COVID-19

Nigerian International Samuel Kalu will return to action for Bordeaux this weekend when they take on Saint-Etienne in the French Ligue 1. Kalu, 24, missed Bordeaux's 3-2 loss to RC Lens last Sunday for health reasons due to his…

Schools has re-opened in Burundi after being closed due to the pandemic and summer holidays, as the Burundian Health Ministry issued mandatory testing for all returning students. Schoolchildren, many accompanied by their parents,…

Nigeria has confirmed 601  new cases of the deadly coronavirus also known as COVID-19. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control NCDC confirmed the cases on Thursday night via its official website. The NCDC also noted that 7 COVID…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced his intention to introduce a "vaccine passport", amid widespread mistrust of the Covid-19 vaccine in the continent's most affected country. In a televised address to the nation, Mr…

The Edo State Government said it has received additional 40,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine during the weekend. READ ALSO: Edo receives additional 40,012 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines This was disclosed by the Executive…

U.S. President, Joe Biden has announced new vaccine requirements, which may affect about 100 million Americans, as part of a new action plan to curb the surging COVID-19 cases driven by the highly contagious Delta variant. The president…

Nigeria has confirmed 727 cases of the deadly coronavirus also known as COVID-19. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control NCDC confirmed the cases on Thursday night via its official website. The NCDC also noted that seven COVID related…

World football's governing body FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings into Sunday's Brazil v Argentina World Cup qualifier which was abandoned after five minutes due to intervention by health officials. Brazilian health authorities…

The use of oxygen by COVID-19 patients in isolation centres in Lagos state has risen to 563 per week. READ ALSO: COVID-19: We converted our steel oxygen to medical oxygen to save lives – AFL The Commissioner for Health,…

President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal Government will continue drawing from the expertise, partnership and consistency learnt from the eradication of Polio in the country to strengthen the health sector. President Buhari, made the…