The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed the first cases of the Omicron variant in the country. The agency stated this in a statement on Wednesday morning signed by its Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa. Last Friday, November 26, ...
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As vaccinations were generally freely available to citizens in Germany, free COVID-19 testing will no longer be offered as of Monday. Individuals who cannot be vaccinated and for whom there is no general recommendation for vaccination, continue to receive free ...
Read More »I spent N6 million treating COVID-19 in Lagos – Uche Edochie
Uche Edochie, one of the sons of Nollywood star, Pete Edochie just recovered from the dreaded pandemic, COVID-19. He took to his instagram page to recount his expereince at a treatment facility in Lagos.
Read More »Edo State set to restrict civil servants not COVID-19 vaccinated from govt offices
Edo State government from Wednesday will bar people yet to take COVID-19 vaccine from gaining entry into government offices. According to the state government, the move will be the first phase of its plan to bar unvaccinated persons from large ...
Read More »Wife files for divorce from husband of 18 years for refusing to get COVID-19 vaccine
A South African lady has filed for divorce from her husband of 18 years after he refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Recounting how her husband, Graham Spies’ health deteriorated after he contracted COVID-19 in 2020, Charnelle told News24 that she wasted no time ...
Read More »COVID-19: FG sets August 16 for phase 2 vaccination
August 16 has been set as the new date for commencement of the second phase of COVID-19 vaccination in the country. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed in an interview on Nigerian Television Authority’s (NTA) ‘Good Morning Nigeria’’ programme, ...
Read More »15 cases of Monkeypox confirmed in Nigeria – NCDC
Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has announced that there are 59 suspected cases of Monkeypox with 15 confirmed in the country. Ihekweazu who disclosed this while reacting to report of a United States resident testing positive for ...
Read More »COVID-19 third wave: Lagos, Kano, Abuja, placed on red alert
The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 has put six states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, on red alert. This comes amid fears of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic following the confirmation of the Delta variant of ...
Read More »First case of deadly variant of COVID-19 confirmed in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has detected a confirmed case with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, also known as lineage B.1.617.2. A statement released by NCDC’S head of Communications, Dr. Yahya Disu, says the variant was detected in a ...
Read More »COVID-19: FG adds South Africa to travel restriction list
The federal government has added South Africa to the list of countries restricted for travellers. The decision was taken due to the surge in the country’s COVID-19 cases. Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF) who made the announcement on ...
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