Health
Fayemi Sets Up White Paper Panel On College Fumigation Crisis
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has set up a White Paper Committee to consider the report of the Investigative...
Jigi-Bola Relaunch: An Initiative Meant To Provide Free Eye Screening – Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu
The Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu says the Jigi-Bola relaunch is a celebration of one of...
Cholera Outbreak: Gombe Commissioner Declares Affected Area Free
The Gombe State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Habu Dahiru, on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 declared Kalajanga Community in Akko Local...
U.S. Covid-19 Death Toll Above 600,000
The U.S. has now lost over 600,000 people to COVID-19, about 15% of the world’s total fatalities of around 4...
COVID-19: Africa Urgently Requires 20 Million Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
Africa requires at least 20 million Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses in the next six weeks to enable the continent to...
20 die of Cholera outbreak in Bauchi
No fewer than 20 persons have died from a cholera outbreak in Bauchi State. Commissioner of Health Dr. Aliyu Maigoro...
Lagos State Government Sealed 194 Health Facilities.
The Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, HEFAMAA says it has sealed ten health facilities across the state last month....
Lagos Commissioner For Health Task Health Workers Strictly Adhere To Safe Blood Transfusion Practices
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi has tasked all health workers and stakeholders in the blood transfusion chain...
Don’t Take Products Not Approved By NAFDAC, Lagos Warns
The Lagos State Commissioner for Information, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, on his part, advised residents to check the expiry dates of...
Kano Confirms 10 Dead, 400 hospitalised, Lagos, Cross River, Sokoto Warn Residents
The Kano State Government on Thursday said 10 people had died and 400 others hospitalised after drinking a poisonous fruit...
Fake COVID-19 vaccines in circulation — FG alerts Nigerians
The Federal Government, on Monday, warned Nigerians against patronising uncertified COVID-19 vaccine from private individuals. The Minister of Health, Osagie...
269 Health Workers Test Positive For COVID-19
269 health workers have tested positive for the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) in Edo State. This was made known on Wednesday...
COVID-19: WHO Disqualifies Nigeria From Global Bid For Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine
The World Health Organisation-led COVAX global initiative has failed to shortlist Nigeria for the Pfizer vaccines. This followed the country’s...
COVID-19 Vaccines From COVAX Will Arrive Nigeria Soon: Health Minister
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX will arrive in Nigeria...
WHO Begins Wuhan COVID-19 Probe As China Warns U.S. Against Politicizing It
A team of experts from the World Health Organisation left quarantine in Wuhan on Thursday to begin a heavily scrutinised...
NAFDAC Warns Against Dubious Elements Engaging In Forgery At Ports
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the general public of the unprofessional behaviour...