Coronavirus pandemic
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Foreign
US joins EU in restricting flights from S’Africa over new covid variant
The US will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other southern African countries to try to contain a new…
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Features
In Lagos, a bus ride with a stranger who dies of COVID
Pastor Dr Sharp Sharp, a charismatic fixture around Oshodi bus terminal, was trying to get ahead in life. It was…
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Health
Covid: Kwara flags off mass vaccination
WHO rates Kwara ‘a high-performing state’ Kwara State Government on Tuesday flagged off mass vaccination of residents of the state…
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Health
NPHCDA says over 3m Nigerians fully vaccinated against Covid
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says more than three million eligible Nigerians have been fully vaccinated against…
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Health
Strategic leadership helped Nigeria tackle Covid pandemic, Osinbajo says
Following a presidential order in 2020, Nigeria was able to effectively tackle the COVID-19 pandemic by deploying a responsive and…
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Health
Nigeria records 65 new Covid cases, 8 deaths on Wednesday
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said that Nigeria recorded 65 additional cases of COVID-19 infections and eight COVID-19…
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Africa
Cameroon basketball star Joel Embiid ‘struggling’ with Covid
Cameroonian basketball star Joel Embiid is struggling after testing positive for Covid-19, according to Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers.…
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Health
Covid: Nigeria records 2 deaths, 87 new infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has announced two deaths and 87 new cases of COVID-19 in the country.…
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Health
Nigeria records 247 new Covid-19 cases, 10 deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday recorded 247 new cases of COVID-19 in 14 states and the…
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Foreign
Covid may have killed 80k-180k health workers, WHO says
Covid has severely affected healthcare staff and may have killed between 80,000 and 180,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.…