COVID-19 response
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Covid-19: NG-CARES disburses N35.3bn to states – Official
Prof. Yusuf Suleiman, Team Leader, Physical Implementation Support Mission for the NG-CARES Programme from the World Bank, on Friday said…
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Health
Covid-19: Nigeria records 637 new cases, 7 deaths on Wednesday
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that 637 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 and seven deaths were recorded…
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Foreign
Tokyo Olympics: Fans largely barred as Covid emergency declared
The Olympic Games in Japan will be held without spectators at venues in and around the capital after a spike…
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Ganduje directs Kano civil servants to resume work
Kano state government has directed all civil servants to resume work with immediate effect. The state commissioner for information, Malam…
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Foreign
Covid: Argentina imposes one-off tax on wealthiest
The government hopes to raise around $3bn from 12,000 people A one-off tax on Argentina’s richest people comes into effect…
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Covid: Obaseki urges banks to intensify efforts to curb second wave
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has urged corporate institutions especially banks to join efforts with the state government and enforce…
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Health
Covid: Nigeria records 12 new death as cases rise
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 12 new deaths as coronavirus cases near 100,000 in the country.…
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Foreign
Alcohol can reduce immune system response to Covid vaccine – Experts
People receiving Covid vaccine jabs should avoid drinking alcohol because it alters the make-up of microorganisms in the gut that…
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Health
Nigeria reports 999 new Covid-19 infections
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 999 new cases of COVID-19, with the FCT, Lagos and Kaduna…
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Health
Covid second wave: FG asks civil servants to work from home
The Federal Government has directed civil servants from grade 12 to work from home. The Secretary to the Government of…