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COVID-19: Lai Mohammed rules out fresh lockdown
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said the Federal Government will not impose a fresh lockdown on Nigeria over the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The minister spoke at a news conference in Lagos on…
COVID-19 vaccine to be administered on Nigerians without clinical trials says NAFDAC
The COVID-19 vaccine will be administered on Nigerians without clinical trial, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC) has said.
NAFDAC spokesman, Sayo Akintola, said there was no need for clinical trials because…
Media aide denies reports that Tinubu is ‘critically sick’ with COVID-19
National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is not critically sick with COVID-19, his media aide, Tunde Rahman, has said.
Rahman spoke while reacting to reports that the Tinubu was suffering from the…
COVID-19: Lagos shelves resumption of schools
Schools in Lagos State will not reopen on Monday, the Lagos State government said on Sunday.
The Head, Public Affairs, Lagos State Ministry of Education, Mr Kayode Abayomi, announced that the government would soon disclose…
Veteran Broadcaster Larry King, down with COVID-19
Veteran broadcaster Larry King, 87, has tested positive for coronavirus and is being treated at a hospital in Los Angeles, according to US media.
Sources close to his family told ABC News and his former employer CNN that he has been at…
COVID-19: Edo intensifies surveillance on adherence to safety protocol in restaurants, supermarkets
The Edo State Government has intensified its surveillance mechanism to ensure restaurants, malls, eateries and supermarkets in the state adhere to the precautionary health and safety protocols to guard against the spread of the…
Newly elected US Congressman dies of COVID-19
A newly elected US congressman, Luke Letlow, has died shortly after testing positive for COVID-19.
A Wednesday post on the Republican politician’s Facebook page read: “Congressman-elect Luke Letlow, 41, passed away this evening…
Last week was the worst since COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria… NCDC
Last week was the worst since the outbreak of the COVID-19 disease in Nigeria, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Tuesday.
Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Chikwe Iheakwazu, who spoke during the press…
Argentina begins COVID-19 vaccinations with Russia’s Sputnik shots
Argentina on Tuesday launched a Covid-19 vaccination campaign with the Sputnik V shots developed by Russia, the government said.
It is the first country in the Americas to use this vaccine against the pandemic.
The vaccination…
Two more FCT doctors die of COVID-19
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says two more doctors have lost their lives as a result of the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic in the Federal Capital Territory in the past two weeks.
FCTA said a female doctor…