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COVID-19
President Xi Jinping defends China’s Covid-19 response
Chinese President Xi Jinping has defended his country’s handling of the Coronavirus saying Beijing acted in an open and transparent manner, and that it...
Almost 60% of Nigeria’s revenue lost to COVID-19 – FG
The harsh realities of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is still unfolding with President Muhammadu Buhari admitting that the country’s revenues have fallen by...
COVID-19: Nigeria tests 420,543 samples in 24 hours … records 54,743 spike
By Joyce Remi-Babayeju
According to NCDC situation report 189, Nigeria has tested 429,543 samples in a single day, one of the highest in recent times....
FG takes delivery Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine
The Federal Government on Friday received samples of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine.
Russia’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Alexey Shebarshin, delivered the samples to the Minister of Health,...
China strengthens COVID-19 testing capacity nationwide ahead of flu season
China's virus prevention authority published a plan to further strengthen the country's capacity for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing by specifically deploying facilities in local...
FG Blames Covid-19 for Delay in 2020 Scholarship Awards
The federal government has revealed that the Covid-19 pandemic is responsible for the delay in the award of overseas scholarship to candidates under the...
NCDC trains 521 Nigerian health workers on emergency COVID-19 response
By Samuel Ogenyi, Uyo
Over 521 feontline health workers in Nigeria have been trained by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on quick response...
BREAKING: Neymar, Di Maria, Paredes test positive for COVID-19
Paris Saint-Germain trio Neymar, Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredes have tested positive for coronavirus, according to reports in France.
The Ligue 1 club confirmed...
President Buhari’s closest aide, Sarki Abba reportedly contracts COVID-19
Sarki Abba, President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs has tested positive for COVID-19.
Abba, who is the President’s closest aide tested positive...
ASUU warns FG against reopening of Tertiary schools, says its suicidal
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Monday, warned the Federal Government against reopening tertiary institutions without taking concrete steps to curb the spread...