Estimated Reading Time: 11Vaccine Hesitancy – The Pfizer Kano Case Vaccine distrust is one legacy of unethical Big Pharma practices in Nigeria Written by Mahdi Garba and Modupe Abidakun Edited by Mercy Abang Illustration by Antoine Bouraly The story was published by our partner Unbias the News. In Kano[Read More…]
Tag: Coronavirus
COVID-19 cases in Africa spiked by 50% in past week – WHO raises alarm
Estimated Reading Time: 1The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that there’s a 52 per cent surge in COVID-19 cases in Africa in the past week. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, disclosed this in a media briefing on Friday. The DG noted that deaths in Africa have also increased by[Read More…]
Edo Governor Obaseki says no record of Indian COVID-19 variant in the state as speculated on social media
Estimated Reading Time: 1Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Friday said there was no record of Indian COVID-19 variant in the state, as was speculated on social media. The governor stated this in Benin at a news conference to provide an update on COVID-19 response in the state. Mr[Read More…]
COVID-19: Lagos shuts-down 11 facilities for violating protocols
Estimated Reading Time: 1The Lagos State government has announced that it sealed 11 nightclubs, event centres and others over the weekend for violating the government directed protocols to stem the spread of the virus. This was announced by the Director-General of the Lagos State Safety Commission (LSC) Lanre Mojola, after[Read More…]
COVID-19: Nigeria to get four million vaccine doses Tuesday
Estimated Reading Time: 2The Nigerian government has finalised plans to get about four million vaccine doses from the COVAX facility on Tuesday. This was disclosed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, while speaking with journalists on[Read More…]
INVESTIGATION: With a Fake COVID-19 Certificate, I Travelled from Nigeria to the UK
Estimated Reading Time: 28Spending only a total of N82,000, investigative journalist Adeola Oladipupo travelled from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos to the Manchester Airport in the United Kingdom and back to Nigeria, using a fake negative COVID-19 result obtained from a criminal network that colludes with staff of the Lagos[Read More…]
15 lawmakers and dozens of legislative staff tested positive for coronavirus
Estimated Reading Time: 1Ghana’s parliament will restrict its sessions to twice a week after 15 lawmakers and dozens of legislative staff tested positive for coronavirus, the house speaker said on Thursday. Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo on Sunday reimposed a ban on social gatherings as the number of Covid-19 cases spiralled[Read More…]
Breaking: Again, Nigeria suspends Emirates Airlines Operations
Estimated Reading Time: 1The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has placed a 72-hour suspension on outbound Emirates flights from Nigeria. In a February 4 circular, the NCAA said Emirates Airlines violated guidelines put in place by the presidential taskforce on COVID-19. According to the circular, the airline has been airlifting[Read More…]
Just In: Justice Binta Nyako tests positive for COVID-19
Estimated Reading Time: 1Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, has tested positive for COVID-19. Quoting a source, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said the judge is expected to be in isolation. On January 28, the judge reportedly attended the valedictory court session held at the[Read More…]
Just In: Five persons have tested positive for B117 strain of COVID-19 discovered in the UK
Estimated Reading Time: 1Five persons have tested positive for the deadly B117 strain of COVID-19, which was first discovered in the United Kingdom. The Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Funke Egbemode, made this known in a public announcement titled ‘COVID-19: Osun recording more cases of deadly UK strain’ on[Read More…]
