Health

By John Ikani  As countries around the world try to figure out ways to deal with the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said it will not join...

By John Ikani The Omicron variant has propelled a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in South Africa in recent weeks, health officials told Parliament Wednesday, calling the situation "worrying". Dr Michelle Groome of South Africa’s National...

By Emmanuel Nduka Civil Servants in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, who have no proof of COVID-19 vaccination and negative PCR tests were denied access into the Federal Secretariat on Wednesday morning. The Nigerian Government had earlier in...

By John Ikani  A recent report from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) revealed that one child globally was infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) every two minutes in 2020. The report, which was released to...

By John Ikani  The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday morning confirmed the first case of the Omicron variant in the country. The centre in a statement issued by Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa said...

By John Ikani Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, has suspended the 2021 Calabar Carnival over new covid-19 variant Omicron. Announcing the suspension on Tuesday, Governor Ayade said he took the decision after a prolonged...