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COVID-19: Anambra Lawmakers Undertake Compulsory Test
Uche Okafor, Speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly, Southeast Nigeria says all members of the assembly have undertaken compulsory…
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UNICEF Intensifies Vaccine Delivery Efforts in 92 Low Income Countries
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), has secured a supply of…
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COVID-19: Poor Lagosians Unable to To Pay For Test As Private Labs Demand N50,000
On Friday, Ade ( not real name) drove to the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, to have a COVID-19 test…
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Disinformation
Factcheck: Special ‘COVID Vaccine’ Not Made To Experiment On Africans
Claim: Remdesivir has been restricted to vaccinate people in African countries in order to experiment on them and “produce genetically…
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Gabon Elaborates National Vaccination Plan, Awaits COVID-19 Vaccines
Five days after President Ali Bongo Ondimba called on his government to elaborate a national vaccination plan, the country’s Ministry…
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New COVID-19 Scare As Chadians Protest Total Lockdown Of Nation’s Capital
Residents of the Chadian national capital N’Djamena have been protesting against the total lockdown of the city imposed by presidential…
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Disinformation
Fact-check: Covifor Is Not A COVID-19 Vaccine, Not Slated For Test In Africa As Claimed In This Viral Message
Claim: A viral WhatsApp message has claimed that Covifor injection, manufactured by the Indian pharmaceutical company, Hetero, is a COVID-19…
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Oyo Okays Crossover Service, Lagos Imposes N500,000 Fine Against Defaulters
As the last few hours of the year 2020 approaches, the governments of Oyo and Lagos states have announced extremely…
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50 Journalists Killed In 2020 – Reporters Without Borders
At least 50 journalists and media workers lost their lives in the year 2020 in the course of work. According…
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Human Rights
Press Freedom: 59 Media Workers Killed In 2020 – UNESCO
The Director-General of UN Educational, Scientific Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Audrey Azoulay, has said that at least 59 media workers have…
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