COVID-19
Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases near 3.94m
The number of confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa has reached 3,937,028 as of Friday, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the
Nigeria’s Federal Government Says No Covid Vaccines for States without Cold Stores Security
Nigeria’s federal government on Thursday foreclosed access to the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine it received on Tuesday to states without adequate security at their cold stores. Executive Director of the National
COVID-19 Kills Fewer African Women Than Men – WHO Study
File photo: Customers stand in a queue outside Makro in Pretoria East on March 24, 2020. – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on March 23, 2020 announced a 21-day national
Breaking: Police arrest five Covid-19 certificate forgers at Lagos airport
By Lawani Mikairu Five Covid-19 certificate forgers have been arrested and paraded by the Nigeria Police at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Two members of the syndicates are ,
COVID-19: Nigeria not relying on charity for vaccines – Ehanire
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire By Johnbosco Agbakwuru MINISTER of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, Thursday debunked the insinuation that Nigeria was relying on ‘charity’ to vaccinate the population
Women less likely to die from COVID-19 than men in Africa – WHO
Women account for a slightly smaller proportion of COVID-19 infections and deaths compared with men, a preliminary analysis by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 28 African countries shows. WHO
Police re-arraign female doctor over false rape allegations
By Onozure Dania The Police Wednesday re-arraigned a female medical doctor, Bolanle Aseyan, before a Lagos Federal High Court over rape allegation. The defendant is standing trial on a four-count
Switzerland trains sniffer dogs for detecting COVID-19
Researchers in Switzerland have launched a training trial to see if sniffer dogs can find out people infected with COVID-19, media reports said on Wednesday. Three dogs are being trained
Oil up as OPEC+ considers rollover rather than raising output
Oil prices rose on Wednesday, boosted by expectations that OPEC+ producers might decide against increasing output when they meet this week. Signs of progress in the coronavirus vaccine rollout in
COVID-19 pandemic unlikely to end this year — WHO
…Nigeria receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines The World Health Organisation, WHO, said, yesterday, it was unlikely the COVID-19 pandemic will end in 2021. “I think it will be very
