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President Wants Speedy Trials, Decongestion Of Correctional Centres

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday sought urgent measures to speed up trial of cases and decongest…

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Lagos State Government Discharges Nine Covid-19 Patients

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday said that nine more COVID-19 patients; five female…

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Confusion As Chinese Doctors End 14-Day Isolation Today

The team of 15 Chinese medical professionals who arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport…

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Coalition Orders 400,000 Testing Kits For Fight Against COVID-19

Efforts to increase Nigeria’s testing capacity received a boost yesterday, as a private sector-led C…

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Edo Government Imposes Dusk-To-Dawn Curfew To Check COVID-19 Spread

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has ordered a dusk-to-dawn curfew effective April 20, 2020, prohib…

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14-Day Borno Lockdown Begins Today

The lockdown ordered by Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State begins today by 10.30p.m.Zulum had on…

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Lab Scientists Urge Akwa Ibom Government To Upscale TB Testing Machines

Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN), Akwa Ibom State branch, has urged t…

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Ekiti Confirms Fourth COVID-19 Case As Doctor Tests Positive

The Ekiti State Government has confirmed that a doctor working with a private clinic tested positive…

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Nigeria’s Coronavirus Cases Jump By Single-Day Record Of 117 Cases

Nigeria’s coronavirus cases climbed to 782 on Tuesday with a single-day record of 117 new cases conf…

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Lagos Government Increases Hazard Allowance Of Health Workers To N25, 000

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved an increase in the hazard allowance of health wo…

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Fake COVID-19 Vaccine On Sale In Kano, FG Warns

Nigerian Government on Tuesday warned against patronising a fake coronavirus vaccine, which it said …

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Sokoto NMA Chairman Confirmed Coronavirus Positive

The Chairman, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Sokoto state chapter, Dr. Sani Abubakar, has been …

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COVID-19: Cases Rise To 23,000 In Africa – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says the numbe…

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No New Coronavirus Case In 24 Hours – Lagos Health Commissioner

No new case of coronavirus was recorded in Lagos State on Monday. The Lagos State Commissioner for H…

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Lagos Records Two Coronavirus Deaths

Lagos State commissioner for health Akin Abayomi on Tuesday announced the death of two coronavirus p…

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No Scientific Proof Of Herbal Medicine Cure For COVID-19 – Unilag Don

The African Centre of Excellence for Drug Research, Herbal Medicine Development and Regulatory Scien…

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Lagos To Enforce Face Mask Wearing In Public Places From Next Week

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has announced that from next week begin enforcement of wearing …

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WHO Warns Asia-Pacific Countries Against Neglecting Other Health Services Amid COVID-19

Asia-Pacific countries should not neglect other health services amid the coronavirus outbreak, the W…

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WHO Regional Director Urges Caution In Lifting Coronavirus Lockdowns

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday urged countries to apply caution in lifting COVID-19 …

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WHO Employee Infected In Kano Mosque — Bauchi Deputy Gov

The Deputy Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Baba Tela, has stated that the staff member of the Worl…

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