The World Health Organization has said it has not seen any reports of deaths relating to the new Omicron variant of Covid-19. In a statement on Friday, Dec 4, in Geneva, the WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier told reporters that despite a growing number of countries registering infections with the new […]
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Medical experts call for improved healthcare services and precautionary measures as the world marks World AIDS Day.
As the world yesterday marked this year’s World AIDS Day which comes up every 1st day of December, medical scientists are working round the clock for the total eradication of the pandemic. This World Health Organization chose this year’s theme as, “End Inequalities, End AIDS. End pandemics”. This is aimed […]
Petroleum And Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria reject forced COVID-19 Vaccination by the federal government.
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has rejected forced COVID-19 vaccination on Nigerians by the federal government. PENGASSAN President, Mr Festus Osifo, said this in a statement he jointly signed with Mr Lumumba Okugbawa, General Secretary of the association, on Tuesday in Abuja. Osifo said […]
Presidential Steering Committee on COVID 19 Gives Directives to Travellers Coming into the country for the Yelutide Season
Following fresh outbreak of the new variant Omicron, travellers coming into Nigeria are to conduct a PCR test, 48 hours before embarking on their trips to the country and another day two and day seven PCR tests on arrival. They are also expected to self isolate for seven days. Outbound […]
Obi Calls On NDLEA To Re-strategize in Fight Against Drug Abuse
The Vice Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in 2019 election, and a former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has called on the Federal Government, especially the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to re-strategise in its fight against the present menace of hard drugs in […]
Anambra Govt. upgrades Chukwuemeka Odummegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital School of Nursing, Nkpor, to College of Nursing
Anambra State government has upgraded the Chukwuemeka Odummegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital School of Nursing, Nkpor, to College of Nursing. Governor Willie Obiano announced this during the Matriculation/ Capping Ceremony of 2020 and 2021 set of Student Nursing and Midwives held at the college premises in Nkpor, Idemili North local […]
WHO Declares New Covid-19 Variant, ‘Variant of Concern’
Names new Variant “Omicron” The World Health Organization on Friday declared the recently-discovered “B.1.1.529 strain” of Covid-19, a variant of concern, naming it “Omicron” after a Greek alphabet. A WHO advisory panel on Friday stated that early evidence also showed that the new variant poses an increased risk of re-infection […]
Nigeria Records 41 New Covid-19 Cases
Nigeria yesterday recorded 41 new cases of Covid 19. According to the Nigeria center for Disease Control, the new cases were reported from 6 states. A breakdown of the cases show Lagos recorded 17 cases,Plateau-10Bauchi-4Kano-4Rivers-4Niger-2 Till date, 213,924 cases have been confirmed,207,114 discharged and2,975 deaths recorded across the 36 states […]
Ohaneze Youths Brace to Challenges Of Drug Abuse Among Youths
The Ohaneze Ndigbo Youth Wing has inaugurated task force and Sensitization Committee to deal with the menace of the crystal meth and other harmful drugs. This followed the rising cases of drug abuse, especially the ‘Mkpulu mmiri’ by the youths. Ohaneze Youths also re-echoed their call for a political solution […]
Governments Across the World Impose new Covid 19 Restrictions
In order to stem the rising rates of covid 19 infections around the world, many governments across the continent are bringing in new restrictions to try to tackle rising infections. However , some of such countries are meeting stiff resistance from the people as demonstrators are mainly opposed to the […]