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Nigeria records 71 new COVID cases, but no deaths

Nigeria registered 71 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, raising the total number

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COVID third wave: Infections spreading faster than ever in Africa, says WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Africa is experiencing a “speedy” spread

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Oxford vaccine produces strong immune response from booster shot – study

A third shot of the Oxford-AstraZeneca (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine produces a strong

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Buhari to travel to London for ‘medical follow-up’

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday travel to London, the United Kingdom,

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Akinwumi Adesina: Africa should be producing not begging for COVID vaccines

Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank, says the continent needs

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FUTA Don highlights health implications of excessive use of synthetic fertilizers

It has been observed that most terminal illnesses ravaging the society could

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US state begins ‘marijuana for jabs’ campaign to boost COVID vaccination

In a bid to encourage vaccination against COVID-19, free pre-rolled marijuana joints

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Nigeria to receive 3.9m doses of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine by August

The federal government says Nigeria is scheduled to receive 3.92 million doses

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Kaunda in ‘serious but stable’ condition

Zambia's founding father Kenneth Kaunda is in a "serious but stable condition",

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