Bangladesh was the most polluted country, also unchanged from the previous year, while Chad ranked second.
Number of global coronavirus infections confirmed since the pandemic began has reached 455 million.
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases has continued to decline as the country emerges from the surge caused by the Omicron variant.
CAF rule is that teams affected by COVID-19 must play matches even if they have no recognised goalkeeper in their squad.
This development continues to raise concerns on the effectiveness of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine which is currently being administered to Nigerians.
Saudi Arabia cancelled the 2021 hajj for international pilgrims as a safety measure against the spread of COVID-19.
According to the agency, there are about 7,224 active COVID-19 cases in the country.
“The exorbitant cost has led to the low percentage of tested population so far.”
“Once we have done that, we shall commence the vaccination exercise without further delay.”
The agency also reported 464 new COVID-19 infections from 21 states and the FCT in the past 24 hours.
