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Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 3m – Africa CDC

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent has reached 3,021,769 as of Sunday morning, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and...

U.S. reports over 4,000 daily coronavirus deaths for first time

The United States (U.S.) reported more than 4,000 Coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in one day for the first time on Thursday, January 7, 2021 as...

EU to purchase more 300m doses of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, research claims it might be effective against new strains

The European Commission has renewed a contract with pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech to purchase an additional 300 million doses of their vaccine against...

Africa’s COVID-19 cases near 3m as death toll hits 69,000

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are over 2.9 million confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African...

Second COVID-19 wave ravaging the land, claiming lives, says LUTH CMD

Chief Medical Director (CMD), Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos, Prof. Chris Bode, has said that the COVID-19 second wave was ravaging the...

British dialysis patient first to receive AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine

A dialysis patient is the first person in the world to receive the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine outside a clinical trial. Brian Pinker, 82, received the jab at Oxford...

Bulgaria reports four cases of side effects from Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine

Four Bulgarians vaccinated against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine developed mild to moderate side effects, Bulgarian Drug Agency executive director Bogdan Kirilov...

How Nigeria’s economy is grappling with COVID-19 effects

Nigeria started the year 2020 on a glorious note, having been declared, by the World Bank, one of the most improved economies in the...

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1win, Recycledge launch plastic waste exchange scheme in Ibadan

Leading global iGaming brand, 1win, and non-profit environmental organisation, Recycledge, will launch a collaborative Plastic Waste Exchange (PWE) project...
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NECA flays Lagos Water Regulatory Commission’s businesses’ operational disruption

The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) is calling on the Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LASWARCO) to support struggling...

Regional challenges cost Egypt about $7bn of Suez Canal revenues in 2024 – Sisi

Events in the Red Sea and regional challenges cost Egypt around $7 billion in revenues from the Suez Canal...

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1win, Recycledge launch plastic waste exchange scheme in Ibadan

Leading global iGaming brand, 1win, and non-profit environmental organisation,...

NECA flays Lagos Water Regulatory Commission’s businesses’ operational disruption

The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) is calling on...
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