Ayobamiji Komolafe
The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, has issued a directive urging heightened vigilance in response to the newly detected XEC COVID-19 variant, which is rapidly spreading globally. The XEC…
Ayobamiji Komolafe
A new COVID-19 variant known as XEC has spread to 27 countries, including France and the United States (US), infecting more than 600 individuals. XEC, first detected in Germany in June, has since emerged in…
Pandora Peaceman
Popular Nigerian singer, Inetimi Alfred Timaya, better known as Timaya has narrated how he started indulging in drugs during COVID-19 in 2020. Speaking in a recent interview with The Beat 99.9 FM, the singer stated…
Boma Achenimie
The Federal Ministry of Health on Friday refuted the memo from the National Obstetric Fistula Centre in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, warning staff of an epidemic of a novel COVID-19 form. The “new wave of COVID-19…
Boma Achenimie
The novel EG.5 and BA.2.86 subvariants of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have not yet been discovered in Nigeria, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). This was disclosed…
Mariam Adebukola
Following the internal memo issued by the Head of Clinical Services, Dr Yakubu E. N. to the National Obstetric Fistula Centre in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigerians and the hospital community have been warned to be…
Mariam Adebukola
The World Health Organisation (WHO), has informed the planet to be ready for a disease worse than COVID-19. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO Director-General gave the warning while unveiling a new global scheme to…
Mariam Adebukola
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has disclosed that the Federal Government spends at least N1 million in a year to cater for one inmate at the correctional facilities in the country. The Minister…
Isioma Madike
•Nigeria should heighten preventive measures at entry points, says Prof. Tomori •Resurgence means vaccination not effective –Prof. Ezeibe •Nigerians should get vaccinated –Dr. Olugbogi The dreaded COVID-19 pandemic appears to have resurfaced in China. This…
Isioma Madike
•‘Anything that’ll keep people alive is welcome’ The approval of COVID-19 vaccines across the world ought to have offered a path out of the pandemic. But not for cynics, who rely on the misinformation that…
