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The World Health Organisation said it was considering introducing electronic vaccination certificates, as hopes for an end to the pandemic were boosted after Britain became the first country to approve use of a Covid-19 vaccine. “We are…

The Government of Oyo State has re-awarded the contract for the completion of the 7.2 kilometres Idi Ape-Basorun-Akobo- Odogbo Barracks road which completion is scheduled for eight months through the Alternative Project Funding Approach.…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it will totally ban production of alcohol drink in sachets by 2023/2024. Its Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has described the one million deaths from the coronavirus as “a very sad milestone”, considering that many victims suffered “a terribly difficult and lonely death” and their families were unable to say…

More than 30 vaccines against COVID-19 are currently undergoing clinical trials in different countries, including in Russia, and this is very encouraging, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) spokeswoman in Russia, Melita Vujnovic, said.…

The number of coronavirus cases recorded worldwide has topped 25 million, according to data compiled by U.S. researchers.In the United States, which has the highest case tally of any country, infection numbers are nearing six million,…

About 172 countries have been engaging with the “largest and most diverse COVID-19 vaccine portfolio” coordinated by the World Health Organisation (WHO), its chief said on Monday. “At present, there are nine vaccines that are part of…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says COVID-19 virus has not been detected in breastmilk. The United Nations agency insisted it is unlikely that it can be transmitted through breastmilk. WHO Regional Office for Africa in…

As the nation scramble to improve its healthcare sector to avoid being taken unaware like the Covid-19 attack, Lagos government is considering a long-term facility for operators in the sector to achieve local production of scarce medical…

The World Health Organisation, WHO, has said coronavirus vaccination could commence on a large scale by mid-2021. WHO’s Chief Scientist, Soumya Swaminathan expressed this optimism in an interview with DPA, yesterday, NAN reports.…