*Warns that while countries were free to set out measures to protect their citizens, Nigeria should not be singled out Doosuur Iwambe The Federal Government, on Monday, said it has initiated diplomatic steps to make the United Kingdom and other countries reverse restrictions imposed on travellers from Nigeria on account of the Covid-19 Omicron variant. […]
*ECOWAS leaders ask Int’l community to support sanctions against Guinea, Mali Ukpono Ukpong with agency report President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the need for leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to forge stronger solidarity in order to address the new challenges, including the current third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and […]
Researchers in Japan said the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is highly transmissible even among vaccinated people or those who have already been infected with other strains of the virus. The local media reported Thursday that at a meeting of an advisory panel to the health ministry, a group led by Kyoto University Professor, Hiroshi Nishiura […]
*Vaccination card compulsory for attending social gathering in Lagos — Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State Government says it will prosecute anyone found wanting in compliance with the current guidelines on travel protocols released by the Presidential Steering Committee. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said this on Tuesday in a statement, while giving the update on […]
*Asks British Parliament to prevail on UK Govt to rescind decision *Travel restrictions could heighten vaccine hesitancy, says NGF Tunde Opalana, Haruna Salami & Tom Okpe, Abuja The National Assembly, on Tuesday, kicked against the decision by the British government to place travel ban on Nigeria following the advent of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 […]
*Says British Govt’s decision to put Nigeria on red list, unjust, punitive, discriminatory *It’s apartheid to ban travellers over Omicron variant-Nigeria’s High commissioner to UK *Lift travel ban on African countries, AfDB president urges western countries Doosuur Iwambe with agency report The Federal Government has called on the British Authority to immediately rescind its ban […]
*Says move will have multiple impacts on commerce, disrupt activities during Christmas, New Year festivities *UK Govt suspends visitor visa applications’ processing from Nigeria Doosuur Iwambe The Federal Government, on Sunday, expressed disappointment over the United Kingdom government’s placement of Nigeria on its red list following the detection of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, describing the […]
The Omicron variant could add pressure to a chronic shortage of microchips used in car manufacturing, the boss of car giant Nissan has warned. Makoto Uchida said it was too early to say when normal deliveries, and therefore finished cars, would resume. “I can’t give you a date. This new variant could add pressure to […]