COVID-19

BEVERLY HILLS, December 31, (THEWILL) - China has approved the conditional use of its first coronavirus vaccine, developed by state-owned pharmaceutical company Sinopharm. The approval was announced by the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council on Thursday. Deputy...

BEVERLY HILLS, December 30, (THEWILL) - The United Kingdom on Wednesday became the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca. The approval comes as the country battles a major winter surge driven by a...

BEVERLY HILLS, December 30, (THEWILL) - The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control, NCDC, has warned of a significant increase in COVID-19 cases in Nigeria by January 2021. The Director-General of the agency, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, made this known in Abuja,...

SAN FRANCISCO, December 28, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA has issued warnings to foreign airline operators and passengers operating into Nigeria from the UK and South Africa. The NCAA Director-General, Musa Nuhu, in a letter containing new...

SAN FRANCISCO, December 28, (THEWILL) - The Premier League fixture between Manchester City and Everton scheduled for Monday, December 28 has been postponed after to a number of positive COVID-19 tests amongst City players. Despite City pair of Kyle Walker...

SAN FRANCISCO, December 28, (THEWILL) - Lagos State Government on Monday raised the alarm over fake COVID-19 certificates on sale in the state. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi disclosed this at a press conference on the second wave of the...

SAN FRANCISCO, December 27, (THEWILL) - The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has said losses of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Lagos was about N2.7 billion, due to the recent Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown. According to the News...

SAN FRANCISCO, December 27, (THEWILL) - The Lagos State Government has shut down 12 facilities in the state for flouting the COVID-19 regulations concerning social and recreational centers. This Lagos State Safety Commission carried out the operation while monitoring the compliance...

SAN FRANCISCO, December 27, (THEWILL) - Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen has tested positive for Coronavirus. The minister disclosed that she tested positive for the virus after she was advised by her medical team to undergo the test and self-isolate...

SAN FRANCISCO, December 27, (THEWILL) - The World Bank has provided the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) with protective equipment (PPE) against Covid-19 worth £172m, to assist the agency to carry out enrolments for National Identification Numbers (NIN) across the...