Disease

Pope Francis will visit Canada as the Catholic Church seeks to rebuild bridges with the indigenous community following a horrifying scandal of abuse at church-run residential schools, the Vatican said Wednesday.

Pope to visit Canada after indigenous school scandal

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The Nigeria National Polio Plus Committee (NNPPC) has advised Nigerian parents to continue to get their children immunised against polio despite the fact that the country was certified polio-free by the WHO in 2020.

Nigerian parents urged to continue to vaccinate children against polio

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The Bauchi State Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has warned residents of Bauchi state to adhere strictly to protocols of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) for Coronavirus, saying that the pandemic is not yet over.

Nigeria records 159 new coronavirus cases, one death

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The wife of Ondo State Governor, Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, on Saturday admonished women to carry out a regular medical examination on their breasts as a way of reducing breast-cancer related deaths in the country.

Betty Akeredolu urges women to do regular checks on breast cancer

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said seven more people have died from the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the country’s fatality toll to 2,647.

Nigeria records 176 new coronavirus cases, five deaths

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Nigerian Red Cross

Coronavirus vaccination: Society urges more sensitisation of Nigerians to end pandemic

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Nigeria records 247 new coronavirus cases, 10 deaths

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The Food and Drug Administration added a warning to the fact sheet for the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine saying that the shot may lead to an increased risk of a nerve condition called Guillain–Barré syndrome. The agency says that the benefits of the vaccine still outweigh the risk.

US approves ‘mix and match’ coronavirus vaccine booster

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The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China, is seen in an illustration released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. January 29, 2020. Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM/CDC/Handout via REUTERS

Africa’s coronavirus cases pass 8.44 million

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Adamawa records 500 cholera cases, 23 deaths

1 week ago

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said seven more people have died from the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the country’s fatality toll to 2,647.

Nigeria records 159 new coronavirus cases, no new death

1 week ago

Cholera: Adamawa records 500 cases, 23 deaths – official

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Retired Maj. Rabi’u Kamba, Special Adviser to Gov. Abubakar Bagudu on Security, presented the items to the General Officer Commanding (GOC) the Division at a ceremony in Birnin Kebbi.

Kebbi governor: Presidency has pledged funds for treatment of cancer patients

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said seven more people have died from the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the country’s fatality toll to 2,647.

Nigeria records 376 new coronavirus cases, 35 more deaths

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Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF)

PDP chieftain begs to NGF over incessant increase of cooking gas

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