LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian government has once again announced the review of travel protocol in response to the significant reduction in the global cases of the coronavirus pandemic. A memo addressed to all airline operators, among other stakeholders in the aviation industry by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) confirmed that the prevalence of…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Current pressures due to poor funding, staff shortages, and inadequate preparation mean that health systems around the world are unfit to cope with another pandemic, an international survey to assess the effects of COVID-19 on health and care workers has revealed. 49 percent of healthcare professionals surveyed in countries including the UK,…
LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Biden, 79, has a runny nose, fatigue and an occasional dry cough, symptoms which he began to experience late on Wednesday, White House physician Kevin O’Connor said in a note released on Thursday. Biden has begun taking the antiviral treatment Paxlovid, O’Connor said. Fully vaccinated and twice boosted, Biden said he was…
LAGOS APRIL 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pope Francis on Sunday called for an Easter truce in Ukraine, and in an apparent reference to Russia, questioned the value of planting a victory flag “on a heap of rubble”. Francis spoke at the end of a Palm Sunday service for about 50,000 people in St. Peter’s Square, the first time…
LAGOS APRIL 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Russia plans to end restrictions on flights to and from 52 countries after April 9, part of its plans to reduce measures taken to slow the spread of COVID-19, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Monday. Russia plans to resume flights to and from Argentina, South Africa and other “friendly countries”, Mishustin…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-All congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses across the world are being encouraged to begin holding in-person meetings during the week of April 1. For most of the last two years, buildings for worship have remained closed globally due to the risks associated with meeting in person. Jehovah’s Witnesses in the U.S. also suspended…
Former President Barack Obama has tested for positive for COVID-19, he announced on Twitter on Sunday. Former First Lady Michelle Obama has tested negative so far, Obama said. “I just tested positive for COVID. I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise,” the former president tweeted. “Michelle and I…
By Oghenekevwe Laba LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In his valedictory speech, the immediate past Director General Of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside, while handling over to the incumbent DG of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh said having ended his tenure, he could not wish for a better person to take over from…