The Indian government on Thursday, rejected recent studies suggesting that millions of people have died in the country from Covid-19, several times the official toll of almost 420,000. In a statement released by the Indian government, several Indian states were now “reconciling” their data after […]
Twitter has said it will start labeling misleading tweets about COVID-19 vaccines and boot users who persist in spreading such misinformation. The one-to-many messaging service introduced a “strike system” that will gradually escalate to a permanent ban after the fifth offending tweet. The second and […]
A former Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Abdullahi Inde Dikko is dead. Dikko reportedly died of cancer complicated by COVID-19. He died at an undisclosed hospital in Abuja. Alhaji Dikko was 61 years old and a native of Musawa, Katsina State. Dikko had a […]
UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has said world powers should clinch a global treaty on pandemics to ensure proper transparency, following the novel Coronavirus outbreak which originated in China. Speaking at a news conference in London on Monday, Mr. Johnson said that he would be […]
Journalists and media professionals have been enjoined to always prioritize their safety at reportorial assignments to scale through the second wave of COVID-19. The Director, News and Current Affairs, Radio Nigeria, Headquarters, Abuja, Alhaji Sanni Suleiman gave the advice in Ibadan while addressing management and […]
Five hotels operating in Aba North Local Government Area of Abia State, were on Monday sealed for violating COVID-19 protocols on the orders of the State Government. A committee on COVID-19 led by Chief Nkoro, sealed the hotels after they failed to enforce the protocols […]
Lagos State House of Assembly has frowned at what it called the unwholesome and illegal sales of supposed drugs for COVID-19. This was as the Speaker of the house, Mr. Mudashiru Obasa, directed the Acting Chairman of the House Committee on health, Hakeem Shokunle, to […]