COVID-19

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved a herbal drug that was produced by Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) for the treatment of COVID-19. The founder of the University, Chief Afe…
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Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the clinical trial of Ivermectin drug for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 infection in the state, Sanwo-Olu made this known in a statement on the update on COVID-19 in the…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that of the 42 countries already rolling out various COVID-19 vaccines which have been cleared for use, 36 are in high income nations. WHO’s Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, made…
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The United States’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. In a statement early Saturday morning, the FDA said the emergency use authorisation (EUA) allows the…
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US President Donald Trump will spend the coming days in a military hospital just outside Washington to undergo treatment for Covid-19 after he received an experimental and unproven treatment, White House officials said Friday. The…
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Nigeria recorded 136 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the new total to 58,198 in the past 24 hours, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has said. Making the announcement via its Twitter handle Saturday night, the government agency…
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In a bid to stimulate investment and boost activities in the maritime industry, amid the downturn induced by COVID-19, the Federal Ministry of Transportation is seeking a package of tax incentives for the sector. Director-General of the…
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The Federal Government has appealed to the Joint Health Sector Unions to suspend the one-week warning strike nationwide. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, made the appeal on Monday during the briefing of the Presidential Task…
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Russia has become the first country in the world to register a COVID-19 vaccine, local media reported quoting President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. The vaccine against the novel coronavirus was developed jointly by the Gamaleya Research…
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Human rights defender, Prince Wiro, on Wednesday charged the Police Command in Rivers State to investigate and prosecute its personnel accused of raping a woman for breach of COVID-19 protocol. The victim, a 32-year-old widow, said a…
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