Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former minister of finance, has assured Nigeria and other African countries of access to COVID-19 vaccines as from the end of January through the first quarter of 2021, a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday. The statement quoted Mrs Okonjo-Iweala as disclosing this at a closed-door meeting with…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that globally, eight million people die every year from smoking. Noting that the covid-19 pandemic presents an opportunity for people to decide to quit smoking, it stated that globally, around 780 million people say they want to quit, but only 30 percent of them have access to the…
On the 8th of December 2020, 550 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 163 discharged and 1 death was recorded in Nigeria. Till date, 70,195 cases have been confirmed, 65,110 cases have been discharged and 1,182 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The 550 new cases are reported from 17 states-…
On the 7th of December 2020, 390 new confirmed cases, 173 discharged and 1 death was recorded in Nigeria. Till date, 69,645 cases have been confirmed, 64,947 cases have been discharged and 1,181 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The 390 new cases are reported from 20 states- FCT…
The Youth Empowerment and Development Initiative, YEDI, has urged the federal and state government not to allow the quest to tackle COVID-19 pandemic to overshadow the fight against HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. Speaking in Lagos during a programme to sensitise Mushin community area on HIV/AIDS and the COVID-19 pandemic, the Executive Director of YEDI, Mr. Oje…
Batches of the world’s first coronavirus vaccine are arriving at dozens of UK hospitals as medics prepare to administer the first doses to patients. With the world watching the launch of the immunization programme, early images from south London show staff “unloading doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech jab from boxes at Croydon University Hospital before placing…
United State’s President, Donald Trump, on Sunday confirmed that his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani and former Mayor of New York, tested positive for coronavirus. Trump made the confirmation in a tweet on Sunday. He, however, did not state if the 76-year-old, was experiencing symptoms of the virus. He wrote, “@RudyGiuliani, by far the greatest mayor…
318 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria on Sunday, December 6, as announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). A breakdown of the new cases is as follows; Lagos-104, Kaduna -59, FCT-50, Rivers-17, Ogun-16, Kano-14, Nasarawa-14, Akwa Ibom-10, Katsina-10, Edo-7, Oyo-5, Sokoto-5, Plateau-4, Taraba-3. There are now 69,255 confirmed cases of Coronavirus and…
Queen Elizabeth II will reportedly receive the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine within weeks after UK regulators approved with the world’s first roll-out to begin this week. The monarch, 94, and her 99-year-old husband Prince Philip are in line to get the jab early due to their age and will not receive preferential treatment, the Mail on…
On the 5th of December 2020, 310 new confirmed cases and 1 death was recorded in Nigeria. Till date, 68,937 cases have been confirmed, 64,650 cases have been discharged and 1,180 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The 310 new cases are reported from 12 states- FCT (128), Lagos…