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Omicron: AU calls for urgent rescinding of travel bans on African countries

The African Union (AU) warned that travel and entry bans in connection with the emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant will limit the free...

Third vaccine dose provides more protection against Omicron – Pfizer

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, reported results from an initial laboratory study showing that serum antibodies induced by the Pfizer-BioNTech...

Senate wants UK to remove Nigeria from COVID-19 travel ban

The Nigerian Senate has called on the British authorities to consider removing Nigeria from their Coronavirus (COVID-19) red list. The Senate also condemned what it...

Rescind ban on Nigeria over Omicron, govt tells Britain

The Federal Government has called on the British Authority to immediately rescind its ban on foreign travels from Nigeria over the discovery of cases...

COVID Omicron variant: Ban on African countries unfair, discriminatory — Adesina

The President, African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, says the travel ban on some African countries over Omicron, the new COVID-19 variant, is “very...

Omicron: Global Clinic data confirms new variant is less lethal – Obaje

A Nigerian Research Scientist based in Singapore, Dr Jonathan Obaje, says since African Omicron discovery, global clinic data has confirmed that variant of COVID-19...

WHO urges Asia-Pacific countries to brace selves for COVID-19 surge due to Omicron

Asia-Pacific countries must brace for a new surge in the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases due to the Omicron variant, which emerged last month,...

Development community calls for universal vaccine access to mitigate impact of Covid-19

Cape Verde President José Maria Neves on Thursday, December 2, 2021 joined the development community in calling for urgent universal vaccine access as a...

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SERAP sues INEC over ‘failure to account for missing N55.9bn election funds’

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “over the failure to...
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Thunderstorms threaten flood-weary Malawi as temperatures climb toward 32°C

Isolated thunderstorms are forecast to sweep across much of Malawi this week, raising concerns in a country where flooding...

Princess Chigbo: Police arrests armed robbery suspects, programme of activities unveiled

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command says it has recorded a major breakthrough in its sustained fight against...

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SERAP sues INEC over ‘failure to account for missing N55.9bn election funds’

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit...

Thunderstorms threaten flood-weary Malawi as temperatures climb toward 32°C

Isolated thunderstorms are forecast to sweep across much of...
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