health

FG investigating AstraZeneca vaccine’s side effects claim – NPHCDA

The Federal Government on Thursday announced that it had commenced investigations on the complaints…

Italy, Denmark, seven other countries temporarily suspend AstraZeneca vaccine 

Nine countries on Thursday announced a temporarily halt to the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19…

UK suspends health workers recruitment from Nigeria, Ghana, 45 other countries

The United Kingdom has ordered an immediate halt to the frequent recruitment of health…

Bird flu: Lagos fumigates 26 live bird markets

Lagos State Government said it has commenced a two-week decontamination of 26 major poultry…

Google Doodle honours surgical face mask inventor, Lien-teh

Google Doodle announced on Wednesday that it has set aside the day to celebrate…

PTF COVID-19 vaccination: My absence not deliberate attempt to evade jab – Mamora

The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Adeleke Olorunimbe Mamora on Monday explained that…

JUST IN: Lagos leads vaccine allocation with 507,000 doses, Abuja 219,800

Several states on Tuesday confirmed that they received consignments of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine…

JUST IN: FG delivers AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to Lagos

Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday confirmed that the state has taken delivery of…

JUST IN: Fake Augmentin tablets in circulation, pharmacy council alerts Nigerians

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria has announced that there are falsified and counterfeit Augmentin…

PTF members receive same AstraZeneca vaccine as Buhari, Osinbajo – NPHCDA boss

Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib…

JUST IN: Mamora absent as SGF, Ehanire, other PTF members receive COVID-19 vaccines

Members of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday received the AstraZeneca vaccines…

JUST IN: Buhari vaccinated by personal physician

The president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was on Saturday vaccinated with the COVID-19…

God’s finger made it impossible for COVID-19 to wreak havoc in Africa – Obasanjo

Elder statesman and former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said coronavirus would have…

Meet first Nigerian doctor to receive COVID-19 vaccine

A frontline medical doctor, Dr. Cyprian Ngong has emerged as the first Nigerian health…

It is difficult scouting talent during COVID-19 – sports promoter

A sports promoter and sponsor of the 10km Annual Owan Marathon Race, Christopher Ojo, says the…