By our reporter| Nigeria has exhausted the COVID-19 vaccine it received in the first vaccination phase, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said. Faisal Shuaib, the agency’s…
Read More Nigeria runs out of COVID vaccine-19 as anxiety over third wave infections rises
Coronavirus-linked deaths in Africa surged by 43 percent in the space of a week, driven by a lack of intensive-care beds and oxygen, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on…
Read More Africa’s COVID-19 deaths surge 43% in a Week – WHO
Last month, as Europe finally lifted COVID-19 restrictions, the mood was jubilant across the continent. Outdoor mask mandates and curfews were dropped, Americans were cleared to resume travel to tourist…
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Ebun Francis| The management of the University of Lagos on Wednesday asked students to vacate hostels on campus over COVID concerns. The decision was taken following an emergency meeting summoned…
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By our reporter| The federal government on Tuesday said Nigeria will receive 41,282,770 doses of Oxford/Astrazeneca, Pfizer-Bio-N Tech, and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines between July and September. The Executive…
Read More Nigeria to receive 41m COVID-19 vaccine doses as COVID-19 spikes with 161 new cases