Omicron variant detected in more countries as scientists race to find answers
Nov. 29, 2021 The World Health Organization (WHO) said it is not yet clear whether Omicron, first detected in Southern Africa, is more transmissible than other variants, or if it…
Omicron could have originated in HIV patients – German expert
Nov. 29, 2021 The surprising number of mutations in the Omicron Coronavirus (COVID-19) variant could signal that it originated in a patient with HIV or another immunodeficiency, a top German…
APC, PDP in Borno war of words over resettlement of IDPs
Nov. 29, 2021 The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Borno have engaged in war of words over on-going resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)….
Twitter Has Agreed To All FG’s Conditions – Keyamo
Nov. 29, 2021 The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has said that the microblogging platform, Twitter, has agreed to all conditions laid out by the Federal…
WHO reaches draft consensus on future pandemic treaty
Nov 29, 2021 Member states of the World Health Organization have reached a tentative consensus to negotiate a future agreement on preventing pandemics, bridging the gap between sides led by…
Level of interconnect, other inter-licensee indebtedness is still unacceptably high – Danbata tells Licensees
Nov. 29, 2021 …NCC finalising work on IM for 5G technology deployment The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta,…
COVID-19: What you should know about Omicron -WHO
Nov. 29, 2021 On 26 November 2021, WHO designated the variant B.1.1.529 a variant of concern, named Omicron, on the advice of WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution (TAG-VE)….
How gunmen shot their way into Jos Correctional Service – Witness
November 29, 2021 They were heavily armed and they came in large number, arrived at the gate of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) in Jos, engaged the security personnel at…
Gunmen kill four at pipeline works in Bayelsa
Nov 28, 2021 Gunmen have killed four men who were involved in the maintenance on a pipeline owned by the Nigerian subsidiary of Italian oil giant Eni, a local security…
70-year-old woman, others arrested as NDLEA seizes 6,586kg narcotics in Edo, Delta, Kano, Yobe
Nov. 28, 2021 Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has seized 12,385 kilograms of Loud Cannabis, a strong variant of the illicit weed imported from a neighbouring…