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COVID

December 15, 2021

Group raises alarm as COVID-19 breaks out in UK parliament

Eight lawmakers have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours.

U.K Parliament
November 15, 2021

COVID-19: Three million Nigerians fully vaccinated, says FG

Mr Shuaib appealed to persons 18 years and above and unvaccinated to simply walk into the nearest vaccination site to take their COVID-19 vaccine.

Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib
June 8, 2021

Despite pandemic, U.S. visa application surged by 2.5%

“So far in 2021, we have interviewed over 2500 student applicants, and we will continue to prioritise student visa appointments throughout the summer months.”

EducationUSA
March 8, 2021

Nigeria to ban flights from UAE, Netherlands over COVID testing row

Airlines from the two countries had been using rapid COVID-19 tests on customers before they were allowed to board flights to Dubai.

Boss Mustapha
February 23, 2021

U.S. treasury nominee Adeyemo to be grilled by Senate today

He will be grilled on his views on U.S. policy toward China, currently the subject of a comprehensive review.

Wally Adeyemo
January 31, 2021

Mysterious COVID-19 vaccines hit Nigerian market

A spokesman of NCDC described the sale of the vaccine as “crazy”.

Photo of Coronavirus vaccine used to illustrate this story (Credit: Bloomberg)
January 9, 2021

Federal government sets conditions for states to get COVID-19 vaccines

Last year, lawmakers had questioned the preparedness of the Federal Ministry of Health to procure and preserve the vaccines.

Photo of Coronavirus vaccine used to illustrate this story (Credit: Bloomberg)
January 6, 2021

LUTH alerts workers on ‘deadlier’ wave of COVID-19

Lagos has always topped the list of the recorded COVID-19 cases nationwide.

Coronavirus
January 5, 2021

UK varsity develops 5 minutes COVID-19 test

The test can be performed using standard laboratory equipment, compared to Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests.

Covid-19 test kits
December 28, 2020

Americans to receive $600 as Trump reluctantly signs $900bn COVID-19 package

The American president makes a U-turn days after describing the proposal as “wasteful”.

U.S President Donald Trump. [CREDIT: Bloomberg]