…Governor Receives Lagos Command Comptroller Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has charged the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to rise to the occasion of a disturbing event being observed in the management of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and save the nation from imminent third wave of the virus’ spread. The Governor spoke against the background of fresh transmission recorded in the ...

Robin Ireland, University of Glasgow and Christopher Bunn, University of Glasgow The Euros are here – Europe’s festival of football, featuring some of the best players on the planet in peak physical condition. Yet alongside this spectacle runs a carnival of corporate advertising – often marketing unhealthy products such as alcohol, junk food and gambling apps. How is it that ...

By Obijiofor Aginam The motivation for a pandemic treaty is infallible because of the ‘globalization of public health’ in a rapidly evolving interdependence of nations, societies, and peoples. Notwithstanding the lofty purposes of the proposed pandemic treaty as a tool for effective cooperation by member-states of the WHO to address emerging and re- emerging disease pandemics in an inter-dependent world, ...

…seeks prayers for successful tenure Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday thanked all the religious leaders, especially Imams, for their cooperation during the peak of Covid-19 pandemic, saying their cooperation over the protocols and guidelines helped in the successful management of the pandemic. The Governor, who also appealed to the parents to pay more attention to their wards, said ...

The COVID-19 strain, which is currently ravaging India, has been found in Nigeria. The strain was detected by the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases in the Redeemers University, Ede, Osun State nearly three weeks ago and has been communicated to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. Recall that the Federal Government on Monday restricted gatherings at ...

Following the number of cases and fatalities in Brazil, India and Turkey, the Federal Government has reintroduced restrictions on mass gatherings to 50 percent capacity, the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC) has announced.  The National Incident Manager, Mukhtar Mohammed, who announced this, said effective from today, event centres, night clubs, should remain closed till further notice. Gatherings of religious groups, ...

At least 10 people, and possibly as many as 24, died after a hospital ran out of an increasingly precious resource here: medical oxygen. It was the latest in a growing series of such accidents. When the pipes carrying oxygen to critically ill Covid-19 patients stopped working at a hospital in the southern Indian state of Karnataka on Sunday evening, ...

In a speech delivered earlier today on the President’s behalf by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, at a public forum organized by the Nigerian Academy of Engineering, the President commended Nigerian engineers for the diversity of their experience and competence. According to him, “I think the pandemic has truly opened up the immense talents and creativity of Nigerian scientists and ...

Founder of Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, has slammed fellow pastors who are telling their church members to go ahead and take a jab of the COVID-19 vaccine. In a sermon delivered which was shared on his church’s YouTube channel, Oyakhilome lamented how ministers of the gospel became ministers of the vaccine. According to him, pastors should channel the belief they have ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday concluded its four-day capacity building programme on health reporting during emergencies as part of ongoing efforts to “save lives.” The sessions, which took place at the Homtel Hotel in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, were facilitated on behalf of the WHO by seasoned experts in media and medical fields, including Development Communication Consultant ...