health

Niger hunts for COVID-19 patient who disappeared from isolation centre

Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger State has ordered a manhunt for a coronavirus patient…

20 health workers infected with COVID-19 in Katsina – NMA Chair

No fewer than 20 health workers in Katsina State have contracted coronavirus , the Chairman…

FG not doing enough to encourage production of COVID-19 drugs – PSN

The Secretary-General of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria , Emeka Duru, has accused the…

Oyo records four new COVID-19 cases, total now 73

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has announced that the state recorded four new…

Mom, dad, three-year-old child contracts coronavirus in Ebonyi

Three members of one family have tested positive to the coronavirus disease in Ebonyi…

Covid-19: Additional 950 under-5 Nigerian children may die daily from preventable causes – UNICEF

An additional 950 Nigerian children could die every day from preventable causes over the…

Vote for, against Covid-19 lockdown on Twitter, Lagos tells residents

The Lagos State Government is giving residents in the state the opportunity if it…

We received only one application for endorsement of product treating Covid-19 symptoms, not cure – NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control says it has received…

Almajiri deported by Nasarawa to Taraba tests positive for Covid-19

An Almajiri evacuated from Nasarawa State to Taraba has tested positive to the deadly…

COVID-19: Two dead in Bauchi, 17 discharged

The Bauchi State Government on Wednesday announced the death of two people from coronavirus…

Kogi tests 111 persons for Covid-19, all came back negative – commissioner

The Kogi State government says that the 111 people who were tested for coronavirus…

COVID-19: Health workers get hazard allowances as FG says vaccine may not be ready until 2021

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said the Federal Government had signed a…

Nigerians picking face masks from dumpsites for resale, PTF chair cries out

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Tuesday revealed that used face masks were…

Covid-19: PTF asks northern state governments to stop evacuating almajiris

The Chairman of the Presidential task force on Covid-19, Mr Boss Mustapha, has asked…

JUST IN: Nigeria records 146 new cases of COVID-19, total now 4,784

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday, May 12, reported 146 confirmed…