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COVID-19: Nigeria now has over 48,000 confirmed cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday night, announced 373 new confirmed…

Recovered COVID-19 patient tests positive again

A woman in central China’s Hubei Province has again tested positive for COVID-19, months…

CMD Lafia Specialist Hospital tasks NUJ on Health Insurance

Dr. Hassan Ikrama, Chief Medical Director (CDM) of Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital Lafia (DASH), …

JUST IN: Lagos LG boss dies of COVID-19

The Chairman of Onigbongbo Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Oke,…

Kwara records eight new cases of COVID-19

Kwara has recorded eight new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as at 11.45p.m…

US gifts Nigeria 200 ventilators [Photos]

The United States has handed over 200 ventilators to Nigeria in fulfilment of the…

Russia develops COVID-19 vaccine 

President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country in…

Obasanjo COVID-19 test result released

FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo has tested negative for COVID – 19. He took the…

Salary deduction: Bauchi health workers commence indefinite strike

Bauchi State Health workers under the Joint Health Sector Union and Assembly of Health…

COVID-19: Price of hydroxychloroquine skyrockets in Nigeria

The price of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine has skyrocketed in Nigeria, according to the…

Positive cases drop by 2,000 in July – FG

Nigeria recorded less than 2,000 positive cases in July, the Federal Government has disclosed.…

COVID-19 vaccines now in phase three clinical trials –WHO

The World Health Organisation says a number of potential vaccines that may be deployed…

We do surgeries using flashlights of mobile phones, NAGGMDP chair in Ekiti reveals

The Chairman, National Association of Government General and Medical Dental Practitioners in Ekiti State,…

Breastfeeding: UNICEF, WHO rally support for a healthier planet, officials say

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the  World Health Organisation (WHO) say that…

NACA urges Nigerians to celebrate Eid-el-Kabir responsibly

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), on Friday, urged Nigerians to…