Tag: coronavirus
The role of citizens, religious leaders, medical practitioners in the spread of COVID-19
The second wave of Coronavirus (Covid-19) did not come as a surprise, as medical experts around the world had predicted…
COVID-19: Africa’s confirmed cases surpass 4.06m
The number of confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa has reached 4,062,388 as of Thursday noon, the Africa Centers for…
TRACE boss warns personnel against violating COVID-19 protocols
Mr Seni Ogunyemi, the Corps Commander, Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), has cautioned its personnel against violating the…
LASTMA urges Lagosians to use nose mask in public
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has advised residents to use a nose mask in public regularly to avoid…
Hygiene: FG inaugurates national youth volunteers
The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, has inaugurated 77,400 youth volunteers to act as hygiene ambassadors aimed at…
Fortunes of real estate amid pandemic – Walztechs MD, Olawale
The Chief Executive Officer of Walztechs, Omobobola Olawale has highlighted the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic on the real estate…
COVID-19 vaccination certificate to become compulsory for travel – FG
Boss Mustapha, the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, has said that the COVID-19 vaccination certificate, will soon…
Gbajabiamila warns against playing politics with COVID-19 vaccines
Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has urged Nigerians not to play politics with the COVID-19 vaccines.
Imo receives COVID-19 vaccine this week
The Imo State Government is ready to receive the COVID-19 vaccines.
Borno revives monthly sanitation exercise
The Borno Government has revived the monthly sanitation exercise in the state suspended because of COVID-19.
COVID-19 anal swabs compulsory for foreign travellers in China
The China government has made invasive COVID-19 anal swabs mandatory for all foreign travellers arriving in the country.
COVID-19: 514 million Africans risk falling below extreme poverty
Can African countries still achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030? African growth trajectories and the impact of COVID-19 are…
WHO DG worried over rising cases of COVID-19
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General has expressed worry over the increase in cases of COVID-19 in some…
Pfizer vaccine may be less effective in obese people: Scientists
Data has suggested that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine may be less effective in people with obesity.
British Airways loses €7.4bn to COVID-19
International Airlines Group, British Airways, has announced the biggest loss in its history as the COVID-19 pandemic closed borders and…
Reimagining business in a post-COVID Africa
The NewsMarket in partnership with pan-African reinsurer, Continental Reinsurance held a special virtual roundtable discussion titled 'Reimagining business in a…
Idia Aisien supports underprivileged patients at Massey Children’s Hospital
In the midst of the ongoing pandemic, there are many who are in dire need of assistance to meet daily…
Church distributes N20m worth of facemasks
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Friday says it distributed N20 million facemasks in six states…
We’re committed to ‘Greater Agboyi-Ketu Project’ – Oshinowo
The Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area in Lagos State on Friday said that it was committed to delivering 'Greater Agboyi-Ketu…
COVID-19: Edo taskforce seals Cold Stone, Domino’s Pizza
For allegedly flouting orders placed to check the spread of the second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Edo state…
Coronavirus: A quarter of Germans working from home
Almost a quarter of all people in employment in Germany were working from home at the end of January, according…
Recruitment: NDLEA warns against scammers
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has yet to resume job recruitment it suspended to comply with…
Interswitch: Improving women, girls participation in STEM
Across the globe, the impact of the coronavirus pandemic has changed how we live our lives and has caused a…
COVID-19: Bed occupancy in Lagos care centers reduced
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said the bed occupancy level in the state’s public and private…
Oyo records 23 new coronavirus infections
As Oyo State records 23 new COVID-19 infections, the state’s Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) has urged people waiting for their…
NASS makes special provision for COVID-19 2nd wave
President of the Senate Ahmad Lawan said the National Assembly has made special provisions for the prevention and management of…
COVID-19 patients at higher risk of Tuberculosis: Health Ministry
Patients who had been infected with the coronavirus have a higher risk of contracting tuberculosis, according to new recommendations released…
COVID-19 vaccination: Association seeks priority for seafarers, dockworkers
The Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN) has called on the Federal Government to give seafarers and dockworkers priority…
Nigeria disqualified from global vaccine bid
The World Health Organisation-led COVAX global initiative has failed to shortlist Nigeria for the Pfizer vaccines.
COVID-19 originated elsewhere, not Wuhan: WHO expert
A Russian expert on Saturday said Wuhan’s Huanan seafood market may have made it possible for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)…