card From Attending Lectures

      The Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta and the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago Iwoye both in Ogun State have reportedly prevented students...

42 labs failed to test COVID-19 samples, send results – NCDC

    The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Sunday listed 42 government-owned testing centres which it said have failed to test COVID-19 samples of inbound...

Lagos Government Declares End Of COVID-19 Fourth Wave

    The fourth wave of COVID-19 is over in Lagos, the state government has said.   Commissioner for Health in the state, Prof Akin Abayomi, said that...

AFCON: Trouble for Comoros as both goalkeepers contract COVID-19

    The Comoros, the surprise package of the Africa Cup of Nations, are struggling to put a team together for their last-16 tie against host nation Cameroon...

12 Tunisian Players To Miss AFCON Clash With Nigeria After Positive COVID-19 Test

    Ahead of the round of 16 Africa Cup of Nations clash with the Super Eagles, several Tunisian players and Mondher Kebaier, the head coach, have tested...

Champions League: UEFA to ban unvaccinated Chelsea, Real Madrid players for Round of 16 ties

    UEFA has warned Chelsea that they would have to leave unvaccinated players behind when they travel to face Lille in the Champions League last 16 next...

COVID-19: Auba quits Nations Cup, returns to Arsenal

    Gabon captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is being allowed to return to Arsenal in light of the ongoing health problems he continues to encounter at the...

BREAKING: NCDC confirms two cases of Omicron variant in Nigeria

    The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday morning confirmed the first case of the Omicron variant in the country. This was contained in a press...

Omicron variant: Travel bans loom as Canada detects Nigeria-linked cases

    Medical experts on Monday warned that Nigeria risked travel bans with Canada’s detection of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in two travellers from Nigeria....

COVID-19: Canada confirms 3 cases of Omicron variant

    The Canadian Province’s Health Minister, Christian Dubé, on Monday confirmed first case of COVID-19 Omicron variant in Quebec, bringing the total to...