COVID-19
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Health
Make COVID-19 last pandemic, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Helen Clark urge G7 leaders
As G7 leaders meet in the coming days, we call on leaders at the Summit to make specific commitments to…
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Health
Buhari approves immediate relaxation of Covid safety measures
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate relaxation of COVID-19 Safety Measures and Travel Advisory following the recommendations of the…
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Health
Covid-19 vaccine study links side effects with greater antibody response
People who reported experiencing side effects to the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines such as fever, chills or muscle pain…
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Business
IMF chief warns there will be ‘people on the street’ globally unless inflation eases
There will be “people on the street” globally unless steps are taken to protect the most vulnerable from inflation, International…
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News
Pilgrims converge on Mount Arafat for climax of Hajj
Huge crowds of robed Muslim pilgrims prayed on Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat on Friday, the climax of the biggest Hajj…
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Health
UN deputy chief, Amina Mohammed tests negative for COVID-19
The UN Deputy Secretary General, Amina Muhammed, has tested negative for COVID-19 after testing positive for the virus some days…
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Foreign
Outcry in Shanghai as person declared dead and put in body bag found to be alive
Six people are under investigation in Shanghai after an elderly nursing home resident was mistakenly declared dead, put in a…
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Africa
Up to 65 per cent of Africans have caught Covid – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) says that around two-thirds of Africans have been exposed to the Covid-19 virus. A study…
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Health
Nigeria marks one-year anniversary of first Covid-19 vaccine shipment
Country receives over 800,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines donated by the Government of Japan through COVAX As Nigeria today marked…
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Health
Covid patients may have increased risk of developing mental health problems
A new, large study found that in the year after getting Covid, people were significantly more likely to be diagnosed…