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Italy, Denmark, seven other countries temporarily suspend AstraZeneca vaccine 

Nine countries on Thursday announced a temporarily halt to the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19…

By Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis
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UK suspends health workers recruitment from Nigeria, Ghana, 45 other countries

The United Kingdom has ordered an immediate halt to the frequent recruitment of health…

By Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis
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Five more patients die as COVID-19 fatalities hit 1,993

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday announced five new fatalities as the…

By Enitan Daramola
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Ekiti Governor Fayemi receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State on Wednesday received his first shot of the…

By Enitan Daramola
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Google Doodle honours surgical face mask inventor, Lien-teh

Google Doodle announced on Wednesday that it has set aside the day to celebrate…

By Enitan Daramola

We won’t compel Kogi to take COVID-19 vaccine – FG

The Federal Government on Tuesday announced that it would not coerce Kogi State Governor,…

By Enitan Daramola
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PTF COVID-19 vaccination: My absence not deliberate attempt to evade jab – Mamora

The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Adeleke Olorunimbe Mamora on Monday explained that…

By Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis
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JUST IN: Lagos leads vaccine allocation with 507,000 doses, Abuja 219,800

Several states on Tuesday confirmed that they received consignments of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine…

By Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis
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JUST IN: FG delivers AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to Lagos

Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday confirmed that the state has taken delivery of…

By Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis
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PTF members receive same AstraZeneca vaccine as Buhari, Osinbajo – NPHCDA boss

Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib…

By Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis
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JUST IN: Mamora absent as SGF, Ehanire, other PTF members receive COVID-19 vaccines

Members of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday received the AstraZeneca vaccines…

By Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis
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COVID-19: Buhari urges Nigerians to get vaccinated 

  The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) has urged all eligible Nigerians to…

By Enitan Daramola

JUST IN: Buhari vaccinated by personal physician

The president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was on Saturday vaccinated with the COVID-19…

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519 patients recover from COVID-19 – NCDC

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control on Friday says 519 patients have recovered from…

By Enitan Daramola

God’s finger made it impossible for COVID-19 to wreak havoc in Africa – Obasanjo

Elder statesman and former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said coronavirus would have…

By wuzupnigeria