Category: Health

Nigeria Records 796 Coronavirus Cases
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,...
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Nigeria Reports 675 New Cases Of Coronavirus
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...
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Nigeria To Access Covid-19 Vaccine From January 2021
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...
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Nigeria Confirms 550 New Coronavirus Cases
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.....
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Sokoto To Conduct HIV Screening For 2,000 Persons
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...
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Nigeria Reports 310 New Cases Of Coronavirus
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...
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Pharmacists Council Seal 348 Unauthorized Premises
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...
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NAFDAC Warns Against Overdose Of Allergy Drugs
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...
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Enugu Begins Yellow Fever Vaccination
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...
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Osun Deploys N28m For Yellow Fever Campaign
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...
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Yellow Fever Claims 76 Lives In Delta, Enugu, Bauchi
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...
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India Seeks Closer Collaboration With Nigeria On Alternative Medicine
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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COVID-19: India Announces Another Stimulus Package
November 12, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: India Announces Another Stimulus Package

India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a stimulus package worth 265,000 crore Indian Rupees (over 35 billion U.S. dollars) to boost the economy, amid slowdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fresh stimulus measures in the form of...
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CMD Tasks Nigerians On Regular Cancer Screening
November 8, 2020 No Responses

CMD Tasks Nigerians On Regular Cancer Screening

Chief Medical Director (CMD), University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Prof. Bissallah Ekele, on Saturday called on Nigerians to ensure regular screening for cancer-related symptoms to ease early detection, prevention and treatment. Ekele spoke with the N...
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