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By Ebi Kesiena Canada has banned travellers from Nigeria, Egypt, and Malawi over fears of the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, bringing to 10 the number of African countries targeted by Ottawa. Health Minister...

By Ebi Kesiena In the Democratic Republic of Congo, prevalence of HIV is low compared to other countries on the continent, but the pandemic has had an effect in the provision of care. According to UNAIDS,...

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 Lagos State Government has released the White Paper on the #EndSARS Judicial Panel of Inquiry (JPI) report. A leaked version of the report submitted by the panel had indicted the Nigerian Army...

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...