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COVID-19: NCDC confirms 343 new infections

Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 343 new infections of the Coronavirus…

COVID-19: US to vaccinate 100m people by February – Official

The US hopes to have immunized 100 million people against COVID-19 by the end…

ISWAP abducts Red Cross staff in Nigeria

A Boko Haram faction, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), has claimed it has…

17 corpers contract COVID-19 in Abia orientation camp

SEVENTEEN members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) at the orientation camp in…

World AIDS Day: 45,000 persons on anti-retroviral drugs in Delta – Official

Dr John Osuyali, Executive Secretary, Delta State Agency for Control of HIV and AIDs…

World AIDS Day: Tallen urges women to go for regular HIV screening

The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, has urged women to embark on…

COVID-19: Shun Christmas carols, NCDC warns

The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Chikwe Ihekweazu, has warned Christians…

36 UCH nurses infected COVID-19 – Association

NO fewer than 36 nurses were infected with the deadly COVID-19 virus during the…

NCDC announces 145 fresh infections, takes Nigeria’s total to 67,557

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday announced 145 new cases of…

Epilepsy: Expert warns against inserting objects in mouth during seizures

A Neurologist at the National Hospital, Abuja, Dr Yusuf Zubairu, on Sunday warned that…

COVID-19: NCDC confirms 110 new cases

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 110 new cases of the…

Coronavirus: Real hope surrounding vaccines, cannot be overstated – WHO Chief

Along with other tried and tested public health measures, the head of the World…

Yellow Fever: Medical expert warns against non-adherence to immunization

Prof. Johnson Obuna, the Chief Medical Director, National Obstetric Fistula Centre in Ebonyi has…

Ukrainian president retests negative for COVID-19

Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that he would return to work as…

Red Cross performs 9,150 surgical operations in Maiduguri in 18 months

At least 9,150 patients received surgical care from the International Committee of the Red…