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COVID-19: confirmed cases now 187,588 in Nigeria

COVID-19: Confirmed cases now 165,167 in Nigeria

COVID-19: Confirmed cases now 165,167 in Nigeria The confirmed cases of Coronavirus pandemic have risen to 165,167 in Nigeria, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. It stated: “On the 2nd of May 2021, 14 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria. “Till date, 165,167, cases have been confirmed, 155,361 cases have been […]

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COVID-19: Confirmed cases rise to 167,155 in Nigeria

Coronavirus: African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases

African Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 cases (4,489,600), deaths (119,667) and recoveries (4,029,903) by region: Central (153,134 cases; 2,430 deaths; 136,967 recoveries): Burundi (3,759; 6; 3,200), Cameroon (65,998; 991; 60,031), CAR (6,224; 85; 5,246), Chad (4,747; 169; 4,382), Congo (10,678; 144; 9,631), DRC (29,498; 756; 26,156), Equatorial Guinea (7,505; 106; 7,016), Gabon (22,433; 138;

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COVID-19: DPR recommends usage of Antigen- Rapid Diagnostic Tests for offshore workers

COVID-19: DPR recommends usage of Antigen- Rapid Diagnostic Tests for offshore workers   The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has recommended the use of Antigen-based Rapid Diagnostic Tests (Ag-RDTs) for offshore workers in Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Industry. The DPR, which is the regulator of the Nigerian oil and gas industry, made this known on

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AfDB

Covid-19 pandemic impetus for greater regional integration, African countries told at presentation of regional integration index report

As countries rebuild their economies following COVID-19, Africa needs to step up productive and infrastructural integration, participants heard at a regional presentation of the African Regional Integration Index (ARII) (https://bit.ly/3dsKMjV) held virtually last week. The index, a joint publication of the Economic Commission for Africa, the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the African Union Commission,

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COVID-19: Confirmed cases rise to 167,155 in Nigeria

COVID-19: Confirmed cases rise to 164,303 in Nigeria

COVID-19: Confirmed cases rise to 164,303 in Nigeria The confirmed cases of Coronavirus pandemic has risen to 164,303, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. It stated: “On the 19th of April 2021, 70 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria. To date, 164303 cases have been confirmed, 154384 cases have been discharged

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UPDATE: Wife reacts as Yinka Odumakin, Afenifere spokesman dies of COVID-19

UPDATE: Wife reacts as Yinka Odumakin, Afenifere spokesman dies of COVID-19 By Alison Godswill Dr. Joe Okei Odumakin, wife of the late, Mr. Yinka Odumakin, the spokesman of Afenifere, a Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group has reacted as he passed on because of the Coronavirus pandemic. In a statement – A PART OF ME IS GONE!- obtained

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