health

Six UK COVID-19 variants discovered in Lagos – FG

The Federal Government on Monday said it had identified six additional cases of the…

Nigeria records 13 B117 COVID-19 variant

Mr Boss Mustapha, Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, on Monday disclosed that…

Nigeria records 28, 876 tobacco smoking-related deaths annually – Research

Abuja-based Centre for the Study of Economies of Africa (CSEA) has reported that the…

Ebola virus resurfaces, kills one in Congo

A new case of Ebola has been identified near the city of Butembo in…

NMA seeks JOHESU members understanding on health bills amendment

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has appealed to members of the Joint Health Sector…

Nigeria records 20 new COVID-19 fatalities, 506 new infections

Nigeria on Sunday recorded over 20 new deaths as a result of COVID-19, the…

COVID-19: BUA purchases one million doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccines for Nigeria

commits to purchase 5million vaccines through BUA/CACOVID/AFREXIM Partnership to be distributed to Nigerians at…

NAFDAC shuts down spices company for revalidating expired products –Official

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has shutdown…

COVID-19: NCDC records 1,588 new Infections, total now 139,242

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,588 new cases of COVID-19,…

Female Genital Mutilation, a form of GBV, says NGO

Save Our Heritage Initiative (SOHI), an Abuja-based Non-Government Organisation (NGO) on Saturday described Female…

2.5bn people in 130 countries are without COVID-19 vaccines, WHO warns

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says three quarters of all COVID-19 vaccinations were only…

Anambra imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew to curtail COVID-19 spread

The Anambra Government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew from Monday, Feb. 8, to contain…

Cancer Care: FG approves 12 additional hospitals for chemotherapy

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has approved 12 additional hospitals for chemotherapy…

Woman accuses airline of issuing her fake COVID-19 tests result

A Ghanaian woman, Portia Kissi Adu, has made some troubling claims regarding COVID-19 safety…

WHO warns on impact of COVID-19 on cancer care

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on the diagnosis and…