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- 1 Aug 2014
Report Shows Virus Found in 1/10 of Android Apps
The growing rate of Android viruses has continued worry security experts, as a half-year 2014 report by Cheetah Mobile shows that one in every ten app on android is virus ridden. Cheetah Mobile…
- 13 Sept 2013
Breakthrough as New Vaccine Clears HIV Virus in Monkeys
Global science has finally confirmed cure for Human Immune Virus (HIV), one of the world killer diseases as new studies have proved a vaccine for the monkey equivalent of HIV can eradicate the virus.…
- 24 Nov 2008
Panic as Computer Virus Steals Bank Accounts
Experts have asked computer users to be wary of new Trojan viruses, Sinowal Trojan which infect and destroy online bank accounts and another, a Facebook virus which is attacking the network’s…
- 6 Jan 2025
FG to Activate Surveillance for Passengers from China amid Virus Scare
Federal government has announced plans to implement surveillance measures for inbound passengers from China, following a surge in respiratory virus cases attributed to the Human Metapneumovirus…
- 19 Apr 2017
7 Telltale Signs Your Smartphone Has a Virus
As far as you use your phone to surf the internet, it is vulnerable to being infected by a virus. However, quite a large number of people are unconscious of this as they download anything and…
- 25 Jul 2014
Panic as Deadly Ebola Virus Hits Lagos
The deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), which has killed over 500 people in West Africa , has hit Lagos, according to Dr. Yewande Adeshina, special adviser to the Governor of Lagos. Adeshina said that…
- 6 Aug 2014
Ebola Virus Can Be Killed with Soap,Water
By simply washing your hands with soap and water, you can prevent the transmission of the dreaded Ebola virus from person to person, meaning that personal hygiene and awareness play important role in…
- 3 Feb 2025
FG Says Nigeria @ ‘Moderate’ Risk following Fresh Ebola Virus Outbreak
Federal government has said it has heightened surveillance especially at the points of entry following the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Uganda. The Nigeria Centre of Disease Control and…
- 3 Sept 2014
Trial of Human Ebola Vaccine Begins as Virus Kills More
A highly anticipated test of an experimental Ebola vaccine will begin this week, amid mounting anxiety about the deadly virus which is "spiraling out of control". The experimental Ebola vaccine is…
- 8 May 2022
Monkeypox Virus Case Confirmed in U.K. after Nigeria Travel Link
The U.K. health authorities have confirmed a case of monkeypox, which is a virus passed from infected animals such as rodents to humans, in someone with a recent travel history to Nigeria where they…
- 19 Jan 2014
Microsoft “Virus Warning” For Windows XP Continues Till 2015
Microsoft said it has decided to continue providing virus warnings for the ageing Windows XP operating system until 2015. The warnings were due to end on 8 April 2014 when all other support for the…
- 24 Oct 2014
ICT Helped Contain Ebola Virus in Nigeria — Minister
Dr Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology, said on Thursday that Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) were instrumental to the containment of Ebola Virus in Nigeria.…
- 3 May 2014
All New Viruses Now Targeting Android Users
Over 99% of new mobile threats discovered by F Secure Labs in the first quarter of 2014 targeted Android users according to the anti virus vendor's new Mobile Threat Report. A total of 277 new threat…
- 20 Aug 2014
Ebola Virus: 70% of Nigerians Doubt Local Hospitals Capacity to Manage Disease
Latest weekly poll results released by NOIPolls Limited have revealed about 7 out of 10 adult Nigerians (72%) are not confident in the capacity of their local hospitals to provide the needed care and…
- 1 Aug 2014
Airport Workers Sensitized On Ebola Virus
Workers from different agencies operating at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International, Abuja were sensitized by Port Health officials on the dangers posed by…
- 20 Aug 2014
Blood of Survivors Key to Ebola Virus Cure-WHO
The best chance for an immediate treatment for Ebola patients in the worst outbreak in history may be readily available – in the blood of survivors. With experimental drugs in short supply or not…
- 10 Aug 2014
Uwaje, Others Deploy IT for Fight Ebola Virus
A team of IT experts led by Chris Uwaje, former president, Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) has developed Ebola: Database-Engine (ERC) an App to capture Ebola report online…
- 16 May 2017
NCC Alerts Telcos, Subscribers of “WannaCrypt” Virus Attack
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in fulfilment of its statutory mandate to assure the security and integrity of the national telecommunications network has alerted all operators and their…
- 8 Sept 2018
Phones Can Transmit Virus, Germs, Expert
Dr Michael Oguntoye,a Public Health Physician, has warned that mobile phones could transmit diseases and infections if it comes in contact with body fluids of an infected person. Oguntoye told…
- 20 Apr 2020
Facebook-Powered Virus ‘Heat Map’ Unveiled
Researchers Monday unveiled a coronavirus “heat map” powered by Facebook data which is aimed at helping track the spread of the disease and plan for reopening society. The Carnegie Mellon University…
- 29 Jun 2020
More Market Volatility Ahead as Virus Spreads
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM “Coronavirus deaths topped 500,000 worldwide”, is the first headline to grab investors’ attention this morning. The mission is unaccomplished and the…
- 2 Apr 2020
Market Turmoil Resumes as Virus Fears Deepen
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Investors have suffered a tough start to the second quarter due to the coronavirus pandemic. After climbing 17.9% from its low in the past seven…
- 2 Aug 2014
Ebola Virus Spreading Too Fast, WHO Warns
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is spreading faster than efforts to control it, Margaret Chan, head, World Health Organization (WHO) has said. She told a summit of regional leaders that failure to…
- 9 Oct 2017
FG Denies Alleged Deliberate Injection of Monkey Pox Virus
Federal government has described as fake and sinister the report that the outbreak of Monkey Pox in some parts of the country resulted from the alleged free medical care by the government in the…
- 22 Oct 2021
NCC Warns Subscribers of New Virus that Steals Bank Details
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned millions of Nigerian telecom consumers of the existence of new, high-risk and extremely-damaging, Malware called Flubot. Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta,…
- 30 Apr 2020
Virus, Oil Collapse Shake Foundations of Banks
Nigerian banks have more to worry about than the coronavirus: Cratering oil prices and the threat of another naira devaluation are emerging as the biggest risks to how many lenders will emerge…
- 22 Aug 2017
Global Hunt for Nigerian Spreading Computer Virus
A Nigerian allegedly working alone around Abuja has stirred a global hunt as he orchestrated numerous malware infection campaigns targeting more than 4,000 organisations globally over the past four…
- 11 Aug 2014
Ebola Vaccine Ready, for Trial Next Month
World Health Organization (WHO) has said that clinical trials of a preventative vaccine for the Ebola virus made by GlaxoSmithKline, British pharmaceutical company, may begin next month and be made…
- 4 Sept 2014
Airtel Offers Free ‘Ebola Info’ Browsing on Opera Mini
Airtel Nigeria in collaboration with Opera Software has launched a free service for customers looking for information on the Ebola virus. By zero-rating ‘www.ebolafacts.com’ that provides educational…
- 29 Jun 2017
Petya, WannaCry Cyber-Attacks Cost Businesses $8Bn - Report
Risk-modeling firm Cyence said economic losses from this week's attack and one last month from a virus dubbed WannaCry would likely total $8 billion. That estimate highlights the steep tolls…