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Coronavirus: Avoid ‘Nationalistic Footrace’ In Choosing Vaccines — WHO Official Warns

As governments move to secure COVID-19 vaccines for their populations, choosing these treatments sho…

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Lagos Conducts 199,331 COVID-19 Tests, As Etiosa Tops Positivities’ Chart

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi,  on Sunday, disclosed that the stat…

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Nigeria Loses Over 250,000 Babies Annually, Says Expert

A professor of paediatrics at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Chinyere Ezeaka, has sai…

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Be Committed, EKSUTH CMD Tells Workers

The Chief Medical Director, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, Prof. Kayode Olaban…

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NCDC Records 3 Deaths, 501 New Infections

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), has reported 501 new infections of the Coronavirus (C…

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Cross River Orders Closure Of Night Clubs Over COVID-19 Second Wave

The Cross River State Government has ordered the immediate closure of night clubs until further noti…

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Nigeria Shops For Multiple Sources, Affordably Effective COVID-19 Vaccines

The Federal Government is painstakingly exploring multiple sources and cheaper but effective COVID-1…

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Discovery of mutant 'Super-Covid' strain that is 70% more infectious Causes Netherlands to ban ALL Flights from the UK

The Netherlands will ban flights carrying passengers from the United Kingdom from Sunday as Britain …

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College Student Sentenced to 4 Months in a Cayman Islands prison after violating COVID-19 quarantine rules

A college student from Georgia is facing four months in prison in the Cayman Islands after she broke…

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Murder- Suicide: American Based Nigerian Doctor Shoots Self and Wife

Investigation is underway into the death of a Nigerian couple Dr. Ben Okigbo and his wife, Theresa. …

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COVAX Rolls Out Nearly Two Billion Vaccines In 2021 — WHO

The COVAX on Friday announced additional deals to access promising COVID-19 vaccine candidates for p…

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COVID-19: NCDC Records 806 New Infections, 11 Additional Deaths

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 806 new infections of Coronavirus (COVID-…

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Nigeria To Start Manufacturing Vaccines Soon — NAFDAC

THE Director-general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), P…

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Gombe: Coronavirus On The Increase, Govt Warns

The Gombe State government has raised alarm over the increasing cases of coronavirus in the state, n…

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COVID-19: With 48 New Cases, A’Ibom Cancels Govt Activities

The Akwa Ibom State Government has warned that large political meetings would not be encouraged unti…

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COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 1,145 New Infections, 1 Additional Death, 335 Recoveries

Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 1,145 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the coun…

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Cross River Targets 50% Reduction In Mother, Child Mortality In 2021

The Cross River State Government has promised to reduce maternal and child mortality rate by 50 per …

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Pre-Travel COVID-19 Testing Rate For Travels Within ECOWAS To Be Harmonised - Health Minister

The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) says the rate for pre-travel COVID-19 testing for travels with…

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COVID-19: Nigeria Now In Second Wave, PTF Says

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, says there were indications that the country had ente…

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NARD Partners Mortgage Bank To Provide Housing For Doctors

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has begun an affordable housing scheme for 4000 …

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