COVID-19

An increase in COVID-19 cases induced by the Delta variant has prompted British Columbia health officials to enforce compulsory vaccine requirements for every staff and volunteers at long-term care and...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has ranked Nigeria’s COVID-19 response as the fourth-best in the universe.  Dr Walter Mulombo, WHO Country Representative disclosed this during an event that marked the arrival of...

The Nigerian government hasreceived 177,600 doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.  The single-shot vaccine was acquired through the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT), with support from Afrexim bank. Also, Africa...

The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern has revealed plans to reopen the country's borders in 2022. While making the announcement, Ardern said New Zealand would still maintain a...

August 16 has been scheduled as the new date when the second phase of COVID-19 vaccination will commence in Nigeria.  Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed during an...

The government of Quebec has disclosed that it will introduce a vaccine passport, the first in Canada, to counter a fourth wave of the coronavirus and the spread of the...

Nigeria's Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC) has postponed the second phase of COVID-19 vaccination in the country. The Director of Press of the Committee, Mr Willie Bassey, revealed this...

The Premier of Quebec, François Legault has said the province will introduce a vaccine passport system to forestall the ongoing fourth wave of COVID-19 infections. The Premier said vaccinated people...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has made a donation of 26 ventilators and 3, 560 fingertip oxygen pulse oximeters to Nigeria. The Country Representative of WHO in Nigeria, Dr Walter...

4.08 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine that was recently approved by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for emergency use in Nigeria after being scrutinised...