The COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Federal Government is set for trial by November The PUNCH reports that the project, which is a mega research grant intervention tagged, ‘Accelerated development of COVID-19 vaccines using innovative technological approach’, is a collaborative effort involving cluster researchers from five different institutions to consolidate problem-solving …
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The Nigerian Embassy in Mexico says its operations will be stopped for seven days. This is as the embassy announced fresh outbreak of COVID-19 which has infected six staff members of the embassy. The closure, which begins on Monday (today) was at the behest of the Nigerian Ambassador to Mexico, Adejare …
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At least seventy-four new cases of COVID-19 have recently been recorded in Ekiti state, after the Eld- EL- Kabir celebration. The State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Oyebanji Filani who made this known via a statement in Ado Ekiti, noted that there was a significant decline in the …
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A Kogi resident identified as Habibi Rabiu, has been sentenced to two months in a custodial centre for posting false information on his Facebook page during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in the country. The Department of State Services arrested Rabiu and charged him to court over a post titled, “The …
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has disclosed that three herbal formulations have been approved for clinical trial studies for the treatment of COVID-19 during the pandemic. The agency made the disclosure in a statement signed by its Resident Media Consultant, Sayo Akintola, in Abuja on Sunday, …
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Government of Spain has donated 4.4 million Johnson & Johnson vaccines to Nigeria. The donation, it said, was in line with its unconditional defence of fair, equitable, and universal access to vaccines against COVID-19. A statement on Wednesday from the Embassy of Spain in Nigeria explained that the handover ceremony …
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I’ve tested positive for COVID. I’m experiencing mild symptoms and am following the experts’ advice by isolating until I’m healthy again. I’m fortunate to be vaccinated and boosted and have access to testing and great medical care. The Gates Foundation is coming together today for the first time in two …
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COVID-19: WHO Recommends Pfizer’s Paxlovid The World Health Organisation said earlier today that it “strongly recommended” Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral pill Paxlovid for patients with milder forms of the disease who were still at a high risk of hospitalisation. However the UN agency warned it was “extremely concerned” that the inequality …
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The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has reviewed the country’s response to the pandemic in view of the declining number of cases. In a statement dated April 2, the committee explained that the decision followed the reduced risk of importation of new variants, as well as the availability of …
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The peculiarities of the business operating environment in Nigeria are common knowledge but concerns are mounting that a bad situation is suddenly turning worse, owing to extraneous factors such as the development in Eastern Europe, which has mounted pressure on the prices of fuel including Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), known …
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