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Nigeria needs N1. 6bn emergency funding to fight COVID-19 – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country requires N1.6 billion emergency funding to fight Coronavirus (COVID19). Dr Pricilla Ibekwe, Deputy Director, Special Duties, NCDC, disclosed...

Michael Simire - March 7, 2020

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COVID-19: Three suspected cases in Lagos tested negative

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the three travellers from France, England and China suspected of having COVID-19 have tested...

Michael Simire - March 6, 2020

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Women’s Day: Tobacco control a worthy cause for women

March 8 is dedicated to honouring women’s achievements in different spheres of life annually. It is also a day that women from different backgrounds and culture...

Michael Simire - March 6, 2020

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Five new countries report coronavirus cases

Five new countries/territories/areas have reported cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The UN body lists them to include...

Michael Simire - March 6, 2020

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Washington district shuts all schools over coronavirus

A school district in Washington in the US has decided to close down all its schools in an attempt to slow the spread of...

Michael Simire - March 5, 2020

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Nigerian, from France, in isolation over suspected COVID-19

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Thursday, March 5, 2020 said a Nigerian, who returned from France, has been placed...

Michael Simire - March 5, 2020

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Some countries are indifferent to COVID-19, says WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that some countries have not taken the COVID-19 epidemic seriously, saying their level of political commitment and...

Michael Simire - March 5, 2020

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Journalists trained on reporting trans fat concerns

Disturbed by the low media spotlight on the dangers associated with consumption of foods containing trans fats, the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN)...

Michael Simire - March 5, 2020

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NUPRC warns public against fraudulent contract offers

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has warned the public against activities of fraudulent individuals who peddle contract...

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