Omicron COVID-19 variant

COVID-19 infections in France has hit six figures on Saturday, health officials recording 104,611 cases over the previous 24 hours, the third consecutive day the numbers have been record highs. The latest figures, from France’s…

Over 2,000 flights have been cancelled and thousands delayed around the world as the highly infectious Omicron variant disrupts holiday travel. According to tracking website Flightaware.com at 1540 GMT on Friday, a total of 2,118…

United States government has announced that the travel ban imposed on eight southern African countries will be lifted on December 31. In November, the US announced that foreigners who have travelled to eight southern African…

Rivers State took the lead in the country’s COVID-19 infections as Nigeria Centre for Disease Control logged 828 new infections on Saturday. The Rivers state capital, Port Harcourt, a metropolis that is considered the commercial center…

World Health Organisation (WHO) says the Omicron COVID-19 variant of the coronavirus has now been detected in 89 countries. Omicron — labelled a “variant of concern” — was detected by South African authorities and subsequently…

Five Premier League games due to take place this weekend have been postponed because of COVID-19 outbreaks and travel restrictions. Following the announcement on Thursday morning that Manchester United's game against Brighton on Saturday…

United Kingdom has on Tuesday said Nigeria and 10 other countries will be removed from its travel red list from 4am on Wednesday. Recall that British government on December 4 placed Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi,…

One person has reportedly died of complications arising from Omicron COVID-19 variant in the United Kingdom. According to BBC, Boris Johnson, the prime minister, announced the death on Monday, December 13 as the country began an…

With effect from Tuesday, December 14, Federal Government will restrict airlines coming from Canada, United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia into Nigeria. Minister of Aviation, Capt. Hadi Sirika, announced the decision on Sunday in Lagos and…

Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has on Thursday suspended preparations for the peace walk he called for as the state records more cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus. Recall that Sanwo-Olu called for the peace walk on…

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has barred all flights from Nigeria effectively ending all hopes for those planning to attend the lesser hajj. Although the reason was not expressly stated, it said all non-citizens with history of travel to…

Omicron COVID-19 variant appears to be no worse than other coronavirus strains, top scientists from the World Health Organisation and United States told AFP, while cautioning that more research is needed to judge its severity. The…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has on Tuesday confirmed three more cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant in the country. According to a statement by Ifedayo Adetifa, NCDC director-general on Tuesday, the new cases were detected in…

United Kingdom has released a new update on the processing of visa applications for countries on its red list. On Sunday, the British High Commission announced that it will “pause making decisions” on visitor visa applications from all…

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has condemned the red listing of Nigeria by the United Kingdom government over the three cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Speaking at a news conference in Abuja, Mr…