US about to hit 1 million Covid-19 deaths
A general view of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia September 30, 2014. Photo: Reuters Following the record...
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Covid-19: FCTA moves to protect workers
Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement to FCT Minister, Mr Ikaro Attah. Photo: Abdullahi Lamino The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) wants Residents...
Omicron: FG asks Saudi Arabia to remove travel restrictions
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dada and Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Nigeria Faisal bin Ebraheem Al-Ghamdi. Photo: Hamza Alkali The Federal Government...
2022 Grammy Awards postponed due to COVID-19
The 64th Grammy Awards has been postponed due to a nationwide spike in COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant. The show was scheduled to...
Russia’s coronavirus death toll exceeds 600,000
Russia’s coronavirus death toll has surpassed the 600,000 mark, according to a Reuters report on Thursday. The figure, which is based on official data, comes...
EU sets 9-month validity of vaccinations for COVID-19 travel pass
EU flags flutter in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium October 2, 2019. Photo: Reuters The European Commission has adopted rules that...
Netherlands announce strict Christmas lockdown
The Netherlands has announced a strict lockdown over Christmas amid concerns over the Omicron coronavirus variant. Non-essential shops, bars, gyms hairdressers and other public venues...