PUNCH. The Nigeria Petroleum Development Company and Independent Petroleum Producers Group on Thursday inaugurated a state-of-the-art COVID-19 Molecular Laboratory Centre in Warri, Delta State. They also called on all groups responsible for carrying out health care services in the host…
THE GUARDIAN The Saudi Arabia authority was the latest country to slam its doors against Nigeria as it, yesterday, suspended all flight operations coming from Nigeria into the kingdom over the outbreak of Omicron variant of COVID-19. An official statement…
PREMIUM TIMES Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has alerted Nigerians of an impending fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, saying the positivity rate has indicated that Nigeria may soon be faced with a surge in infections. The governor, who…
SAHARA REPORTERS The British High Commission has said it will pause making decisions on visitor visa applications from all red list countries including Nigeria. The commission announced the decision in a statement issued on Sunday. On Saturday, Nigeria was added…
PUNCH NEWS Following apprehensions over the spread of the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Federal Government has advised vaccinated Nigerians to take booster shots effective from December 10. The Presidential Steering Committee on Covid-19, chaired by the Secretary…
THE GUARDIAN A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has queried the N194.89 billion COVID-19 spending shortfall in Delta, Enugu, Sokoto, and Kaduna states. According to the CSOs, out of N209.61 billion allocated for COVID-19 related spending in the four…
PREMIUM TIMES The Nigerian government has disclosed its plans to make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for all federal civil servants. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, said this in Abuja on Thursday during a meeting of…
THE NATION President Muhammadu Buhari has gone into self-isolation to observe the COVID-19 protocol required of anybody who comes in contact with a virus-positive person. The self-isolation commenced after the President and officials who accompanied him on his 18-day trip…
THE GUARDIAN The Federal Government is set to begin the second phase of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) vaccination today after taking delivery of 177,600 Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccines on August 12, 2021 in Abuja. Received through the National Primary…
PREMIUM TIMES Amidst the imminent third wave of the coronavirus pandemic and the recent outbreak of cholera in more than 13 states of the federation, Nigerian doctors have announced the commencement of a nationwide industrial action from Monday, August 2.…