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Omicron BA.2 sub-variant more infectious, says Africa CDC
Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, on Thursday, said the Omicron BA.2 sub-variant of COVID-19 appeared to be more…
Gavi inspects vaccine storage facilities in Abuja
On Thursday, a high-level delegation from Gavi, the global vaccine alliance, inspected the National Strategic Cold Store in Abuja.…
Nine hospitalised after inhaling smoke from Ekiti dumpsite
No fewer than nine residents of Ilokun Government Reservation Area, within the vicinity of Progress FM in Ado-Ekiti, have been…
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth tests COVID-19 positive days after marking 70…
Britain’s 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth II tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, a fortnight after marking 70 years on the throne,…
Benue to access $3million counterpart fund for immunization – Ortom
Benue state government is to access a $3million counterpart fund for immunization programmes in the state.
Governor Samuel Ortom…
Buhari welcomes Nigeria’s designation as vaccine-manufacturing base
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday in Brussels, Belgium, welcomed the designation of Nigeria as one of the six countries in…
Nigeria, five other African countries to begin production of Covid-19…
Nigeria and five other African countries
Polio: WHO reports first outbreak in Africa after four years
Malawi has recorded the first polio outbreak on the African continent in several years, the World Health Organisation announced on…
Insurgency: Zulum entices doctors with improved welfare, salary packages
Babagana Zulum, the governor of Borno State, has promised medical doctors and other health workers that his administration will…
Lagos commences dumpsite fumigation, targets residents’ safety
To protect residents and prevent health hazards, the Lagos State Government's Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has begun…