health

Covid-19: WHO set to resume hydroxychloroquine trials

The World Health Organization says it will resume its trial of hydroxychloroquine, the malaria…

COVID-19: Jigawa govt. extends work-from-home order by two weeks

The Jigawa State government has extended its earlier order for workers to work from…

COVID-19: Edo NMA donates protection items to UBTH

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Edo branch, has donated protective items to the University…

COVID-19: Lagos discharges 30 Nigerians, three Indians

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday announced recovery and discharge of 30 Nigerians and…

Lagos records 17 COVID-19 related deaths in two days

Lagos State has recorded another eight COVID-19 related deaths, increasing the infection mortality in…

30 Nigerians, three Indians recover from COVID-19 in Lagos

Three Indians and 30 Nigerians have been discharged after recovering from Coronavirus disease in…

783 health professionals,  29 infectious disease workers contract COVID-19

No fewer than 812 health workers have contracted COVID-19 nationwide, the Nigeria Centre for…

Anambra has eight active COVID-19 cases – Obiano

Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra says there are currently eight active COVID-19 cases being…

COVID-19: WHO advises govts to ease lockdowns in systematic step-by-step approach

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised governments in Africa to ease lockdowns in…

OOU produces anti-COVID-19 herbal syrup, sends sample to NAFDAC for approval

Some researchers at the Olabisi Onabanjo University , Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State claim to have…

Firm donates N2m medical supplies to Kwara Govt

A firm, Stefolga, on Tuesday in Ilorin donated the first batch of N2 million…

Wuhan authorities say they tested 9.9m people for COVID-19

Authorities in the Chinese city of Wuhan said they had tested almost 10 million…

COVID-19: FG bans street trading, hawking

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday said the President, Major General Muhammadu…

COVID-19: Sirika clears air on demanding bribes before approving flights

Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has denied asking or receiving a bribe to…

COVID-19 cases rise to 5,135 in Lagos, deaths now 59

There are now over 5,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lagos State. On Monday…