Tag: coronavirus
Buhari receives second dose of Covid-19 vaccine
President Muhammadu Buhari has received his second dose of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine.
This happened on Saturday, May 29, 2021, at the State House in...
Nigeria records 45 new coronavirus cases, six recoveries and zero death
Nigeria, on Thursday, recorded 45 fresh cases of coronavirus.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which announced this via Twitter last night, also confirmed...
Nigeria records 48 new coronavirus cases, one recovery and zero death
Nigeria, on Wednesday, recorded 48 fresh cases of coronavirus.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) which announced this via Twitter last night, also confirmed...
Coronavirus pandemic will be ‘far more deadly’ this year, WHO warns
The World Health Organization issued a grim warning on Friday that the second year of Covid-19 was set to be “far more deadly”, as...
Indian COVID-19 strain now in Nigeria, African disease centre warns
The African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID) at the Redeemers University, Ede, Osun State, has raised an alarm that the...
Vaccine Politics: A perfect storm waiting to happen
NEW YORK - A sedentary lifestyle is quite antithetical to human nature. That is why the world anxiously awaits a return to some form...
How Benin Republic falsified Iwobi’s coronavirus test result
There are indications that Benin Republic falsified Alex Iwobi's positive coronavirus test result to frustrate the Super Eagles.
The Everton star missed Nigeria's 1-0 win...
5 infamous Magufuli anti-coronavirus quotes
President of Tanzania, John Magufuli has died at age 61. He had been rumoured to have died from complications of Covid-19. However, he was...
Europe’s oldest person, Lucile Randon, overcomes coronavirus in time for 117th...
A French nun, Lucile Randon, who is Europe's oldest person has survived Covid-19, just days before her 117th birthday.
Randon, whose religious name is Sister...
Nipah virus not deadlier than coronavirus – Research
Recently circulated reports have suggested that the Nipah virus has the potential to become the next global pandemic. However, data by the World Health...
Sustainable Agriculture as a Pillar of Climate Adaptation in Africa –...
Evelyn Dan Epelle, San Jose, California
ADIS24 - Africa stands at the forefront of climate change impacts, despite its low contribution to greenhouse gas emissions....
