The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control recorded 1,617 new cases of the CoronaVirus Disease (COVID-19) in…
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Resumption: How schools in FCT metropolis complied with COVID-19 protocols
By Gabriel Atumeyi Schools resumed on Monday amidst rising numbers of Coronavirus infections in the…
School resumption: Ebonyi tasks teachers, students on COVID-19 protocols
The Ebonyi Government has charged teachers across primary and secondary schools in the state on the…
COVID-19: NCDC records 1,444 new infections, total now 110,387
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,444 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19)…
COVID-19: BUK directs compulsory use of face mask from Monday
The Management of Bayero University Kano (BUK) on Monday, announced compulsory use of face mask by…
Social status won’t influence COVID-19 vaccination –Sen. Utazi
The Senate has assured Nigerians that the political elite would not be the first beneficiary of…
Special Report: Why Nigerians are wary of COVID-19 vaccines
By Gabriel Atumeyi The birth of COVID-19 vaccines As Coronavirus continues to ravage the world, vaccines…
Our agency must approve vaccines before use, says NAFDAC DG
The Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has warned…
Osinbajo receives Covid-19 researchers
… Receives reports on innovations in testing and vaccination Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo…
Sokoto Received N518m FG Health Intervention Fund In 2020 — NHIS
The Federal Government disbursed N518 million to Sokoto State Government in 2020 as National Healthcare Intervention…
LASU closes hostels as 3 medical students test positive for Covid-19
Three students of the Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM), Ikeja, have tested positive for COVID-19,…
Covid-19: FG allays fear of another lockdown
The Federal Government on Thursday urged Nigerians to disregard the news circulating on the social media…
NCDC reports 23 fresh deaths, 1,479 new infections of COVID-19
Nigeria recorded 23 fresh COVID-19 related deaths and 1,479 new infections on Jan. 14, the Nigeria…
COVID-19: FG maintains January 18th resumption date for schools
The Federal Government has given its nod to schools nationwide to…
Anambra collects over 100 COVID-19 test samples daily – Commissioner
The Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr Vincent Okpala, on Thursday said that no fewer than…
UITH Successfully Separates Conjoined Twins
University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) Thursday presented alive to the public a set of separated…
Kafanchan assault referral Centre recorded 92 rape cases in 2020 –Manager
The Salama Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State,…
NPHCDA urges Nigerians to disregard rumours that COVID-19 vaccine unsafe
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) has urged Nigerians to disregard all misleading rumours,…
COVID-19 infects 20 doctors in Kwara
At least 20 doctors have been infected with COVID-19 at the University of Ilorin Teaching…
Asymptomatic COVID-19 cases unlikely to cause large-scale infection- Health official
COVID-19 cases are unlikely to cause large-scale infection as long as the public takes protective…
Global Fund signs $8.54bn grants to fight HIV, TB, malaria Fund
The Global Fund, an international financing and partnership to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria,…
Malnutrition: Kaduna Govt. establishes 300 nutrition corners in health facilities
Kaduna State Government has established no fewer than 300 nutrition corners in health facilities across…
Second Wave of Covid-19: Umahi orders fumigation of Public Premises
By Kenneth Onuoha Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi state on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, ordered fumigation…
Kwara records 38 cases of COVID-19, discharges 101 patients
By Ife Osemedua The Government of Kwara State has announced 38 new COVID-19 cases and…
Hospitals won’t be able to handle serious COVID-19 cases soon — NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says the country is now reaching a critical…
House on The Rock Pastor dies of Covid-19
A Pastor with the House on the Rock, Adeyinka Akinbami, has died of COVID-19 at the…
India keen to supply Nigeria COVID-19 vaccines – Envoy
Mr Abhay Thakur, Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, has said that the government of Indian was…
Oyo directs private health facilities to stop managing COVID-19 patients
The Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) and the COVID-19 Technical Task Force, in Oyo State, on Saturday,…
COVID-19 Vaccine: Rate of infection to determine distribution –NPHCDA
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency, (NPHCDA), has announced a distribution plan for the COVID-19…