Tag: COVID-19
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WHO DG reveals “true death toll” from COVID-19
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that more seven million deaths from COVID-19 have been recorded in the past five years.
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NCDC gives fresh update on new COVID-19 variant
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has allayed public fears over the detection of the SARS-CoV-2 XEC subvariant globally.
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FG opens up on new COVID-19 strain known as XEC
The federal government has said there is no evidence of the COVID-19 variant known as XEC in Nigeria, and advised the general public not to panic but continue with the universal precautions of observing personal hygiene including regular washing of hands.
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World Bank approves $500m COVID-19 grant for Nigeria
The World Bank has announced a 500-million-dollar grant to support Nigeria’s recovery efforts from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund will be utilised through the Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) programme.
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Paris 2024: COVID-19 hits Olympic games, forces several athletes to withdraw
Three years after the Tokyo Olympics were held with
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COVID-19 rocks Paris 2024 Olympics
Three years after the Tokyo Olympics were held amid strict precautions and with no fans because of the global COVID-19 pandemic, there is now another fear of the disease in Paris.
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BREAKING: President Biden down with COVID-19, at higher risk of severe illness
U.S. President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House said in a statement on Thursday.
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Treat cholera with same seriousness as COVID-19 – Rep. Faleke urges
Rep. James Faleke (Ikeja Federal Constituency) has called on Nigerians to treat the outbreak of cholera in some parts of the country with the level of seriousness they handled COVID-19 pandemic. Faleke made the call in an interview with NAN in Lagos on Monday.
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Just in: SERAP drags Tinubu to court over failure to probe missing $3.4bn IMF loan to finance budget, respond to COVID-19
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a fresh lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu. The lawsuit concerns “the failure (of the President) to probe the grim allegations that $3.4 billion loan obtained by Nigeria from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to finance the budget and respond to COVID-19 is missing, diverted or unaccounted…
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Post COVID-19 fund: Presidential aide faults Falana’s criticism
Mr Temitope Ajayi, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, says Mr Femi Falana’s criticism of N135 billion post COVID-19 reimbursement given to 36 states in December, is misrepresentation of facts. Ajayi, in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos, said that Falana (SAN) in a viral video, alluded