Lagos approves 135 private hospitals for COVID-19 vaccination, okays N6,000 fee (Punch) The Lagos State Government has engaged 135 private health facilities for the administration of COVID-19 vaccine, saying this will strengthen the mass vaccination strategy targeted at four million…
*Coronavirus: Pain, anguish at Lagos isolation centre (Sun)*Igboho: Yoruba group to sue FG for disrupting Lagos rally (Tribune)
Coronavirus: Pain, anguish at Lagos isolation centre (Sun) As the third wave of Coronavirus is raging and currently wreaking havoc in communities across the country, some survivors have come out to recount the pain and anguish they went through. Their…
I almost died from Covid -19 in a hotel room
I travel a lot from London to Lagos and to Abuja for business; my family isnt in Nigeria so when I flew to Abuja on the 20th of May; I decided to stay a few days in Abuja after I…
Tokyo counts cost of $15b pandemic Olympics ‘gamble’
Tokyo awoke to a huge bill and soaring coronavirus cases on Monday after pulling off a mid-pandemic Olympics that at times looked impossible and had a mixed reception to the end. Olympic officials have been predictably bullish, saying the Games…
COVID-19: Nigeria records 11 deaths, 444 new cases in 24 hours
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has registered 11 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24-hours, adding to a recent surge in infections driven by the spread of the Delta variant in the country. The NCDC, which made this known via…
Tokyo Olympics: 1st competitors have Covid in athletes village
Two South Africa footballers have become the first competitors to test positive for coronavirus in the athletes’ village in Tokyo – five days before the start of the Olympic Games. South Africa’s Football Association confirmed Thabiso Monyane and Kamohelo Mahlatsi…
Group to plant 1,000 trees in Badagry as COVID-19 memorials
The Urban Tree Renewal Initiative (UTRI) has said it has concluded plans to plant a thousand trees in Ologe Araromi area of Badagry, Lagos, as coronavirus (COVID-19) memorial forest. UTRI is a Lagos-based organisation that has taken tree planting across…
COVID-19: Dreaded Delta variant hits Oyo as Lagos slips into third wave
The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force has uncovered the virulent Delta variant of coronavirus in the state. The State Incident Manager and coordinator of the Emergency Operations Centre, Dr Olabode Ladipo, who confirmed this development yesterday, said the public is…
India to ease lockdown rules as coronavirus cases decline to lowest in two months
India reported 114,460 new coronavirus infections on Sunday (June 6), the lowest in two months, while the death toll increased by 2,677, as parts of the country prepared to ease movement restrictions. India has the world’s second-largest number of coronavirus…
*Soldier kills self after killing Customs officer at Seme (DailyTrust)*3 Lagos LG traffic officers arrested for extorting motorists (Punch)
Soldier kills self after killing Customs officer at Seme (DailyTrust) A customs officer has been shot dead by a soldier at Seme border in Lagos State. A witness told Daily Trust that the incident happened on Wednesday night. The witness,…
