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Edo Promises Payment As COVID-19 Frontline Employees Kick Over Entitlements

The Edo government has promised to pay the frontline workers temporarily engaged in screening and te…

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Rising COVID-19 Cases May Induce More Hardships, FG Warns

The Federal Government has raised the alarm that Nigeria risks further economic stagnation economic …

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75% Of Nigerians At Risk For Non-Communicable Diseases – Study

Three quarters of Nigerians are at risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), a nationwide study by W…

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Flu Virus With Pandemic Potential Found In China

A new strain of flu that has the potential to become a pandemic has been identified in China by scie…

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Coronavirus: Fauci warns of 100,000 US cases per day

Top disease researcher Dr Anthony Fauci has told the US Senate that he "would not be surprised" if n…

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WHO Provides Timeline Of COVID-19 Response For 6 Months

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has provided the timeline of COVID-19 response activities for ge…

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Nigeria Records 566 New COVID-19 Cases, Toll Now 25,133

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 566 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The 5…

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Be Innovative, Provost Tells 94 Newly Inducted Medical Doctors, Dentists

Prof Lesi made the remarks during the virtual induction ceremony for the 2018 Batch B  medical docto…

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Kidnappers Kill Doctor, Son After Collecting N7.5m Ransom – Police

Operatives of the Intelligence Response Team have arrested members of a kidnap syndicate, who allege…

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COVID-19: WHO Sends Team To China Next Week

Six months on from the novel coronavirus outbreak, the WHO said Monday it was sending a team to Chin…

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Club Donates COVID-19 Kits To Hospital, Tasks Lagosians On Personal Safety

As Nigeria continues to record a spike in the number of confirmed cases of the dreaded coronavirus, …

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Buhari Extends Phase Two Of COVID-19 Lockdown By Four Weeks

Nigerian Government on Monday extended the second phased of the eased lockdown for another four week…

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Nigeria Reopens Schools For Exiting Students, Lifts Interstate Travel Ban

Nigerian Government has announced the reopening of schools for exiting students in secondary schools…

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Coronavirus Death Toll Hits 35 In Edo State

Edo State Government has said the death toll arising from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has hit…

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Enugu Considers Fresh Measures Over Rising Cases Of COVID-19

The Enugu State government yesterday declared its readiness to impose fresh safety measures that may…

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Nigeria Considers Lockdown In 18 Local Governments

The Nigerian Government on Monday said it is considering the enforcement of lockdown in 18 local gov…

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COVID-19: 3 Deaths, 24 Health Workers Infection In Ebonyi Frightening, Says Umahi

Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has described the death of three health workers due to COVID-19 and infec…

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Experts Warn Of More Coronavirus Cases, Deaths In Coming Weeks

Medical experts have warned of an imminent surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases and deaths …

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WHO To Purchase Two Billion Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccines

The World Health Organisation and its key partners, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and the Coalition for…

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Turkish Airlines Appreciates Health Workers, Offers 40% Discount

Turkish Airlines is offering a 40% discount on their services as a show of appreciation to health wo…

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