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Health

January 7, 2021

Nigerian parliament moves to legalise marijuana

The bill proposed by Miriam Onuoha also has provisions to punish abusers and violators.

Miriam Onuoha, representing Okigwe North Federal Constituency. [PHOTO CREDIT: Facebook]
January 7, 2021

Ekiti to conduct COVID-19 test on workers

The exercise is in a bid to curtail the spread of the virus among its citizens, especially public servants, the government says.

Kayode Fayemi
January 7, 2021

COVID-19: New cases hit 1,664 on Wednesday as Nigeria awaits vaccine consignment

The number of daily coronavirus infection has been on the rise recently affirming reports on the second wave of the pandemic.

NCDC DG
January 6, 2021

LUTH alerts workers on ‘deadlier’ wave of COVID-19

Lagos has always topped the list of the recorded COVID-19 cases nationwide.

Coronavirus
January 6, 2021

Lagos deputy governor’s brother dies of COVID-19

It is unclear if the deputy governor himself had earlier contracted the virus.

January 6, 2021

COVID-19: Lafia hospital takes delivery of 4 ventilators

Mr. Ikrama lauded the completion of the Lafia Infectious Diseases Diagnostic and Research Development Centre.

January 6, 2021

U.S. lawmaker contracts COVID-19 after vaccination

He tested positive for the coronavirus just before he was due to receive the second dose of the vaccine.

Photo of Coronavirus vaccine used to illustrate this story (Credit: Bloomberg)
January 6, 2021

National leaders, health workers, vulnerable persons to get COVID-19 vaccine first: PTF

100,000 doses of the vaccines expected to arrive the country later this month.

Faisal Shuaib, Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency.
January 6, 2021

China blocks WHO scientists investigating COVID-19 origin

China has been widely blamed for the outbreak of the disease.

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
January 6, 2021

COVID-19: Nigeria records 1,354 new infections, highest ever

The figure also showed that the infection rate has continued to soar across the country.

Coronavirus used to illustrate the story.