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Emirates, the Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) flag carrier has, again, extended suspension of its flights to Nigeria till September 5, fueling uncertainty on resumption of travels between the two countries. The extension of flight…

UNICEF, and the World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed concern over the activities of baby food producers who allegedly use COVID-19 as a cover to discourage exclusive breastfeeding to increase patronage of their products. Both…

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved Moderna and Sputnik COVID-19 vaccines for use in Nigeria. It was gathered that the approval is only for emergency use. READ ALSO: …

Priscilla Ofunre, Ado-Ekiti The Ekiti State Government has appealed to residents to maintain all COVID-19 safety protocols as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed case of Delta Variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the…

A former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, a former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, are among the resource persons to give…

As part of measures aimed at preventing the spread of deadly strains of COVID-19 in the country, the Federal Government on Monday extended its work-from-home directive for civil servants on Grade Level 12 and below. According to the…

Ayodele Olalere Following the receipt of the first consignment of the COVID-19 vaccines, in Lagos State, on Wednesday, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced that the state would begin the roll out of the vaccine to the public, this…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says three new cases of Ebola have been confirmed in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) WHO had on Friday confirmed a new case of Ebola virus in the city of Beni in DRC, after 52 days of not…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, has confirmed a case of Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after 52 days without a case. The UN’s health agency disclosed this on its official…

The Swiss government has cancelled scores of sporting and cultural events as a raft of measures aimed at tackling the spread of the coronavirus, code-named COVID-19 by the World Health Organisation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…