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EU supports Nigeria with N75m to combat diphtheria

    EU supports Nigeria with N75m to combat diphtheria

The European Union (EU) says it has released €150,000 (N75 million) to Nigeria to support its response efforts against diphtheria. Diphtheria is a bacterial infection caused by the corynebacterium species

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FACT CHECK: Video of toddler linked with earthquakes in Turkey and Syria is old

    FACT CHECK: Video of toddler linked with earthquakes in Turkey and Syria is old

A video of a crying infant being consoled by another toddler has been linked by social media users to the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. “This video will make

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World TB Day: Africa close to achieving 35% tuberculosis death reduction, says WHO

    World TB Day: Africa close to achieving 35% tuberculosis death reduction, says WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Africa is close to achieving a 35 percent tuberculosis death reduction. In a statement commemorating World Tuberculosis Day, Matshidiso Moeti, regional director for Africa,

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UNICEF unveils five-year plan to close development, gender gaps in Nigeria

    UNICEF unveils five-year plan to close development, gender gaps in Nigeria

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says it has commenced a five-year strategic plan to help in closing development and gender gaps faced by Nigerian children. Geoffrey Njoku, UNICEF communication

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FACT CHECK: How true is the claim that US hasn’t warmed in 18 years?

    FACT CHECK: How true is the claim that US hasn’t warmed in 18 years?

A social media post has claimed that the in the last eighteen years, the United States is yet to experience

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NGO: More awareness needed to enable women, girls access tech opportunities

    NGO: More awareness needed to enable women, girls access tech opportunities

Amrah Aliyu, team lead of Salma Attah Foundation, a non-profit organisation, says getting women and girls to access digital technology

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NGO: 75% of polling units with PWDs had no braille ballot guides

    NGO: 75% of polling units with PWDs had no braille ballot guides

The election hub of the Albino Foundation Africa (TAF Africa) says there were no braille ballot guides in 75 percent

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UNICEF: 78m children at high risk of water-related crisis in Nigeria

    UNICEF: 78m children at high risk of water-related crisis in Nigeria

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says there are 78 million children who are exposed to water-related crisis in Nigeria.

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‘Safe, tolerable’ — Scientists publish results of human trial of Lassa fever vaccine

    ‘Safe, tolerable’ — Scientists publish results of human trial of Lassa fever vaccine

Some scientists have published results of the human trial of MV-LASV, a Lassa fever vaccine. According to the results published

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Patronise health facilities with skilled workers for maternal care, UNICEF tells women

    Patronise health facilities with skilled workers for maternal care, UNICEF tells women

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says women should visit healthcare facilities with skilled workers for maternal care. Aderonke Akinola-Akinwole,

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