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Boris Johnson meets Nigerian church leaders in the UK in a bid to allay their vaccine fears
BRITISH prime minister Boris Johnson Nigerian church and community leaders in the UK including Pastor Sola Fola-Alade in a bid to get them to persuade their members to take the Covid-19 vaccination which many of them are...
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Rochas plans to fly his son-in-law abroad for treatment saying he survived an assassination attempt
FORMER Imo State governor Senator Rochas Okorocha has accused the incumbent government of attempting to assassinate his son-in-law Uzor Anwuka who was shot last weekend when he joined his father-in-law in an altercation with the...
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Nigeria to receive her first batch of 4m Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines this Tuesday
NIGERIA is set to receive its first batch of 4m doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine this Tuesday under the Covid-19 Vaccines Global Assess Facility (Covax) programme aimed at catering for the needs of poor...
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Social development minister warns Covid-19 could lead to another 10m Nigerians falling into extreme poverty
NIGERIA'S minister for humanitarian affairs and social development Sadiya Farouq has warned that the coronavirus pandemic could drag another 10m people into extreme poverty by the end of 2021. Currently, Nigeria is the poverty capital...
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Nafdac approves Oxford/AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine for widespread use across Nigeria
NIGERIA'S National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (Nafdac) has approved the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for use across the country as ministers prepare to start a mass vaccination programme next month. Up...
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Public Health England discovers 38 cases of new Nigerian Covid-19 strain said to be vaccination resistant
BRITISH healthcare agency Public Health England (PHE) has found 38 cases of a new Nigerian Covid-19 strain currently raging which is causing grave concerns as it is reported to be less effective against vaccination. Following its latest...
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Nigerian Presidential task Force on Covid-19 gets tough with nonchalant air passengers
NIGERIA'S Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19 has decided to step up the implementation of its travel restriction guidelines by threatening to apprehend those who defy the quarantine protocols and forcefully detain...
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Osinbajo commits Nigeria to generating 30% of her electricity from clean energy by 2030
VICE president Professor Yemi Osinbajo has announced ambitious plans to ensure that about 30% of Nigeria's electricity supply is generated from clean energy and renewable sources by 2030 as part of the nation's contribution to cutting greenhouse...
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