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Nigerian Government Distributes N20,000 Each To 8,000 Women In Lagos

Mrs Rhoda Iliya, Nigeria’s Deputy Director of Information, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Iliya explained that Hajiya Sadiya Umar-Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, at the pr on Friday in Lagos reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to alleviate

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BREAKING: NCDC Announces New variant Of Coronavirus Emergence In Nigeria 4
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BREAKING: NCDC Announces New variant Of Coronavirus Emergence In Nigeria

A new variant of the deadly coronavirus appears to have emerged in Nigeria. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the alerted the nation on Thursday. The body however, announced plans to commence further investigation. “It’s a separate lineage from the U.K. and South Africa. Give us some time, it’s still very early”,

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COVID-19: Nigeria Records 1,133 New Infections, Total Hits 80,922 5
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COVID-19: Nigeria Records 1,133 New Infections, Total Hits 80,922

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 1,133 new infections of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, bringing the total figure of infected persons to 80,922. NCDC made this known via its verified website on Wednesday. More than 903,800 samples have been tested by the public health agency since the first confirmed case in February.

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Italy, Europe’s Worst-Hit Country By Covid-19, Passes 70,000 Deaths 6
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Italy, Europe’s Worst-Hit Country By Covid-19, Passes 70,000 Deaths

Italy reported 553 coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday against 628 the day before, taking its total toll past 70,000, the health ministry said. The daily tally of new infections increased to 14,522 from 13,318. The first Western country hit by the virus, Italy becomes the fifth nation in the world to surpass 70,000 deaths, with an

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COVID-19: 18 Nigerian Army generals test positive for corona virus 9
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COVID-19: 18 Nigerian Army generals test positive for corona virus

At least 18 Nigerian Army generals have tested positive for COVID-19, military sources have claimed. According to Channels Television, the generals contracted the killer virus after they earlier came in contact with Major General Olu Irefin who died from COVID-19 complications last week. The affected senior army officers were attendees of the 2020 Chief of

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Federal Government Says Nigerian-Made COVID-19 Vaccines Are Underway 10
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Federal Government Says Nigerian-Made COVID-19 Vaccines Are Underway

Nigeria may be listed soon as one of the league of countries with breakthroughs in the development of candidate vaccines for tackling COVID-19 pandemic disease. This was disclosed by the Director General of the Nigeria Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Professor Babatunde Lawal Salako, at the Ministerial Health Sector Media Engagement in Abuja on yesterday.

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WHO Looks At Possible ‘E-Vaccination Certificates’ For Travel 11
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WHO Looks At Possible ‘E-Vaccination Certificates’ For Travel

The World Health Organization (WHO) does not recommend countries issuing “immunity passports” for those who have recovered from COVID-19, but is looking at prospects of deploying e-vaccination certificates like those it is developing with Estonia. Estonia and the United Nations health agency in October started a pilot project for a digital vaccine certificate – a

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