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Pfizer-BioNTech Claim Vaccines Are Effective Against UK COVID-19 Variant
A recently published research paper by Pfizer and partner BioNTech is claiming its coronavirus vaccine is likely to be highly effective against the UK COVID-19 variant. The variant also known as B.1.1.7, has caused alarm among experts because of its increased ability to spread and supercharge virus outbreaks. Pfizer research paper which has not been subjected to…
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Border Closure: In 486 days, Food Prices Rose By 5.13%
Within the period of one year, three months and twenty-eight days of land border closures by the Nigerian government, a move made to control illegal smuggling activities within the border regions, the prices of food products have risen by 5.13 percent with an inflation rate of 14.89 percent November 2020. Findings from local traders, however,…
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COVID-19: Pandemic Dropped School Attendance To 54%
The effect of the coronavirus pandemic, which has stalled economic growth in most global countries including Nigeria, has similarly affected the educational responsiveness of children attendance in schools. Months before the gradual reopening of schools in various states, concerns grew on the effect of the lockdown on the educational sector. This led to the adoption…