Nigeria’s Federal Government has lifted the restrictions on attendance for social gatherings and the curfew on midnight movements it announced two years ago to curb the spread of COVID-19. It could be understood that the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, set up by the government in early 2020, had made known a review of […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has disclosed that 193 Nigerians evacuated from Ukraine, have tested positive for COVID-19 and are being managed according to the nation’s protocols. The government has also announced that it has revised the International Travel Protocols, which should come into effect on Monday, 4th April, 2022. Secretary to the Government of […]
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Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for COVID-19, Buckingham Palace announced on Sunday. The Palace had confirmed that Queen Elizabeth is experiencing “mild cold-like symptoms.” The monarch is, however, expected to continue “light duties” at Windsor Castle over the week. “She will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all the appropriate guidelines,” the […]
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The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu has recovered from COVID-19. Shehu disclosed this in a post on social media on Wednesday thanking God for his speedy recovery from the virus. It was reported that Garba Shehu was self-isolating after he contracted the virus. He had said, “What […]
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Media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has said his principal is “quite fine” amid the outbreak of COVID-19 among his aides. Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, had tested positive for COVID-19 last week. There were also reports that other presidential aides had tested positive and are currently in isolation. Speaking on […]
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The House of Representatives unanimously passed into law the Infectious Disease Bill. Introduced at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, the bill was aimed at controlling infectious diseases in Nigeria. It was sponsored by the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila and two other lawmakers. It is entitled “Bill for an Act to Repeal the Quarantine […]
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With effect from Tuesday, December 14, the federal government will restrict airlines coming from Canada, the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia into Nigeria. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, announced the decision on Sunday in Lagos and explained that it was to reciprocate restricted flights from Nigeria into those countries over the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron. […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Tuesday afternoon announced three additional cases of the Omicron variant in the country, The new cases bring the total of the recently discovered variant of the COVID-19 virus in Nigeria to six. The NCDC in the statement signed by the Director-General, Ifedayo Adetifa further explained that the […]
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The federal government of Nigeria has officially mandated all civil servants to get vaccinated against COVID-19 virus. Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), said workers who fail to get vaccinated will be barred from entering their places of work. Mustapha, who is also the chairman of the presidential steering committee (PSC) […]
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The federal government of Nigeria says it has taken South Africa, Brazil and Turkey off the list of countries from which travellers are restricted from entering Nigeria. Boss Mustapha, chairman of the presidential steering committee (PSC) on COVID-19, disclosed this on Wednesday at a media briefing in Abuja. Recall that the federal government had, in June, […]
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