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A Colorado man has the variant of the coronavirus from the United Kingdom that health officials say is more transmissable than other strains of the virus, Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday. It is the first known case of the UK coronavirus variant in United States. The man, who is in his 20s and in isolation in Elbert […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said that the nation’s health system is struggling to cope with the increasing number of coronavirus infections daily. The centre warned that the nation would pay in January for disregarding the health protocols. Speaking at the  briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Tuesday, the Director-General, […]

A new WhatsApp update will prevent the popular messaging app from working on millions of phones from 1 January 2021. Older Android and iPhone devices will no longer support the latest version of the app, forcing owners to either update their mobile operating system or buy a new smartphone, Yahoo News reports. Any iPhone not running iOS […]

Now that coronavirus vaccines are starting to roll out in the US and abroad, many people may be dreaming of the day when they can travel, shop and go to the movies again. But in order to do those activities, you may eventually need something in addition to the vaccine: a vaccine passport application. Several […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, on Sunday warned that the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) would not be the last such crisis. He gave the warning in a video released to mark the first-ever International Day of Epidemic Preparedness on Sunday. “History tells us that this won’t be the last pandemic and epidemics are a fact of life,” […]

The first two cases of a particularly infectious coronavirus variant that recently emerged in Britain have been confirmed in Canada, health authorities said Saturday. “The cases are a couple from Durham with no known travel history, exposure or high-risk contacts,” Barbara Yaffe, acting chief medical officer for Ontario, said in a statement. The couple have […]

Barely five days to the end of the year 2020, the Central Bank of Nigeria has disclosed that a survey carried out by its Statistics Department revealed that the naira is expected to depreciate further in January 2021. The report, titled, ‘December 2020 Business Expectations Survey Report’ added that there might also be a steady […]

Students in Nigerian public universities who were hoping to resume academic work after the Yuletide following the suspension of a strike by lecturers will have to wait longer. This is because the National Universities Commission (NUC) has issued a directive to all universities to suspend academic activities due to the spread of COVID-19. Nigeria is currently experiencing […]

President Muhammadu Buhari wants Nigerians to use the season of goodwill and joy to renew their faith in the ability of the present administration to make a lasting difference in their lives. He made the remark on Thursday in his message of the nation on the occasion of this year’s Christmas celebrations in various parts […]

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has insisted that the 12am-4am curfew remains in force amid the second wave of coronavirus in the country. Dr Sani Aliyu, who is the National Coordinator of the PTF, stated this on Thursday while briefing reporters in Abuja. He also announced new protocols as part of measures to […]

Manchester United are looking likely to allow Odion Ighalo to leave when his loan deal ends in January. Ighalo burst onto the scene with some incredible early performances for Manchester United. However, since the start of 2020/21 term, he has seldom been utilised by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. According to The Times, United do not plan […]

The Federal Government has declared Friday 25, Monday 28 December 2020 and Friday, January 1, 2021 as public holidays to mark the Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year Celebrations respectively. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government. He felicitated with Christians and all Nigerians both at home […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Wednesday indicated that it might resume its suspended strike in February if the Federal Government failed to implement agreements it signed with the lecturers. The National President of  ASUU, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, disclosed this in an interview with Punch in Lagos,  while shedding more light on the decision […]