Health

By John Ikani The COVID-19 pandemic is said to have found its way to Aso Rock presidential villa, infecting a number of presidential aides, including closest aides to President Muhammadu Buhari who are saddled with his...

By Ebi Kesiena Covid infections in France hit six figures on Saturday, health officials recording 104,611 cases over the previous 24 hours, the third consecutive day the numbers have been record highs. The latest figures, from...

By John Ikani  United Arab Emirates (UAE) has suspended all incoming flights from Nigeria and three other African countries from December 25, 2021. This includes suspending the entry of travellers who were in Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya...

By Ebi Kesiena Belgium’s government has announced concert halls, cinemas and other entertainment venues would have to close from the weekend as Omicron cases increased. Prime Minister Alexander De Croo told a media conference that while...

By Ebi Kesiena Over 13 million people were ordered to stay home in the Chinese city of Xi’an, which imposed a strict lockdown on Wednesday and dramatically tightened travel controls to fight a growing Covid-19 outbreak....

Nigeria recorded 2,123 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, its highest ever daily infection since the outbreak of the virus in February 2020. It is the highest daily case tally in the country since January 27th, 2021....