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The Director-General National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim has said the scheme has put in adequate resources towards the safe re-opening of all orientation camps across the …
COVID-19: Our NYSC camps are safe for re-opening – DG Read More
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig-General Shuaibu Ibrahim, said the scheme is committed to the sustenance ofCOVID-19 preventive and safety protocols in order to guarantee seamless …
COVID-19: NYSC DG warns prospective corps members against protocol violation Read More
The Nizamiye Hospital Abuja, Tuesday, said it has commenced antibody testing for COVID-19. In a statement made available to the press by its Director, Medical Laboratory Services, Usman Habu Balbaya …
Nizamiye hospital begins COVID-19 antibody testing Read More
The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC ) has enforced strict compliance with COVID-19 protocols and good personal hygiene among corps members and camp officials nationwide.The Director-General of …
Strict compliance with COVID-19 protocol a must — NYSC Read More
The UNICEF country representative in Nigeria, Peter Hawkins, Monday said vaccine for malaria would be available in the next two years. Speaking at a meeting of the Northern Traditional Leaders …
Malaria vaccine ready in 2 years –UNICEF Read More
Matt Hancock has resigned as health secretary after he breached social distancing guidance by kissing a colleague. In a letter to the Prime Minister (PM), he said the government “owe …
Breaking: UK Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, resigns amidst ‘kissing scandal’ Read MoreThere is no gain saying the fact that the most dreaded monster threatening human existence across the globe today is COVID-19. Since the outbreak of the dreaded disease, thousands of …
Community media vital in curbing COVID-19 Read More
In 1964, the then American President, Mr. Lyndon B. Johnson in a pithy address to the International Labour Press Association glorified the place of the worker in public life; “You …
Understanding DG’s alert mantra in NYSC Read More
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg has been fined by the police for breaking Covid-19 social distancing rules. Solberg was fined 20,000 Norwegian crowns ($2,352) for organising a family gathering to …
Norwegian PM Solberg fined for breaking Covid-19 rule Read MoreRecently, Nigeria recorded a decline in the number of Covid-19 cases daily as announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). PAUL OKAH, in this report, asks if the …
Declining Covid-19 cases: Nigeria out of the woods? Read More
Prof. Bissallah Ekele, the Chief Medical Director, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) Gwagwalada, has urged Nigerians and all targeted ages to embrace the COVID-19 vaccination as directed. Ekele gave …
CMD urges Nigerians to embrace COVID-19 vaccination Read More
Last week, President Muhammadu Buhari signed an Executive Order specifying various degrees of punishment for Nigerians who flout Covid-19 protocols. In this report, PAUL OKAH takes a look at the …
Covid-19: Still on Buhari’s order and enforceability Read More
Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) are among the measures adopted to check and contain pandemics like COVID-19. Experts agree that preventing the spread of new diseases, with no known vaccine to check …
Deploying non-pharmaceutical measures against COVID-19 Read More
The Presidency said Sunday that there was the urgent need for Nigerians to adhere to COVID-19 protocols and guidelines, especially wearing of face masks to avert lockdown. A statement issued …
COVID-19: Comply with mandatory mask wearing to avert lockdown, Presidency tells Nigerians Read More
Britain reported a record 1,820 deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday exceeding a record set only the day before, as scientists warned that the lockdown that began earlier this month was …
COVID-19: UK records highest deaths day after setting new record Read More
Nigeria is sheepishly taking on COVID-19 in a frontal assault that might prove to be a catastrophic miscalculation. The Federal Ministry of Education has defiantly ordered the reopening of primary …
Pantami, Adamu daring COVID-19 Read More
The Presidential Task Force on control of COVID-19 Monday came up with new measures to check the spread of the virus in the country. Speaking at a press briefing in …
Breaking: FG issues fresh orders on COVID-19, bars, restaurants shut… worship centres, eateries, workers get new guidelines Read More
There is an indication that Kaduna state will witness another lockdown unless the spike in Covid-19 is reduced drastically. Governor Nasiru El-Rufai, who has been in self-isolation, is mulling imposing …
Kaduna and the second lockdown Read More
The Chairman of the Nigeria Football Supporters Club, (NFSC) Rev. Samuel Ikpea has urged the Presidential Task Force committee and the Ministry of Youths and Sports to quickly quashed the …
…Ikpea urges PTF to quash decision Read More
Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for coronavirus for a second time, The Sun reports. The Juventus star had already been diagnosed with the illness while on Portugal duty earlier in the …
Breaking: Again, Ronaldo tests positive for Coronavirus Read More
Two prominent candidates in Saturday’s governorship in Edo state, Godwin Obaseki, and Osagie Ize-Iyamu have already cast their votes at their nearest polling units. While incumbent governor Obaseki is of …
#Live: APC supporters clash over vote buying, ballot box snatching as Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu vote, many shun social distancing in Edo election Read More
Human trials have begun – but even if they go well and a cure is found, there are many barriers before global immunisation is feasible. When will coronavirus vaccine be …
When will a coronavirus vaccine be ready? Read More
The number of coronavirus cases in the US has passed five million since the start of the pandemic, new data shows. New Covid-19 cases have risen sharply, with Florida, California …
Breaking: Red alert as Coronavirus cases, deaths worsen in US, more casualties in UK Read More
The Kaduna state Commissioner of Police, Umar Muri, on Thursday charged the Area Commanders and the Divisional Police Officers on surveillance and intelligence to ensure adequate security cover for the …
Sallah: Kaduna CP tasks ACs, DPOs on intensive security cover Read More
The Presidency said Wednesday that President Muhammadu Buhari would observe the Eid El-Kabir prayers with his family at home, just as he did during the Eid El-Fitr a little over …
Revealed! Where, how Buhari is planning to celebrate Eid Sallah Read More