COVID-19

December 07, (THEWILL) - The Lagos state government on Tuesday banned unvaccinated persons from attending social events and gatherings in the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced the development in a statement on the COVID-19 pandemic in Lagos state. He said all...

December 07, (THEWILL) - As the COVID-19 Omicron variant rages across the world, MTN Group on Monday said it will make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for its staff from January 2022. Announcing this in a press statement, MTN Group President and...

December 06, (THEWILL) - The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 on Monday disclosed that Lagos State got N10 billion from the Federal Government to combat the COVID-19 pandemic as part of resources made available to states and Federal Capital...

December 06, (THEWILL) - In a bid to ramp up the vaccination of people against the resurgent COVID-19 pandemic, Sterling Bank Plc has announced a partnership with the Lagos State Government to launch a vaccination campaign. The campaign is expected to...

December 06, (THEWILL) - The Benue State Government has vaccinated over 190,000 people against COVID-19. The Director of Disease Surveillance and Immunisation at the State Primary Healthcare Board, Mr Joseph Kolove, who made the disclosure in Makurdi, said that massive vaccination...

December 04, (THEWILL) - Amid concerns about the spread of the Omicron variant of COViD-19, the United Kingdom on Saturday announced plans to add Nigeria to the travel ban list. British Health Minister Sajid Javid, who announced the development on...

December 03, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday charged world leaders to work together and reinforce partnerships to limit the catastrophic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking on Friday in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates at Nigeria Day during EXPO...

December 02, (THEWILL) - The African Union (AU) says the travel ban on some African countries over the COVID-19 Omicron variant is a stigmatisation against the continent. Chairperson of the AU Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat made the remarks while reacting to restrictions placed...

December 02, (THEWILL) - The United States has announced its first confirmed case of the Covid-19 Omicron variant. The case was detected in California, in a fully vaccinated traveler who had recently returned from South Africa and was recovering from...

December 01, (THEWILL) - Brazil became the first Latin American country to report cases of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus. According to the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency, the country’s first two cases involved a couple, a 41-year-old man...