The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 58 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 163,388.
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3,000 nurses dead, Covid exodus looming
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Dolly Parton gets COVID – 19 vaccine
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Vaccine: BUA pays for one million doses of AstraZeneca
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COVID – 19: South Africa orders 20 million Pfizer vaccines
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Buhari signs law criminalizing non-wearing of facemasks
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COVID-19 Vaccine: Local vaccine production ’ll take five years – Gates
By Robert EgbeThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) said it will take no fewer than five years to build local vaccines production capacity in