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The Nigerian Senate has condemned the travel ban imposed on Nigerian travelers by the United Kingdom over the detection of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the country. During plenary on Tuesday, the Senate called for the urgent reversal of the UK’s decision to add Nigeria to its COVID-19 …

THE Federal Government on Monday demanded that Britain rescind the ban imposed on Nigerian travellers over Omicron variant of COVID-19, saying that putting the country on the red list is “unjust, unfair, divisive, indefensible and discriminatory.” Addressing a press conference in his office in Abuja, Minister of Information and Culture, …

We have good news of another investment milestone for Nigeria. It was my pleasure today to virtually preside over the groundbreaking ceremony of the Africa Medical Center of Excellence in Abuja (AMCE), a landmark hospital project that will significantly transform the healthcare sector in West Africa. The AMCE, a 500-bed …

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says 29 of the 85 countries that were malaria-endemic accounted for about 96% of malaria cases and deaths globally while Nigeria accounted for 27% of deaths. The organisation disclosed this in its 2020 World Malaria report released on Monday. “About 96% of malaria deaths globally …

107 new cases of COVI19Nigeria; FCT-38 Oyo-21 Rivers-17 Edo-13 Delta-7 Enugu-4 Zamfara-4 Plateau-3 214,896 confirmed 207,495 discharged 2,980 deaths Todays report includes: ▪️7 confirmed cases reported for Delta state for 6th (4) & 7th (3) December 2021 ▪️4 confirmed cases reported for Enugu State for 6th December 2021 ▪️1 discharged …

The ministries of finance and environment and other stakeholders in the environment sector on Monday rejected a bill that seeks to prohibit open defecation and urination in the country. The bill titled: “Clean Nigeria Agency (Establishment) Bill, was sponsored by Senator Clifford Ordia (PDP Edo). The ministries and other critical …

The Nigerian government has said that 50 per cent of the COVID-19 positive arrivals that the country has had are from the UK. Minister of Health Dr Osagie Ehanire said this while faulting the UK government for red-listing Nigeria and other African countries over fears of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. …

Media personality Toke Makinwa has said that she is worried over her current state of health as she is experiencing coronavirus symptoms, Newsextra24 reports. The TV host lamented in an Instagram story on Monday, saying she is in bed sick. Toke also said she experiencing fever, tiredness, headaches and sore …

As you are aware, Britain has put Nigeria on its red list and banned foreign travels from our country. This is as a result of the discovery of Covid-19 cases, Omicron variant, in Nigeria. Britain now joins other countries, including Canada, which have taken a similar action against Nigeria over …

55 new cases of COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-37 Edo-6 Osun-5 Oyo-4 Ogun-2 Ekiti-1 214,622 confirmed 207,450 discharged 2,980 deaths Today’s report includes 0 cases from Kaduna, Ondo, Rivers, and Sokoto States A breakdown of cases by state via http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng