Financial analyst Tony Edeh has put the cost of the coronavirus pandemic on the Nigerian economy at N11. 6 trillion while discussing triggering inflation and the economy.While decrying poor Foreign Direct Investment, FDI inflows into Read More
U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday reinstated COVID-19 travel restrictions to Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom and 26 European countries. He also added South Africa to the list.The travel ban also suspends entry to Read More
The State’s Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi has disclosed the alarming number of Covid-19 sample tests in the state since the start of the pandemic.In a tweet posted on Wednesday, January 20, Abayomi Read More
New pictures of a mammoth crowd with limited social distancing at the Heathrow Airport has sparked serious concerns for the apparent risk of the spread of coronavirus.One picture was posted by former British ambassador Read More
With the European Union’s deal to purchase 300m doses due by 29 January still pending, AstraZeneca has decided to cut deliveries of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine to the European Union by 60%.AstraZeneca was expected to Read More
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 says the B117 variant of COVID-19 first reported in the United Kingdom has been found in Nigeria.Boss Mustapha, PTF chairman and secretary to the government of the Read More
Health experts have asked that pregnant women avoid Covid-19 vaccines as it has not been recommended for use.In a recent post on the World Health Organization’s official website, experts said they do not Read More
Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on Saturday said it has concluded plans to set up a Covid-19 Marshals to enforce strict compliance to Covid-19 protocols as covid-19 death toll rises to 73 in the state.Read More
New study suggests that the new variant of the coronavirus ‘501Y.V2’ has mutations in nine parts of its spike protein, which enables it to infect human cells as it can likely escape “neutralization” by Read More
WHO plans to approve several COVID-19 vaccines from western and Chinese manufacturers in the coming weeks and months, be rolled out globally so that poorer countries can start their inoculation as disclosed in Read More