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BUA Group buys 1m doses of COVID-19 vaccines for Nigeria

BUA Group says it has purchased one million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for Nigeria, through the AfreximBank vaccine programme in partnership with Private...

Dorcas Tyena - February 8, 2021

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COVID-19: Nigeria reports 506 new infections

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 506 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to...

Dorcas Tyena - February 8, 2021

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COVID-19: NCDC records 1,588 new Infections

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,588 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to...

mediagem - February 7, 2021

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How trustworthy is the Chinese vaccine?

It was towards the end of 2019 that some of the first cases of the novel coronavirus started surfacing in Wuhan, China, the same...

mediagem - February 7, 2021

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FG distributes palliatives to ex-Bakassi militants

Members of the defunct Bakassi Strike Force who laid down their arms in 2018 have received succour from the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs. The...

Dorcas Tyena - February 6, 2021

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Nigeria records 1,624 new COVID-19 infections, 9 more deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,624 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to...

mediagem - February 6, 2021

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COVID-19 originated some where else, not Wuhan- WHO expert

A Russian expert on Saturday said Wuhan’s Huanan seafood market may have made it possible for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) to spread, but it...

Dorcas Tyena - February 6, 2021

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Poor storage facility: WHO disqualifies Nigeria from COVID-19 vaccine bid, fears wastage

The World Health Organisation-led COVAX global initiative has failed to shortlist Nigeria for the Pfizer vaccines following the country’s inability to meet the standard...

mediagem - February 6, 2021

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