The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), has registered 758 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19)…
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Covid-19: Kaduna shuts down schools
The Kaduna State Government has announced the closure of schools across the 23 Local Government Areas…
CBN’s N100 Billion Health Intervention Fund inaccessible, says NMA
By Ade Jacobs The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has disclosed that the Central Bank of…
Covid-19: NCDC announces 201 new infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 201 new infections of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in…
COVID-19: SGF, wife go into isolation as household members test positive
Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), said on Sunday he had…
Lagos governor goes into self-isolation — Commissioner
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu will go into self-isolation immediately after one of his close aides…
Outrage as Nigeria records 796 new cases of Covid-19
Nigeria on Friday registered 796 new cases, highest single -day COVID-19 infections in 24 hours, the…
COVID-19: FG reopens isolation centres in preparation for second wave
By Ife Osemedua As Nigerians brace up for a second wave of Coronavirus infections, the…
COVID-19: NCDC decries inadequate testing in some states
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says there is inadequate testing for COVID-19 in some…
EEDC conducts free medical screening in Enugu community
By Kenneth Onuoha As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the Enugu Electricity Distribution…
COVID-19: 474 new infections take Nigeria’s total to 70,669
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 474 new infections of the coronavirus in…
Nigeria records 550 new cases of Covid-19
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 550 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19)…
COVID-19: Nigeria hits 68,937 cases as 310 new infections reported
The total confirmed COVID-19 infections in the country jumped to 68,937 on Saturday as Nigeria Centre…
WHO official urges health journalists to obey COVID-19 protocols
Ms Charity Warigon, a Media and Communication Specialist with the World Health Organisation (WHO) Nigeria office,…
PCN seals 348 pharmacy outlets in Ebonyi
By Kenneth Onuoha A total of 348 pharmacy outlets have been sealed in Ebonyi State…
NCDC announces 122 new cases of Covid-19
Nigeria has so far tested 779,708 persons since the first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic…
Access to HIV prevention tools remains huge challenge in Nigeria – NGO
An NGO, New HIV Vaccine and Microbicides Advocacy Society (NHVMAS), says access to HIV prevention commodities…
FG urges states to domesticate Social Health Insurance scheme
“Be assured of government’s commitment in ensuring human rights are respected; rights of women and girls…
Yuletide: Observe Covid-19 safety protocols, Oyo Govt warns residents
...the advisory by the EOC equally commended residents of the state for the efforts made so…
Azubogu kick-starts medical outreach with 60 surgeries
By Ife Osemedua Hon. Chris Azubogu, on Monday November 30, kick-started his fourth free medical outreach…
FG advises Nigerians against unnecessary travels, gatherings during Yuletide
“Nigerians are advised to cut off all travels, especially international travels, most especially travels to high…
NCDC announces 145 new cases of Covid-19
Lagos State recorded the highest number of cases followed by FCT, Kaduna, and Plateau with 49,…
Fight against COVID-19: The journey So far
While the NCDC continued to expand laboratories for testing COVID-19 and commenced the use of GeneXpert…
Nigeria records 155 new Coronavirus cases
The NCDC said that 192 patients have recovered while one died from the infection related complications…
UNFPA trains Kaduna social workers on Gender-Based Violence
“Women and girls go through different forms of abuse like rape, sexual assault, domestic violence and…
Nigeria Health Watch recommends community response to curb maternal deaths
“It is done to create a sense of urgency and use the data and insights from…
Remdesivir ineffective for hospitalised COVID-19 patients – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the anti-viral drug, Remdesivir, should not be used…
Strange disease kills over 50 in Kogi
…as State Assembly cries for help Follwoing the death of over 50 persons in Olamaboro Local…
Nigeria records new 157 Covid-19 infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 157 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19)…
American Biotechnology Company announces Covid-19 vaccine with 94.5% effectiveness
American biotechnology company, Moderna, announced on Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine could be up to 94.5…