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WHO Declares Nigeria Polio Free

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Nigeria free of wild polio, following the completio…

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COVID-19 Cases, Deaths May Rise Until August, Experts Warn

Medical experts have warned that Nigeria may continue to record more cases of coronavirus infection …

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Kaduna Govt Gets Mobile Laboratory For COVID-19 Test

Kaduna State Government says it has secured a mobile laboratory for COVID-19 test and other infectio…

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COVID-19: PTF Decries Continuous Disregard For Safety Guidelines

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has decried the continuous flouting of guidelines by some me…

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Bauchi Discharges 42 COVID-19 Patients

Bauchi State COVID-19 Response Team has discharged 42 patients, as 131 are undergoing treatment in t…

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China Records Over 150 New Cluster Of Disease Outbreak

China has reported a new cluster of more than 150 infections linked to an outbreak at Xinfadi, the l…

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Hydroxychloroquine Has No Impact On COVID-19, Says WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has stopped its Solidarity Trial arm that researches into the us…

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NCDC Activates Four More Testing Labs

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced the launch of four new COVID-19 testing …

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Anambra Doctors Allege COVID-19 Funds Looted, Begin Strike

The resident doctors at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Awka, Anambra …

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Eight Health Workers Among Bayelsa’s New 54 Cases

A total of eight health professionals are among the new 54 COVID-19 cases announced for Bayelsa Stat…

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COVID-19: Nigeria Records 587 New Cases, 14 Deaths In 24 Hours

No fewer than 587 people tested positive for coronavirus in Nigeria on Wednesday. The Nigeria Centre…

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29 Health Workers Contract COVID-19 In Plateau

The Plateau Government said on Wednesday that 29 of its health workers had contracted the coronaviru…

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FG Shuns Pharmacists, Inaugurates PCN Council

Despite protest against his choice by the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, the Federal Government …

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COVID-19: WHO Hails Preliminary Results Of Dexamethasone

In a news release on its Twitter handle late night Tuesday, the organisation said for patients on ve…

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Report Infiltrators From Pervasive COVID-19 States, Akwa Ibom Urges Residents

Akwa Ibom residents have been implored to be vigilant and report infiltrators from highly infected C…

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Nigeria, Korea Sign MoU On Healthcare Delivery

The Federal Ministry of Health has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Democratic Pe…

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Oyo Records One Coronavirus Related Death, 30 New Cases

The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force yesterday disclosed that the state recorded one death as the total…

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Bayelsa Confirms 54 New COVID-19 Cases

Bayelsa has recorded 54 new cases of COVID-19, the Deputy Chairman of the state COVID-19 Task Force,…

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Strike: Doctors Demand Improved Working Condition

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) says it embarked on Nationwide strike to press home member…

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Enugu Confirms 19 New COVID-19 Cases, Shuts Hospital Over Rising Workers’ Infection

The Enugu State Government yesterday confirmed 19 new cases of coronavirus, lamenting that with the …

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