COVID-19: 26 generals return positive as 417 officers undergo tests
No fewer than 26 Generals and other senior officers have so far tested positive for…
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COVID-19: Germany to go back into lockdown over Christmas
Drinking alcohol in public will be banned and schools and shops will close between 16…
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El-Rufai in self-isolation as family members contract coronavirus
Kate Adeleye Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has gone into isolation after his family…
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Sanwo-Olu to isolate self as aide tests positive to coronavirus
Etim Effiong Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu will proceed into self-isolation after one of his…
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US panel endorses widespread use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
A U.S. government advisory panel endorsed widespread use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine Thursday, putting the…
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110 suspects paraded as Okowa inaugurates ‘Operation Delta Hawk’
Temitope Ayorinde The Delta State Police Command has arrested 110 suspected criminals, who were involved…
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World AIDS Day: A call for collective concern in A’Ibom
Kufre Etuk The 2020 quarterly HIV fact sheets released by the National Agency for the…
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Covid UK news – live: Oxford vaccine ‘90% effective’ as Boris Johnson to announce post-lockdown Christmas plan
The Covid-19 vaccine being developed by Oxford University is up to 90 per cent effective,…
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COVID-19: BioNTech founder behind coronavirus vaccine says first UK patients could get jab next month
The scientist behind the Pfizer vaccine has told Sky News people in the UK could…
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COVID-19 vaccine 90% effective in Phase 3 trial, says Pfizer
A vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech was 90 percent effective in preventing Covid-19…
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IROKOtv executive, wife test positive to COVID-19
Etim Ekpimah The Co-founder and CEO of IROKOtv, Jason Njoku, and his wife, Mary, have…
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UNIUYO women support stiffer laws against rape, criminal abortion
Ini Friday, Uyo The University of Uyo Women Association (UWA) has supported the call for…
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Indigenous scientist praises FG for involvement in COVID-19 search for remedy
Nathan Tamarapreye A Bayelsa-based indigenous scientist, Chief Apollos Keniyinbo, has commended the Federal Government for…
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Bayelsa MHWUN decries unfair, discriminatory labour practices in health sector
Nathan Tamarapreye Bayelsa State chapter of Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), has…
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26 COVID-19 vaccines under development in Russia, says public health chief
Russian Public Health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, on Tuesday stated that no less than 26 different vaccines…
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BREAKING: JOHESU begins nationwide strike
Etim Ekpimah The Joint Health Sector Unions has asked its members to withdraw their services…
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BREAKING: Resident doctors suspend strike nationwide
Ekaette Bassey Members of the National Association of Resident Doctors have suspended the nationwide strike.The…
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Lagos health commissioner resumes work
Etim Ekpimah The Commissioner for Health, Lagos State, Prof Akin Abayomi has resumed his duty…
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Disability commission appointments: ActionAid praises FG
Etim Effiong An humanitarian organisation, ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), has praised the Federal Government for the…
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Secondary Victims’: Families of People Who Died from COVID-19 Talk About Their Anguish
It’s hard to escape the numbers. More than 5.5 million people in the United States…