Federal Government has eased the nationwide midnight curfew and llimitations on gatherings along with other restrictions imposed in 2019 to curb the spread of coronavirus. This is after the country ...
Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday announced the re-opening of land and sea borders as the country eased most of its COVID-19 restrictions. Akufo-Addo made this known in a nationwide address on Monday. The president mentioned that the decision was made after reviewing the measur
The United Nations Children’s Fund on Thursday said no fewer than 9.7 million Nigerian students are at risk of never returning to school. [caption id="attachment_142206" align="alignnone" width="600"] UNICEF[/caption] The UN body noted this in Abuja, during the launch of the Nigeria Learning
Experienced striker, Jordan Ayew will reportedly miss Ghana’s first-leg meeting with Nigeria in the playoff round of the qualifiers to the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament. The Black Stars will take on its age-old rivals in a two-legged tie in the final round of the African qualifiers for thi
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has hailed a new post-Covid era as he declared that self-isolation laws are being axed from Thursday and free COVID-19 tests will go from April. In a dramatic statement to MPs, the PM confirmed that people with the virus will no longer be compelled to stay a
Nigeria has received 3.2 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines donated by the United States as authorities step up efforts to curb the spread of the disease in the country. The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, and his technical staff
Member of the House of Representatives for Ikwuano/Umuahia federal constituency, Honourable Sam Onuigbo has said the House will soon extend its oversight function to how COVID-19 donations and grants to Nigeria were expended. The lawmaker disclosed this to newsmen at the 22nd coronation anniversa
The annual crossover services held by religious organisations across the country is under threat as the Boss Mustapha-led Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 declared that indoor religious gatherings should be limited to 50 per cent with full compliance to public health measures. This was
Authorities in the United Kingdom (UK) have finalised the decision to review the travel ban imposed on Nigeria and 10 other countries amid the detection of Omicron COVID variant. Sajid Javid, UK Health Secretary, said this when he briefed the British Parliament on Tuesday. According to him, Engl
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said it is greedy of nations who have more than enough to be stingy with vaccines. Ramaphosa said this at the ongoing peace and security conference in Dakar Senegal. Although he didn’t specify any particular country, he said it's disappointing that
The Federal Government has asked the United Kingdom to review its decision to impose travel ban on Nigerians because of Omicron variant of COVID-19, ABN TV reports. It said the UK’s decision was “unfair, unjust, punitive and discriminatory because it does not follow science.” The Ministe
President Muhammadu Buhari has received the South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Ramaphosa arrived at the Villa at about 10 am on Wednesday and was received by Buhari. He, thereafter, inspected a guard of honour and was treated to a 21-gun salute. His vis
Amid the growing concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Canada has added Egypt, Malawi, and Nigeria to the ‘travel ban’ list. “We are adding three countries to the list of these countries that we talked about last Friday, these are Malawi, Egypt and Nigeria,” Canadian Health Minis
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC on Wednesday morning confirmed the first case of the Omicron variant in the country. This was contained in a press release issued by the centre and signed by the Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa. ABN TV reported that the Omicron variant, a new s
