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Buhari virtually commissions landmark projects at UMTH, hails Zulum’s intervention
By Michy Abraham in Maiduguri
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday commissioned landmark projects at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH)
The President, during…
COVID-19: Pfizer says vaccine 95% effective
The biotech company Pfizer said Wednesday that a completed study of its experimental Covid-19 vaccine showed it is 95 percent effective.
Pfizer said the vaccine had no…
WHO says 5% of Cervical Cases attributable to HIV
World Health Organisation (WHO) says an estimated five per cent of all cervical cancer cases are attributable to HIV globally, while women living with HIV have a six-fold…
Lagos warns religious leaders against second wave of COVID-19 pandemic
The Lagos State Government on Monday warned religious leaders in the state against a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Commissioner for Home Affairs, Anofiu Elegushi,…
WHO says vaccine will not be enough to stop COVID-19 pandemic
The head of the World Health Organization said Monday that a vaccine would not by itself stop the coronavirus pandemic.
The pandemic is raging months after it broke out,…
Trials show new COVID-19 vaccine 94.5% effective says Moderna
US biotech firm Moderna on Monday announced its experimental vaccine against Covid-19 was almost 95 percent effective, marking a second major breakthrough in the quest to…
Two NYSC members test positive for COVID-19 in Kano
The NYSC Coordinator in Kano State, Hajiya Aisha Tata, says two new corps members out of the 826 posted to the state have tested positive for COVID-19.
The coordinator…
Despite COVID-19 challenges, malaria prevention drug administered on 2.1m children in Borno
Malaria prevention drugs have been administered on 2.1 million children in Borno State.
This according to the State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Saliyu Kwaya-Bura was…
Yellow fever death toll rises to 20 in Benue
The death toll from a disease suspected to be yellow fever has climbed to 20 at Okpeilo-Otukpa in Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State.
The development followed…
Tokyo Olympics organisers hail COVID-19 vaccine
Tokyo Olympics organisers said news of a coronavirus vaccine was a “relief” on Tuesday but insisted their bio-security planning for the postponed Games remained unchanged.…