Tag: Covid-19 pandemic

According to the health minister, the case fatality rate for COVID-19 in the country equals 1.49 per cent.

42 of those on the RSF list were “murdered or deliberately targeted,” and the rest killed while performing their work.

Almost everyone will be temporarily or permanently impaired at some point in life, the World Disability Report says.

The UN urges "greater investments in preparedness, to confront future health emergencies (pandemics)".

"NITDA was created in 2001 to help National IT Policy and that policy has been replaced by the Digital Economy ...

The Niger State governor says the budget is 'moderate'.

Speaker Magargaya commends governor for managing Zamfara well in spite of inadequate resources.

Months after the major airports in Nigeria started operations, industry stakeholders are still counting their losses as a result of ...

The director-general said that other African countries looked up to Nigeria for leadership in biosafety issues.

Nigeria’s total COVID-19 cases is fast approaching 80,000.

The suspension takes effect from 12:01 a.m. Thursday, making it the longest strike in the history of the country since ...

Mr Ogu says Naval trainings are compulsory and cannot be stopped in spite of COVID-19

While Lassa Fever has killed 79 people, COVID-19 has killed 41 in the last 11 months.

The two project loans worth 900 million dollars, are to support the Philippines’ efforts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Among the aggressors are repressive governments using the COVID-19 pandemic as a pretext to arrest, detain or restrict journalists’ freedom, ...

ACT Accelerator seeks the development, production and equitable distribution of affordable COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics.

The entire process of the passage of the legislation took only two weeks.

Stern-looking soldiers were seen positioned in different parts of the establishment.

Referring specifically to those he said were using languages such as “the nation will break up”, Mr Shehu assured Nigerians ...

The event was initially scheduled for March 13-15 this year, but was postponed for 12 months over fears related to ...

Only 37 countries have so far committed to disclose some or all extractive contracts.

The budget approval was a sequel to the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on FCT.

The pandemic also provided enough lessons to help in planning the future of health services in the country,

At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO had warned that smokers are at higher risk of developing severe disease ...

The Survival Fund scheme is to benefit 4500 Nigerians per state and the FCT.