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OMICRON: FG Faults Decision By UK To Place Nigeria On Red List

Aminu Imam

Ishaku Yohanna The Federal Government has faulted the decision by the United Kingdom to place Nigeria on its red list over the new ‘Omicron’ variant of COVID-19. Speaking during a press conference in Abuja on Monday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said the decision is unfair and discriminatory. He said: As you are aware, Britain has put Nigeria on its red list and banned foreign travels from our country. This is as a result of the discovery of COVID-19 Omicron variant in Nigeria. “Britain now joins other…

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Nigeria recruits churches, mosques to speed up mass vaccinations

Aminu Imam

In a bid to stop a surge in cases during the Christmas travel season and wary of the emergence of new variants, Nigeria is turning to religious leaders, churches and mosques to push a mass vaccination campaign. Those worries will likely deepen after the country yesterday, reported its first cases of the Omicron variant that has prompted new travel bans. The nation has so far mostly escaped the brunt of the global pandemic that ravaged Europe and elsewhere after coronavirus emerged in December 2019. Recorded cases are low around…

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Canada bans travellers from Nigeria, 9 other African countries over Omicron fears

Aminu Imam

Canada, yesterday, banned travellers from Nigeria, Egypt and Malawi over fears of the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, bringing to ten the number of African countries targeted by Ottawa, according to the AFP. This is just as members of Nigerias House of Representatives at plenary yesterday, mandated the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC), to step-up national response to control the emergence and spread of new Covid-19 omicron variant, in order to spare Nigeria the full brunt of the third wave of the pandemic. Foreign nationals who have…

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