ABUJA — The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC), Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, has confirmed two cases of COVID-19 Omicron variant in the country. The World Health Organisation (WHO) had labelled the new variant a Variant of Concern (VOC) after it was seen to be more transmissible with increased risk of re-infection. A statement signed by the Director-General said the two cases were discovered through genomic sequencing. Adetifa said the cases were detected in two...

BENIN — The Edo state government has said unvaccinated civil servants will be denied entry into government offices from Wednesday. Osamwonyi Irowa, permanent secretary, Edo ministry of health disclosed this on Tuesday. He stated that only those with the Covid-19 vaccination card will be allowed access to government facilities. Irowa asserted that this is the first phase of its enforcement of restrictions on large public gatherings for persons without evidence of COVID-19 vaccination. “If you...