By Dakuku Peterside CONTAINING the spread and impact of COVID-19 is a herculean task for Africa and African governments. It is even more challenging when Western countries and their allies deliberately conspire to allow politics and economic nationalism instead of science to define global response to a virus that we know little about. Its origin, […]
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In what appears as a move to avert a diplomatic row, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) yesterday conceded seven slots to Air Peace. It has also granted the Nigerian carrier the permit to fly directly to Dubai instead of Sharjah Airport, a source said. But, the government said it was unaware of alleged stoppage of […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to disregard conspiracy theories claiming that the COVID-19 pandemic was created by foreign countries to depopulate Africa or to make money for Western pharmaceutical companies. He gave the warning in his ‘get well soon’ message to the South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, who was recently diagnosed with the COVID-19 […]
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Doctors kick, demand vaccine availability, accessibility The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun compulsory enforcement of COVID-19 vaccination for its employees in all the agency’s offices across the country. In Abuja, staff of the commission at its Jabi headquarters were screened by the management, led by Secretary to the anti-graft agency, Dr. George […]
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• Govt: We are initiating diplomatic steps to resolve restrictions with UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia • UK to reduce travel restrictions, scrap red list this week • Consider the impact of reciprocity actions on businesses, SMEs, Yusuf advises FG • Fully vaccinated South African President tests positive for COVID-19 after a visit to Abuja • […]
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Public Health Teams Photo: Twitter Ten states and the FCT recorded 533 COVID-19 infections on Friday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated on Saturday. It stated also that no COVID-19 death was recorded The 533 new infections indicate a decrease of 221 when compared with the 754 cases recorded on Thursday. NCDC stated […]
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• Lagos tops infections in Nigeria, NMA urges strict travel measures • FG reviews vaccination programme, gets 2.5m doses from U.S. • Continental disease centre decries India’s pulling out of vaccine deal The World Health Organisation (WHO), yesterday, said the Omicron variant was reaching more African nations, as weekly COVID-19 cases on the continent surged […]
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• WHO: Omicron reported in 57 countries, hospitalisations to rise • Different, tougher variant of Omicron spotted in South Africa, Australia, Canada The Saudi Arabia authority was the latest country to slam its doors against Nigeria as it, yesterday, suspended all flight operations coming from Nigeria into the kingdom over the outbreak of Omicron variant […]
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• Cracks down on fake COVID-19 test results, vaccination cards • Unveils plan for containing the fourth wave of pandemic Lagos State government, yesterday, issued guidelines for social events and gatherings within the state during the festive season. Making the disclosure in a statement, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said all social events must be duly registered […]
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The Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency, Dr Mosurat Adeleke, has said people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS can now heave a sigh of relief, saying that disease is no longer a death sentence. Adeleke at the flag-off of a statewide free HIV testing in Ikeja said early detection was key in treating […]
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