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UNDP donates COVID-19 kits worth $14m to ECOWAS

On: February 24, 2021

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has donated COVID-19 Protective equipment worth 14 million dollars to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).Continue Reading

COVID-19: NCDC reports 571 new cases, 12 deaths

By: Ismail Abdulaziz

On: February 24, 2021

In: Health

The Nigeria’s public health agency stated that Lagos state reported 170 cases, Ogun, FCT and Kwara reported 65, 45 and 34 cases respectively, Abia 32 cases, Enugu 32, Kano 25, Oyo 22 and Ondo 21.Continue Reading

New COVID-19 variant discovered in Nigeria, 15 countries

By: Ifeanyi Nwoko

On: February 23, 2021

In: Health

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC), has said that a new variant of COVID-19 has been detected in Nigeria and 15 other countries.Continue Reading

Records show global decline in COVID-19 cases – PTF

By: Edith Ike-Eboh

On: February 22, 2021

In: Health

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 says available records show that there is a global decline in cases of COVID-19 and deaths.Continue Reading

Nigeria to receive 4m doses of COVID-19 vaccines soon – PTF

By: Ifeanyi Nwoko

On: February 22, 2021

In: Health

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 says Nigeria will soon receive initial four million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines.Continue Reading

FG restates commitment to ending HIV scourge

By: Edith Ike-Eboh

On: February 22, 2021

In: Health

The Federal Government has restated its commitment to end the spread of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) scourge in the country.Continue Reading

COVID-19: NCDC registers 8 deaths, 521 new infections

By: Ifeanyi Nwoko

On: February 22, 2021

In: Health

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 521 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 152,074.Continue Reading

Africa’s COVID-19 death toll passes 100,000 mark – Africa CDC

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: February 19, 2021

In: Health

Number of COVID-19-inflicted deaths in Africa reach 100,294 on Friday, Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says.Continue Reading

NGO trains women-based CSOs on legislative advocacy

By: Edith Ike-Eboh

On: February 19, 2021

In: Health

WACOL, has trained CSOs engaging legislatures to pass bills that will affect women’s development and follow-up on implementation.Continue Reading

NOA, NPC partner on birth registration in Niger

By: Ismail Abdulaziz

On: February 19, 2021

In: Health

Registration of birth has suffered setback either because the people are ignorant of the benefits or lack of information on how to access it.Continue Reading

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