COVID-19

US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is isolating at the White House.

The United Nations Children's Education Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the Nasarawa State Government successfully returned 10,353 out-of-school pupils back to school in two Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. Desk Officer of…

Citizens and residents in Enugu state, the south east of Nigeria, have responded fairly well to COVID-19 vaccination. The programme has been well accepted as lot of people now go on their own to be vaccinated. Since they rolled out in…

A Chinese government spokesman said on Saturday that China's capital Beijing is experiencing an "explosive" COVID-19 outbreak connected to a bar. The warning followed a new tightening of COVID curbs in Beijing since Thursday, with at…

The federal government of Nigeria said that, a total of 18,291,072, representing 16.4 per cent eligible population, have so far been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of National Primary…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has dismissed alleged claims of efficacy of IHP Detox Tea for the cure of COVID-19 patients produced in Nigeria by the Chief Executive officer of Bioresources…

In Kibera a low-income neighbourhood in the capital Nairobi, it can be difficult for Kenya's youth to find hope. 65-year-old Alice Wanjiku's son found life too much to bear during the pandemic. He took his own life in 2021. Kimani was…

The Director General, World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, has warned that COVID-19 is not over in spite of reports that COVID-19 cases and deaths have declined significantly. Ghebreyesus said this at the opening of…

A traditional ruler in Nasarawa state, the Sangarin Shabu, Mahmoud Bwalla, has commended the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Shauib Faisal, for his efforts in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic in…

The United States Food and Drug Administration has approved for emergency use a single booster dose of Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. FDA said, the booster dose, should come at least five months after the…