A New York school teacher with no formal medical qualification has been arrested for allegedly giving a Covid19 vaccine to a student. Police say Laura Russo administered the dose at her home despite having no legal authorisation to give jabs, or consent from the boy’s parents. Russo who teaches biology, was held on New Year’s Eve and…
French President Emmanuel Macron has warned he intends to make life difficult for people in France who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19. Macron gave the warning in an interview with France’s Le Parisien newspaper. His comments came as a bill on Covid passes was delayed by opposition lawmakers uniting against the government. A debate in parliament…
China has put the city of Yuzhou into total lockdown after three persons tested positive for Covid-19, but without showing symptoms. Yuzhou, which has a population of 1.1 million saw its transport system shut down and all but essential food stores closed overnight. The move follows a similar lockdown in Xi’an, where thirteen million people have been…
The Nigerian entertainment sector has been described as the most productive in the outgoing year – 2021. Lagos-based lawyer and public affairs commentator, LIBOROUS OSHOMA, said Nigerians did not feel much impact of other sectors of the economy during the last twelve months. OSHOMA said the increasing number of music artistes, film productions, and comedy skits combined…
The Nigerian Aviation sector recorded an impressive performance in the outgoing year, as the rest of the country continued to struggle from the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic. An analysis of the sector shows that the money made from aviation between January and September this year increased from one hundred and fourteen point two-billion-naira last year, to…
France has announced tighter Covid restrictions amid concerns over the Omicron variant. Remote working will become compulsory for those who can and public gatherings will be limited to two thousand people for indoor events from January 3rd 2022. The news comes as France recorded more than one hundred thousand new infections on Saturday, the highest number reported…