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Six Prospective Corps Members Test Positive For COVID-19 In Abia

Abia State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Mrs. Bona Fasakin, yesterday, rev…

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We Lost 19 Persons To Lassa Fever In 2020 – Bauchi

NO fewer than 19 persons have died of Lassa fever between January and November, 2020 in Bauchi State…

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COVID-19: US To Vaccinate 100 Million People By February — Official

The US hopes to have immunized 100 million people against Covid-19 by the end of February, a top off…

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Enugu Establishes Malnutrition Centres For Children, Women

The Enugu State government in collaboration with United Nations Children Education Fund have establi…

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BREAKING: UK approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for public use

The UK has approved the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for public use.It is the first country to g…

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Two COVID-19 Vaccines under Trial Have 90% Efficacy – FG

The Federal Government on Tuesday expressed optimism that COVID-19 would soon be a thing of the past…

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COVID-19: Mass Production Of Vaccines Still Far – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control says in spite of the announcements of vaccines’ discoveries t…

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Japan Residents To Get Free COVID-19 Vaccine

Japan will give free coronavirus vaccines to all of its residents under a bill passed Wednesday, as …

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17 Corps Members Test Positive for COVID-19 in Abia

SEVENTEEN members of the National Youth Service Corp currently at the orientation camp in Abia State…

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Govt’s Insincerity Led To Strike, Says Imo NMA

THE Imo State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association on Tuesday said that the insincerity of the…

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Reps Demand Better Salaries, Allowances for Doctors, Others

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, decried the mass exodus of workers in the health sector, c…

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COVID-19: NCDC Announces 145 Fresh Infections, Takes Nigeria’s Total To 67,557

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday announced 145 new cases of Coronavirus (COVI…

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Enugu Neuropsychiatric Hospital Seeks Assistance To Solve Infrastructure Challenges

The Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu, has urged the Enugu State government, organisations an…

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Malaria Killed 409,000, Infected 229m Persons In 2019, Says WHO

Malaria killed 409,000 and infected 229 million persons in 2019, according to the World Health Organ…

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560,000 Nigerians Living With HIV Untreated

Despite efforts by the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) to end Human Immuno-deficiency…

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HIV/AIDS Transmission Rate Drops In Nigeria

Prof. Sulaimon Akanmu of Haematology, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos, s…

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World AIDS DAY: 1.6m Nigerians Die Of AIDS - UNAIDS

Dr Erasmus Morah, the Country Representative, Joint UN Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS), says no f…

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Avoid Frivolous Trips To Vulnerable Nations, PTF Warns Nigerians

The Presidential Taskforce (PTF) on COVID-19 has urged Nigerians to avoid non-essential travels, esp…

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We’re Conscious of HIV/AIDS Prevalence, Dangers – Lagos Residents

In spite of the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic, Lagos State residents say they are conscious of the prev…

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COVID-19: NCDC Announces 82 New Cases

The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Sunday. The public health agency said that the …

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