Covid-19

Ihekweazu: Building NCDC’s Biomedical Engineering Team Was Crucial for Covid-19 Pandemic Response

“The first biomedical engineering team at NCDC was set up and became the most in-demand team during my tenure,” said…

3 months ago

Marwa: Refurbished Forensic Lab Will Enhance NDLEA’s Performance

“The global opioid crisis calls for a coordinated, comprehensive, and multidisciplinary global response," said US consul general Will Stevens.

10 months ago

Court Remands Herbalist, Accomplice Over Alleged Multiple Rape Case in Ilorin 

Atakoro serially raped and set ablaze a 21- year- old girl in his shrine,l in Ibadan.

11 months ago

China Slams ‘Unacceptable’ Covid Curbs on Travellers From Its Territory

The United States, Canada, Japan and France are among the countries insisting all travellers from China provide negative Covid tests…

2 years ago

End of Covid-19 in Sight, Says WHO Chief

This is the most upbeat assessment from the UN agency since it declared an international emergency in January 2020.

2 years ago

2021: A Challenging Year for Health – ARISE Special Report

Covid-19 continues to ravage the world. It became even more deadly despite the availability of more vaccines. This however, this…

3 years ago

US Spy Agencies Say Origins of Covid-19 May Never be Known

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer's COVID-19…

3 years ago

Merck Covid Pill’s Success Slams Moderna Shares, Shakes up Healthcare Sector

Positive clinical trial results for Merck & Co's experimental antiviral COVID-19 pill reverberated through the healthcare sector on Friday, sending the…

3 years ago

Nigeria Gets $400m in World Bank Financing for Covid-19

Nigeria got approval on Friday for $400 million in World Bank financing to procure and deploy COVID-19 vaccinations, the bank…

3 years ago

CBN’s Covid Interventions Account for 3.5% of Nigeria’s GDP, Emefiele Says

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has disclosed that the apex bank’s interventions to…

3 years ago

WHO Backs Regeneron Drug for Covid-19, Urges Action on Price

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has added the Regeneron antibody drug cocktail – casirivimab and imdevimab – to its list…

3 years ago

Buhari Off to New York For One Week to Attend UN General Assembly

President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to depart Abuja on Sunday for New York, United States of America, to participate in…

3 years ago

US: Biden to Require All Federal Employees, Government Contractors to Vaccinate Against Covid-19

US President Joe Biden plans to require all federal employees and government contractors to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Just weeks…

3 years ago

Nigeria Vaccinates 3.6 Million Citizens Against Covid-19

Nigeria’s federal government on Tuesday put the total number of eligible Nigerians that have so far received their first dose…

3 years ago

Japan to Issue Digital Covid-19 Vaccination Certificates in December

Japan will issue online COVID-19 vaccination certificates from December, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Sunday. The government plans to issue…

3 years ago

Delta Air Lines to Charge $200 Monthly Health Insurance for Unvaccinated Staff

Delta Air Lines on Wednesday said employees will have to pay $200 more every month for their company-sponsored healthcare plan…

3 years ago

Covid-19: Hospitals in Senegal’s Capital Overwhelmed as Virus Surges

Hospitals in Senegal's capital Dakar were "close to saturation" on Monday due to a surge in Covid-19 patients, with overworked medical personnel…

3 years ago

Buhari Receives Second Dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine

President Muhammadu Buhari has taken the second dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the State House, Abuja. The News…

3 years ago

France-Africa Summit on Tuesday to Focus on Relief Over Covid-19 Shocks

The France-Africa Summit will on Tuesday turn its attention to economies in the African region and how it can fill…

3 years ago

Covid-19: Madagascar Begins Inoculations to Suppress Second Wave

Madagascar has started vaccinating its population against COVID-19. The first phase of the campaign is focusing on frontline staff such…

3 years ago