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From rejection to advocacy: How religious clerics helped drive high COVID-19 vaccination in Kano

THE nationally-promoted COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Kano had initially suffered a setback due to an ugly experience with a...

General election may increase risk of COVID-19 spread – Virologist

A PROFESSOR of virology, Oyewale Tomori, has said the 2023 general election may increase the risk and spread of...
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Can neem, bitter leaves, Tagiri, others prevent, cure COVID-19?

Two videos tweeted by one of the first-class traditional rulers in Nigeria claims that a combination of African herbs, roots and leaves is the “solution” to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has baffled the world for over 18 months.

Can eating bananas prevent COVID-19 infection?

A video circulating on multiple WhatsApp groups in Nigeria, which claimed that eating a “Banana a day keeps the coronavirus away,” has been found to be doctored with false claims.
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‎Virologists, others urge caution over FG’s rush to acquire COVID-19 vaccines

PROMINENT virologists in the country say the federal government should exercise caution in its quest to acquire COVID-19 vaccines...

COVID-19: Bill Gates says he does not understand why deaths aren’t high in Africa

BILL GATES, the Co-chairman Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says the world doesn't have enough data yet to understand...
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