Japan Denies Cancelling Olympics
The Olympic Rings are pictured in front of the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne on March 21, 2020, as doubts increase over whether Tokyo can safely…
Nigeria Reports 1,964 New Cases Of COVID-19, Highest-Ever Daily Figure
A medical official performs a throat swab on a resident of Mabushi in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Abuja as part of the community testing for COVID-19… on Wednesday, April 15,…
Biden Reverses Trump’s Visa Ban On Nigeria, Other Countries
US President Joe Biden sits in the Oval Office as he signs a series of orders at the White House in Washington, DC, after being sworn in at the US…
COVID-19: FG Releases N6.45bn For New Oxygen Plants In 38 Locations Nationwide
The Federal Government has approved N6.45 billion for the setting up of gas plants in 38 locations nationwide in a bid to enhance the treatment of COVID-19 patients who need…
Do Not Risk The Lives Of Your Citizens, Gov Fayemi Tells Gov Bello
Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, Governor Kayode Fayemi, has urged the governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello to tread with care, following his recent statement suggesting that the…
Kaduna Security: Bandits Kill Village Head, Three Others In Giwa, Chikun Igabi LGAs
A map showing Kaduna, a state in Nigeria’s north-west region. No fewer than four people including a village head have been killed by Bandits in isolated locations in three local…
England Launches Fines Crackdown On Lockdown-Breakers
Paramedics wheel a patient outside the Royal London Hospital in east London on January 21, 2021. – Britain’s coronavirus mortality rate has risen nearly 15 percent over the past week,…
EU Agency Urges Preparation Of Stronger Measures Over Virus Variants
Ed JONES / AFP The EU disease agency ECDC on Thursday urged countries to prepare more stringent measures and speed up vaccine campaigns in the coming weeks because of the…
China To Donate 500,000 COVID-19 Vaccines To Pakistan
Covid-19 vaccines provided by Beijing Bio are stored in the refrigerator at Jiading Stadium, a temporary vaccination site in Shanghai on January 19, 2021. (Photo by Jessica YANG / AFP)…
Twelve Health Workers Test Positive For COVID-19 In Taraba
A map of Taraba, a state in Nigeria’s North-East region. Twelve health workers comprising of three doctors and nine nurses have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Federal Medical centre,…