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WHO renews appeal for vaccine equity to defeat COVID-19

World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday, January 6, 2022 renewed its call for vaccine equity and solidarity to defeat COVID-19 pandemic as the highest...

Increased awareness as tool for checking COVID-19 spread

Stakeholders in healthcare sector observe that the effects of Corona-virus Disease (COVID-19) on humanity have affected every sphere of human endeavours such as in education,...

Rapid spread of Omicron COVID-19 variant in Zambia raises concern

The rapid spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in Zambia has raised concerns in the health sector, with positivity getting as high as over...

Coronavirus infections approach 10m mark in Africa

Africa is approaching 10 million coronavirus infections as the pandemic goes into its fifth wave in certain countries on the continent. John Nkengasong of the...

Germany’s booster vaccination rate rises to 47.6%

The percentage of adults in Germany who have received a booster vaccine against the Coronavirus has risen to 47.6 per cent, according to data...

WHO says evidence shows Omicron causes milder symptoms

More evidence is emerging that the Omicron Coronavirus variant is affecting the upper respiratory tract, causing milder symptoms than previous variants, a World Health...

COVID-19: Omicron spreading faster than other variants – Expert

An epidemiologist, Dr Adeola Oludare, says the new Omicron variant is spreading faster than all other variants of COVID-19. Oludare said on Tuesday, January 4,...

Virus protesters warned after tens of thousands rally in Germany

The authorities in Germany’s south-western state of Baden-Württemberg are warning coronavirus protesters against going out onto the streets unless their rallies are authorised, after...

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Liquid gas association calls for LPG to be central to global energy agenda

The World Liquid Gas Association (WLGA) is participating in International Energy Agency (IEA) Energy Access and Clean Cooking Ministerial...
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Remittance of 1% Nigerian content levy still mandatory – NCDMB

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Tuesday, February 18, 2026, reminded operators, contractors, and service companies...

Sterling Oil, Lagos mobilise 550 pints of blood in two-day blood donation drive

Nigeria requires between 1.8 and 2 million units of blood annually but meets just 25 to 30 percent of...

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Liquid gas association calls for LPG to be central to global energy agenda

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Remittance of 1% Nigerian content levy still mandatory – NCDMB

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