Omicron fuels 15m new weekly COVID-19 cases-WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday said fuelled by Omicron, more than 15 million new cases of COVID-19 were reported around the world...
Germany Records More Than 80,000 Daily Covid Infections
Germany said it registered no fewer than 80,000 COVID-19 infections in one day for the first time, according to figures released on Wednesday by...
COVID Variants Will Slow Down Growth – World Bank Warns
Global growth will slow down over the next two years in the face of “fresh threats” from COVID-19 variants and rising inflation, debt and...
Omicron: WHO Predicts Heavy Infections Of Europe’s Population In 6-8 Weeks
Hans Kluge, the WHO’s top Europe official, has predicted that more than half of the continent’s population will get infected with the Omicron coronavirus...
Mexico’s President Obrador Tests Positive For COVID-19 Again
Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has said he tested positive for the coronavirus again amid the latest wave of infections in the country...
Nigeria Records 102 Lassa Fever Deaths Across 17 States
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 102 Lassa fever deaths from a total cumulatively from week 1-52 of 2021 in 38...
Man Receives Heart From Genetically Altered Pig
Fifty-seven year old man, David Bennett, has become the first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig.
The United...
Pope Condemns “Baseless” Misinformation About COVID-19 Vaccines
Pope Francis has expressed backing for COVID-19 national immunisation campaigns as he condemned “baseless” ideological misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.
Francis spoke in his yearly address...
France detects new COVID-19 variant IHU
While the globe is dealing with the extremely contagious Omicron strain of Covid, researchers in France have discovered a potentially dangerous new variation with...
Omicron: Fear, Concerns Over Rise In Covid-19 Cases
By Babalola Seyi
There is mounting evidence that the novel omicron coronavirus variation is capable of quickly spreading in populations with immunity to existing coronavirus...
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TUC Meets Over Fuel Subsidy Removal
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) Deputy Secretary, Nuhu Toro, has stated that the Congress will hold a meeting on Thursday over planned removal of...
APC Governors Insist on February National Convention
The Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), an umbrella body of governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has given assurance that...
“There Should Be No Room For Indolence” – CG Tells Officers
The Controller General, Nigerian Correctional Service NCoS, Haliru Nababa has told officers and men of the Corps that the service will not tolerate any...