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Photos: Resident doctors’ strike paralyses activities in Abuja hospitals 

The strike declared by the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD) entered…

FCT confirms 60 new COVID-19 cases, 28 deaths

The Federal Capital Territory Authority, FCTA, has confirmed 60 new coronavirus cases in Abuja.…

Lagos records 25 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours

Lagos State has recorded 25  COVID-19 related deaths, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control…

Doctors’ strike: FG, NARD meeting ends in deadlock; govt issue subtle sack threat

The ongoing faceoff between the Federal Government and the National Association of Resident Doctors…

UK okays dexamethasone for COVID-19 treatment

The steroid dexamethasone was shown Tuesday to be the first drug to significantly reduce…

COVID-19 kills mom of newborn twins in Imo

A woman who recently gave birth to twin babies in Imo state has reportedly…

No health worker among 182 COVID-19 cases recorded in Ebonyi – Commissioner

Ebonyi Government says no health worker is among the 182 cases of the coronavirus…

Dexamethasone: The £5 drug curing seriously ill coronavirus patients

A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously…

COVID-19: Oyo discharges nine, announces 68 new cases as total rises to 575

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has announced the discharge of nine coronavirus patients…

COVID-19: Gombe tests 3,668 people in two weeks

Gombe State has tested 3,668 people for coronavirus disease in two weeks, an official…

India to convert railway coaches to COVID-19 centres

India to convert railway coaches to COVID-19 centres as hospitals run out of beds.…

UITH resident doctors begin indefinite strike, exempt members treating COVID-19 patients

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) chapter, commenced…

COVID-19: Bauchi Speaker wants members tested

The Speaker, Bauchi State House Assembly, Alhaji Abubakar Suleiman, has urged legislators to submit…

Medical expert urges Nigerians to embrace blood donation

Dr. Madewa Adebajo, Medical Director, Alimosho General Hospital, Igando, on Monday urged Nigerians to…

Resident Doctors in Nigeria begin indefinite strike

The National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria on Monday, June 15, commenced a…