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COVID-19: AstraZeneca vaccine is safe — NMA
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), says the vaccine procured by Nigeria from AstraZeneca company is safe, advising people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Prof. Baba Issa, Kwara NMA Chairman, gave
At Least Five Killed in Saturday Myanmar Protests as US and Allies Vow to Restore Democracy
At least five protesters were killed by security forces in Myanmar, witnesses and media reported, as activists marked the death anniversary on Saturday of a student whose killing in 1988
Kano govt confiscates suspected fake antimalarial drugs
Kano State Ministry of Health’s Task Force Committee on Fake Drugs, has confiscated suspected fake anti-malarial drugs worth over N2 million. A statement by the Information Officer of the Ministry,
UK to Make Vaccines Available for All Over-40s By Easter, Report Says
People over 40 in the UK will be offered their first coronavirus vaccination by Easter on April 4 as a boost in supplies will allow rapid expansion of the inoculation
New York’s Two Senators Join Mounting Calls for Governor Cuomo to Resign
New York’s two US senators joined other leading Democrats in urging New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign on Friday after a seventh woman came forward to accuse him of
George Floyd’s Family Receives $27m Settlement from Minneapolis Over His Death
The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of George Floyd over his death in police custody, a case that
Four football matches to watch this weekend
Mourinho’s Spurs is chasing a Champions League place but Arsenal will play for pride when they meet on Sunday. The post Four football matches to watch this weekend appeared first
NAPTIP Seeks NAF Support in Combating Human Trafficking
By Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja The Director-General (DG), National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim has solicited the assistance of the Nigerian Air Force
No Petrol Price Increase Until Government Meets with Labour, Nigeria’s Deputy Petroleum Minister Sylva Says
Nigeria’s federal government on Friday strongly pushed back on insinuations that it had increased the pump price of petrol from N162 to N212.61 per litre. In a statement personally signed
Nigeria: Security Agents Search for 39 Students Abducted from Kaduna College
A combined team of security agents are on the trail of bandits that abducted 39 students at the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna
