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December 14, 2020 No Responses

26 Army Officers Test Positive For COVID-19

Not less than 26 personnel of Nigerian Army have so far tested positive for COVID-19 following the death of the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division Port Harcourt, Maj.- Gen. Johnson Irefin. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sagir Musa, disclosed this in...

December 13, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 617 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 617 new cases of Coronavirus in the country. According to NCDC, the new cases were reported in 14 states and the Federal Capital Territory(FCT). The NCDC stated that Lagos an...

December 12, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Records 796 Coronavirus Cases

Nigeria on Friday registered 796 new cases of Coronavirus, highest single -day infections in 24 hours. According to Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), new infections showed an increase of 51 cases over the previous record of 745 registered cases,...

December 11, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Reports 675 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 675 new cases of Coronavirus. According to NCDC, the 675 is the highest the country has recorded since Aug. 23, 2020 when 601 cases were re...

December 10, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria To Access Covid-19 Vaccine From January 2021

Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has assured Nigeria and other African countries of access to COVID-19 vaccines as from the end of January through the first quarter of 2021. A statement issued by the Mi...

December 9, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 550 New Coronavirus Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 550 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) the country. According to NCDC, the 550 new cases had taken the total number of infections in the country to 70,195. The new cases were recorded.....

December 7, 2020 No Responses

Sokoto To Conduct HIV Screening For 2,000 Persons

The Sokoto State Agency for the Control of AIDS, Tuberculosis and Leprosy (SOSACAT) is to conduct HIV testing services for 2,000 persons across the state in commemoration of the 2020 World AIDS Day. The Executive Secretary and Project Manager of...

December 6, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Reports 310 New Cases Of Coronavirus

Nigeria on Saturday confirmed 310 new cases of Coronavirus, bringing total confirmed cases in the country to 68,937. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC ), the 310 new Coronavirus (COVID-19 ) cases were reported in 11 sta...

December 4, 2020 No Responses

Pharmacists Council Seal 348 Unauthorized Premises

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 348 pharmaceutical premises in Ebonyi State for violating various regulatory and ethical tenets governing their practice. Registrar of the Council, Mr Elijah Mohammed, represented by Mrs Anthonia Aruya, Direc...

November 24, 2020 No Responses

NAFDAC Warns Against Overdose Of Allergy Drugs

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned the general public to be careful of taking more than recommended doses of popular over-the-counter (OTC) allergy medicines. The warning was contained in a...

November 20, 2020 No Responses

Enugu Begins Yellow Fever Vaccination

Enugu State Government has started mass vaccination against yellow fever in three council areas where it confirmed an outbreak, targetting at least 922,463 residents. Dr George Ugwu, the Executive Secretary of the Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Ag...

November 15, 2020 No Responses

Osun Deploys N28m For Yellow Fever Campaign

The Deputy Governor of Osun State, Mr Benedict Alabi, disclosed on Saturday that the state government has approved N28 million counterpart fund for yellow fever vaccination campaign in the state.Alabi made the disclosure during an advocacy visit to his offi...

November 14, 2020 No Responses

Yellow Fever Claims 76 Lives In Delta, Enugu, Bauchi

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is responding to yellow fever outbreaks in Delta, Enugu and Bauchi States, amid reports of 76 deaths recorded in November, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General of NCDC, has said. Giving updates on the...

November 14, 2020 No Responses

India Seeks Closer Collaboration With Nigeria On Alternative Medicine

Nigeria and India are seeking closer collaboration on alternative medicine practices in the treatment of ailments and management of COVID-19 as India marked the fifth anniversary of Ayurveda Day on Friday. Ayurveda is India’s alternative and traditional heal...

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