BREAKING: New COVID-19 Variant Reported In Nigeria
John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), says a new variant of COVID-19 has been reported in Nigeria. He disclosed this on Thursday at a virtual media briefing to give an update on the COVID-19 situation in Africa. On December 21, the Africa CDC had issued a statement on a new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the...
Governor Lalong Recovers From COVID-19 One Week After Testing Positive
Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has recovered from coronavirus after testing negative for the disease. His spokesman Makut Macham stated this in a Thursday release from Jos. Lalong had gone into isolation on December 17 after testing positive to COVID-19. “One week after the governor tested positive to the virus, he is now free of the disease after his latest...
Atiku Receives Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine In Dubai (Photos)
Nigeria’s former vice president, Atiku Abubakar reportedly took the Pfizer’s vaccine in the United Arab Emirates. The people’s Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections took the dose in Dubai to prevent symptomatic cases of COVID-19. The Pfizer’s vaccine, when administered in its full two-dose regimen, was found to be 95 percent effective at preventing symptomatic cases of COVID-19. READ...
COVID 19: Nigeria To Receive 10 Million Vaccine Doses In March – Ehanire
Nigeria will receive 10 million doses of coronavirus vaccine in March, Health Minister Osagie Ehanire said in a statement on Thursday. The vaccines add to 100,000 expected doses of Pfizer vaccine, he said. The statement did not specify which type of vaccine would be used for the 10 million doses. It was also unclear whether the batch would be financed by the...
COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 400K In U.S
The coronavirus pandemic hit another stunning milestone Tuesday, with the U.S. death toll soaring past 400,000 as new variants continue to pop up across the country. The deadly marker, confirmed by Johns Hopkins University, represents about one-fifth of all reported deaths around the world and comes less than a year after the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in the U.S. The...
COVID-19 Vaccine To Be Received in Nigeria By February – Kayode Fayemi
The Nigeria Governors Forum Chairman, Kayode Fayemi, on Thursday, announced that Nigeria has been selected among 12 African nations that will benefit from the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines for developing countries by the end of February. This was contained in a communique issued after the end of a virtual meeting of the NGF held on Wednesday but made public...
COVID-19: Ikpeazu Embarks On Massive Public Enlightenment
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has flagged a massive massive public enlightenment on COVID-19 on the need to abide by the preventive protocols against the pandemic across the local governments in the state. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Onyebuchi Ememanka. He said the governor has directed the State Ministry of Health...
FG Extends Eased COVID-19 Lockdown By One Month
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday announced the extension of phase three of the eased lockdown by one month. The chairman of PTF, Boss Mustapha, announced this at the weekly briefing of the task force in Abuja. He said, “The PTF is improving on the International Travel Portal to minimise the challenges passengers keep encountering. “Similarly, it is reviewing the...
Atiku Abubakar Receives Second Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine (Photos)
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has received the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, his media aide Paul Ibe said on Wednesday. The former number two citizen, who is currently in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, had received the first shot on January 6. “H.E @atiku earlier today took his second dose of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. He had earlier had the first...
Premier League To Restart June 17
The Premier League clubs have agreed to restart the season on June 17 after they gave "Project Restart" the green light at a shareholders meeting on Thursday. ABN TV reports that Manchester City v Arsenal and Aston Villa v Sheffield United have been lined up as the first premier league games on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. The two fixtures were originally...
![‘Junior Pope Didn’t Pay Dues’ — AGN Gives Update On Late Actor’s Case With Adanma Luke [VIDEO]](https://abntv.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Junior-Pope-and-Emeka-Rollas-100x75.jpg "‘Junior Pope Didn’t Pay Dues’ — AGN Gives Update On Late Actor’s Case With Adanma Luke [VIDEO]")
