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The US is heading “in the wrong direction” on the coronavirus pandemic as infections surge among the unvaccinated, the country’s top infectious disease expert has warned. Dr Anthony Fauci said the Delta variant of Covid-19 was driving the spike in areas with low vaccination rates. He said health officials were considering revising mask guidance for…
July 27, 2021
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has intensified community sensitisation on cholera and severe diarrhea diseases outbreak, as the death toll rises from 54 to 60. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, made the disclosure at the continuation of sensitisation on cholera and other acute diarrhoea diseases in Pyakasa and Gwagwa communities on…
July 22, 2021
The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) and the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) have urged the National Assembly to reject attempts by the promoters of the stepped down version of the National Water Bill to re-present it with the same contentious provisions in the hallowed…
July 22, 2021
The American and Russian made Moderna and Sputnik COVID-19 vaccines have been approved for use in Nigeria by the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Director-General of NAFDAC, Professor Moji Adeyeye made the announcement on Thursday at a news conference in Abuja, noting that the vaccines were approved for emergency use. The…
July 15, 2021
The Government of Ogun says it has recorded 15 new cases of the new Delta variant of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) within the month of July. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abeokuta. She lamented the rise in the number of cases within the…
July 14, 2021
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the COVID-19 Delta variant was ripping around the world at a scorching pace, driving a new spike in cases and deaths from COVID-19. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said this at a media briefing on COVID-19 on Monday at WHO headquarters in Geneva. In his speech posted…
July 13, 2021
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says 18 per cent of passengers that arrived Lagos through Murtala Mohammed Airport cannot be traced for COVID-19 quarantine. Sanwo-Olu made this known on Sunday in the update of the coronavirus pandemic situation in Lagos State. He said that between May 8, 2021 and July 7, 2021, a total…
July 12, 2021
Farmers, professionals and Civil Society Organisations under the aegis of GMO-Free Nigeria Alliance have raised alarm over the provisions in the Plant Variety Protection (PVP) Bill, calling for an urgent overhaul of biosafety in the country. Members of the coalition worry that provisions in the assented bill might stifle the rights of small holder farmers…
July 7, 2021
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, on Wednesday declared that the institution would not deny its student, Ms. Chidinma Ojukwu over her role in the murder of the Super TV boss, Mr Usifo Ataga. Ogundipe said this while addressing the press on the activities lined up for the 51st (2019) Convocation…
June 30, 2021
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The US is heading “in the wrong direction” on the coronavirus pandemic as infections surge among the unvaccinated, the country’s top infectious disease expert has warned. Dr Anthony Fauci said the Delta variant of Covid-19 was driving the spike in areas with low vaccination rates. He said health officials were considering revising mask guidance for…
July 27, 2021
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has intensified community sensitisation on cholera and severe diarrhea diseases outbreak, as the death toll rises from 54 to 60. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, made the disclosure at the continuation of sensitisation on cholera and other acute diarrhoea diseases in Pyakasa and Gwagwa communities on…
July 22, 2021
The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) and the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) have urged the National Assembly to reject attempts by the promoters of the stepped down version of the National Water Bill to re-present it with the same contentious provisions in the hallowed…
July 22, 2021
The American and Russian made Moderna and Sputnik COVID-19 vaccines have been approved for use in Nigeria by the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Director-General of NAFDAC, Professor Moji Adeyeye made the announcement on Thursday at a news conference in Abuja, noting that the vaccines were approved for emergency use. The…
July 15, 2021
The Government of Ogun says it has recorded 15 new cases of the new Delta variant of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) within the month of July. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abeokuta. She lamented the rise in the number of cases within the…
July 14, 2021
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the COVID-19 Delta variant was ripping around the world at a scorching pace, driving a new spike in cases and deaths from COVID-19. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said this at a media briefing on COVID-19 on Monday at WHO headquarters in Geneva. In his speech posted…
July 13, 2021
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says 18 per cent of passengers that arrived Lagos through Murtala Mohammed Airport cannot be traced for COVID-19 quarantine. Sanwo-Olu made this known on Sunday in the update of the coronavirus pandemic situation in Lagos State. He said that between May 8, 2021 and July 7, 2021, a total…
July 12, 2021
Farmers, professionals and Civil Society Organisations under the aegis of GMO-Free Nigeria Alliance have raised alarm over the provisions in the Plant Variety Protection (PVP) Bill, calling for an urgent overhaul of biosafety in the country. Members of the coalition worry that provisions in the assented bill might stifle the rights of small holder farmers…
July 7, 2021
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, on Wednesday declared that the institution would not deny its student, Ms. Chidinma Ojukwu over her role in the murder of the Super TV boss, Mr Usifo Ataga. Ogundipe said this while addressing the press on the activities lined up for the 51st (2019) Convocation…
June 30, 2021
