Health

By John Ikani The United Kingdom has added Nigeria to its Red List category as it tightens travel restrictions in an effort to limit the spread of the COVID-19 variant, Omicron. On Wednesday, Nigeria confirmed its...

By John Ikani  Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has disclosed that only about three per cent of Nigeria’s population has been vaccinated against COVID-19. Speaking at the 24th General Assembly of the...

By Emmanuel Nduka Nigeria’s Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has authorised a vaccine booster against the dreaded virus for its eligible citizens. Executive Director, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, told NAN...

By Ebi Kesiena The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Chief Scientist on Friday urged people not to panic over the emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant and said it was too early to say if vaccines would...

By Chioma Iruke The Nigerian Government on Friday joined the international community in reducing the risk of importing and exporting the Omicron variant by reviewing her international travel protocol. In a statement issued by the Chairman,...

By John Ikani The World Bank has reiterated calls on the Nigerian Government to impose special taxes on alcohol, cigarettes and sugar-sweetened beverages to improve the country’s primary healthcare system. World Bank Group Country Director for...