Postponed Tokyo Olympics to cost extra $2.4bn —Organisers
The coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Olympics will cost at least an extra $2.4 billion, organisers said Friday, with the unprecedented postponement and a raft of pandemic health…
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COVID-19: NAF trains Medical Personnel on use of GeneXpert Machine for testing
In furtherance of ongoing efforts to build capacity towards dealing with COVID-19, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday flagged-off a 2-day training programme for…
36 UCH nurses contracted COVID-19 — NANNM
The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, University College Hospital, Ibadan, on Monday said about 36 nurses were infected with the COVID-19 virus during…
Covid-19: Oxford University vaccine is highly effective
The coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford is highly effective at stopping people developing Covid-19 symptoms, a large trial shows.
Interim data…
Boko Haram, COVID-19 trigger need for improved child protection in North-East, says UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has lamented that both the effects of over a decade long Boko Haram crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic have triggered the need for…
COVID-19: Airlines need fresh $80bn to survive – IATA
Airlines need another $80 billion to survive, the head of the industry’s trade association told a French daily on Friday, as many countries tighten restrictions to confront…
Covid 19: U.S. death toll surpasses 250,000 as infections continue to surge
The number of deaths from the coronavirus in the U.S. has surpassed a quarter of a million, according to data logged on worldometer.info.
Despite the news of vaccine…
Rivers misses out as FG disburses N66.5bn COVID-19 grant to states
Rivers State missed out as the Federal Government on Wednesday announced the disbursement of the N66.5bn ($175m) to 35 eligible states on the basis of the Amended…
COVID-19: Furniture Dealers seek inclusion in CBN’s N50bn stimulus package
The United Furniture Dealer’s Association Of NIGERIA has asked the federal government to include the association in the Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN) N50billion COVID-19…
Three Serbia players test positive for COVID-19
Three Serbia players have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of Wednesday’s Nations League match against Russia, the country’s football federation announced.
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