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FG asks UK to rescind travel ban over OMICRON variant
The Federal Government has asked the United Kingdom to review its decision to impose travel ban on Nigerians because of Omicron variant of ...
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UK adds Nigeria to red list over Omicron fears
The United Kingdom has added Nigeria to its red list category as it tightens travel restrictions in an effort to limit the spread ...
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FG approves COVID-19 booster shots amid Omicron variant
The Federal Government has approved COVID-19 booster shots as the world battles to contain the new Omicron variant. In a statement issued on ...
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COVID-19: Three cases of Omicron variant confirmed in Nigeria – NCDC
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that the first cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been recorded in the ...
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FG maintains no record of Omicron variant in Nigeria yet
The Federal Government on Monday insisted Nigeria is yet to record a case of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19, despite Canadian authorities’ ...
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New COVID-19 Variant: South African President calls for urgent reversal of travel ban
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday called on countries to “immediately and urgently” reverse scientifically “unjustified” travel bans linked to the discovery ...
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Nigeria reports 110 new COVID-19 cases as countries battle Omicron variant
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed that a total of 110 new cases of COVID-19 were reported on Sunday in the ...
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COVID-19: Over three million Nigerians fully vaccinated –NPHCDA
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency said more than three million eligible Nigerians have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The Executive Director, ...
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First US black Secretary of State, Colin Powell, dies of COVID-19 complications
Colin Powell, the son of Jamaican immigrants who became a US war hero and the first Black secretary of state but saw his ...
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NCDC records 33 more COVID-19 deaths
At least 33 more persons have died from COVID-19, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control disclosed late Sunday. According to the health agency, ...