“You’re three times more likely to get re-infected by Omicron”, South-Africa study finds
Akudo Abengowe The risk of reinfection from the Omicron coronavirus variant is three times higher than for...
Healthcare
Nigeria Federal Government to Begin Roll out of Covid-19 Boosters
The Presidential Steering Committee in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and the National...
Nigeria Detects First Case of Omicron Variant
Nigeria has detected its first case of the omicron coronavirus variant in a sample it...
Biggest WTO meeting in 4 years postponed due to the Omicron coronavirus variant
Hours after news about the Covid-19 Omicron mutation made headlines, the World Trade Organization (WTO)...
Oil rises near $76 as global stocks jump as investors ponder omicron-related impact
Oil rebounded by almost 5% on Monday to $76 a barrel as some investors viewed...
What we know about the Omicron variant
A new and potentially more transmissible coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa has prompted...
UK suspends flights from 6 African countries over new coronavirus variant
The United Kingdom is temporarily suspending flights from six African countries over concerns about a...
Blinken’s visit to Nigeria comes amid shrinking civic space
Antony Blinken’s, the US Secretary of State, visit to Nigeria came days after a leaked...
Nigeria wants to borrow $30 million to build a vaccine plant for COVID-19
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria disclosed over the weekend that his administration has started discussions...
Uganda imposes $40 mandatory Covid test for air travellers
All passengers arriving in Uganda will be required to pay $40(Sh4,000) for a covid-19 compulsory...