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NCAA: Airlines will pay $3,500/passenger for COVID-19 guidelines’ violators
In a bid to ensure strict compliance with established protocols, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has threatened to fine airlines $3,500 for each passenger that refuses to adhere to the new travel protocols announced…
COVID-19: Pauline Tallen tests positive
Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen has tested positive after a routine test conducted on her and members of the family.
According to a statement she personally signed, the minister said she was asymptomatic but was advised…
Sanwo-Olu comes out of isolation after recovering from COVID-19
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has come out of isolation after recovering from COVID-19.
The governor's Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, announced Sanwo-Olu's recovery from the disease on Thursday.…
Plateau governor, Lalong, recovers from COVID-19
Plateau State governor, Simon Lalong, has recovered from coronavirus after testing negative for the disease.
Lalong's spokesman, Makut Masham, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.
Lalong had gone into isolation on December…
CAN urges churches to be cautious during Christmas
The Christian Association of Nigeria on Thursday urged churches in the country to be security conscious during the Christmas celebrations.
CAN President, Dr Samson Ayokunle, gave the advice in a statement titled, ‘The Power of…
COVID-19: Tomori urges vigilance at borders to forstall imported cases
As Nigeria battles the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a Professor of Virology, Oyewale Tomori has urged the federal government to ensure high level of vigilance at the nation's borders in order to forestall fresh imported…
China suspends UK flights over new COVID-19 strain
China on Thursday suspended flights to and from Britain after it reported a new, more infectious strain of the coronavirus.
China has largely curbed the spread of Covid-19 within its borders, but authorities remain highly…
100 million Nigerians to receive COVID-19 vaccine by March says NCDC
At least 100 million Nigerians would have received the COVID-19 vaccine by March 2021, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control has said.
NCDC Director-General, Chikwe Ihekweazu made the disclosure while speaking on Channels…
COVID-19: Obaseki reiterates call for behavioural changes, urges caution amid surge in pandemic’s…
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has reiterated calls for behavioural changes and need for caution among the public, as the state ramps up efforts to halt the spread of coronavirus in the wake of the second wave of the…
UK’s new COVID-19 variant found in Nigeria, Scientists declare
Scientists at the Redeemer’s University, Nigeria, say they have found the United Kingdom’s ‘lineage B.1.1.7,’ a mutant variant of the COVID-19 global pandemic, in Nigeria.
They reported that the ‘lineage B.1.1.7’ mutant variant…