By Itodo Daniel Sule, Olayemi John-Mensah (Abuja), Lami Sadiq (Kaduna), Misbahu Bashir (Maiduguri), Nana-Hauwa Sule (Kano), Hope Abah Emmanuel (Makurdi), Bassey Willie (Yenagoa), Ibraheem Hamza
By Oliver Kazunga LOCAL garlic farmers have been urged to increase exports riding on the growth of the global market which has expanded to US$2,48
By Steve Otieno & Nasibo Kabale Medical laboratory workers are the latest frontline workers in healthcare to go on strike after the government failed to
By Onyebuchi Ezigbo Federal Government has given assurances that the first batch of COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in the country by the end of January.
Egypt has approved the use of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese pharma giant Sinopharm, the health minister said. The first batch of the vaccine
Zimbabwe’s government on Saturday imposed a national lockdown following a surge in Covid-19 cases. Only essential services, such as hospitals, pharmacies and supermarkets will remain
As richer countries race to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, Somalia remains the rare place where much of the population hasn’t taken the coronavirus seriously. Some fear
Africa is seeing a marked increase in Covid-19 cases as a second wave of infections sweeps across the continent. Despite initial success in containing the
As of December 31, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 2,728,817. Reported deaths in Africa reached 64,771 and 2,278,265 people have recovered. South Africa
By Urowayino Jeremiah An estimated 10.4 million children in seven countries, including Nigeria, will suffer from acute malnutrition in 2021, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
By Adejumo Kabir Oluwafunke Ajibola is the Treasurer of the Nigerian Nurses & Midwifery of Nigeria (NANNM) in OOUTH. A principal nursing officer (PNO) at
World Health Organization (Geneva) Brazzaville — With the recent emergence in the African region of new COVID-19 variants which seem to have higher transmissibility, the
