Health
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FG puts Nigerians, residents on alert over Omicron, COVID-19 variant
THE Federal Government has alerted Nigerians and residents alike to the new Omicron strain of COVID-19, describing it as a…
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Okonjo-Iweala announces postponement of key WTO ministerial meet over COVID-19 new outbreak
The World Trade Organization (WTO) Saturday postponed its in-person ministerial conference next week after the “outbreak of a particularly transmissible…
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Buhari tasks Nigeria’s varsities to develop COVID-19 vaccine
President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged Nigerian universities to intensify their research in order to develop COVID-19 vaccine to tackle the…
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COVID-19 Omicron Variant: Ban travels from South Africa, others – Virologists urge FG
Renowned virologists in Nigeria have called on the Federal Government to be swift in its emergency response to the recently-discovered…
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WHO alarmed over new COVID-19 strain, ‘Omicron,’ describes it as ‘variant of concern’
The newly discovered COVID-19 strain has been named as ‘Omicron’ and classified as a variant of concern by the World…
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Europe faces possible 700,000 more Covid deaths by March — WHO
A further 700,000 people could die of Covid by March in Europe and parts of Asia, the World Health Organization…
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Nigeria has met WHO’s condition for local vaccine manufacturing – NAFDAC
The Federal Government has said the country is now in position to embark on the local manufacturing of vaccines. Part…
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46 million Nigerians still defecate in the open — UNICEF •Kwara, Plateau, Ebonyi top list
As the world celebrates World Toilet Day, UNICEF, Friday, revealed that there has been limited progress over the last two…
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Upscale healthcare services, APC chieftain tells FG, Kwara Govt
A chieftain of the All Progressives ongress (APC), Mr Pastor Sunday Adebayo Babalola, has appealed to the Federal Government led…
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Kwara flags off COVID-19 mass vaccination
Kwara State Government on Tuesday flagged off mass vaccination of residents of the state against COVID-19 virus. The mass vaccination…
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