Tag: Covid-19

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a new lockdown in England. The prime minister made the announcement in a televised address from Downing Street, on Monday. The development comes after…

At least 12.3 million doses of approved COVID-19 vaccines have so far been administered globally, according to tallies by Bloomberg and Our World in Data. In the tallies published here…

Atunyota Akpobome, ace comedian better known as Ali Baba, says anyone who claims COVID-19 is scam is a “fool”. The award-winning entertainer took to his Instagram page on Monday to…

By Olamilekan Alani The Special Adviser to the governor on Public Communications, Remmy Hazzan, on Sunday said schools in Ogun state will reopen if the figures from the Nigeria Centre for…

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has directed all officers to enforce all protocols as highlighted by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. Odumosu instructed his officers and men…

President-elect Joe Biden has appointed a Nigerian-American, Osaremen Okolo, as a member of his COVID-19 Response Team. The Democrat named Okolo, daughter of Nigerian immigrants, as his COVID Policy Advisor.…

By Olamilekan Alani As 2020 winds down and the country comes to terms with the reality of the second wave, it was a bittersweet Wednesday of high counts for COVID-19…

Tottenham Hotspur’s clash against Fulham on Wednesday evening has been called off, due to a COVID-19 outbreak at the west London club. Fulham have posted a number of positive results…

Team Nigeria will compete in just 11 sports with comparative advantage at the Tokyo Olympics, Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, has said. The minister made this known in…

Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says January 2021 is going to be tough for the country because of a spike in COVID-19 infections. In…