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Lagos Kicks, Nurses Fault FG as Alleged Vaccine Sale Surfaces

The Federal Government on Thursday said it was satisfied with the turnout of Nigerians for COVID-19 …

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NALDA Trains 269 Soil Doctors, Extention Workers in Borno State

Two hundred and sixty-nine soil doctors and agriculture extension workers have been awarded certific…

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New Teaching Hospital: Zulum Approves Egypt’s Medical Degrees for Borno Science Students

Preparing manpower for a new teaching hospital, Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has d…

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Africa’s Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Surpass 4.14m – Africa CDC

The number of confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa has reached 4,148,866 as of Wednesday…

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COVID-19: Africa CDC to Vaccinate 60% of Africa’s Population – Official

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says it is working to ensure that…

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Oral Health: NDA Calls for Establishment of Dental Clinics in Osun LGAs

The Nigerian Dental Association, Osun State Chapter, has called on the state government to establish…

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NCDC Announces 96 New COVID-19 Infections Nationwide

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 96 new cases of COVID-19 late on Wednesday, …

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Nigeria Still Far from Achieving 2022 Target on TB Control, Says WHO

World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed worry that the country may not be able to reach its se…

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LUTH Flags off COVID-19 Vaccination of Health Workers, Conducts 15,000 Tests

Prioritising frontline health workers, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) has started adminis…

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Governors Seek FG’s Support in Fight against Tuberculosis

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has urged Federal Government to provide necessary support to the …

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Slow Vaccine Rollout Raises Fears of COVID-19 Third Wave

The fear of a third wave COVID-19 pandemic is growing as new infections rise in Europe, Ethiopia, Ke…

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UBTH Inspires Good Health for Aged with Geriatric Services

Thousands of babies are born every day and as expected, the number of senior citizens is also expect…

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COVID-19: 122,410 Eligible Nigerians Vaccinated - NPHCDA

Few days into the COVID-19 vaccination exercise in Nigeria, an update released by the National Prima…

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Academy of Medicine Specialties Constitutes Rapid-Response Group on Pandemics

A TEAM of eminent medical experts in the fields of virology, microbiology, epidemiology and medicine…

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NCDC Records 214 New COVID-19 Infections, Total Now 162,076

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 214 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the t…

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Nigeria Gets First Batch of MTN’s COVID-19 Vaccines

The Federal Government has taken delivery of 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines out of a total of 1.…

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COVID-19: NCDC Registers 131 New Infections

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) registered 131 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the tot…

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China Approves Inhaled CanSino Vaccine for Clinical Trials

China’s drug authority has approved for clinical trials an inhaled Covid-19 vaccine co-developed by …

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Lessons from COVID-19 Will Benefit Fight against TB – NCDC

Ahead of world tuberculosis day, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), said it hoped that l…

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Lagos Vaccinates Over 46000 Persons

The Lagos State government on Monday said about 46,369 persons have been vaccinated against COVID-19…

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