The Lagos State Government has released a list of 183 centres approved to provide Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to citizens in the second phase of the national vaccination campaign.
The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made this known through...
A professor of Medicine, Dr. Michael Asuzu has warned Nigerians against the use of petrol, kerosene, or engine oil to stop bleeding, noting that they are ineffective.
The medical professional disclosed that, instead of applying petrol, kerosene, or engine oil...
Seven persons have been confirmed dead following a fresh outbreak of suspected cholera cases in Tella Town, Gassol local government area of Taraba.
This was confirmed by the state Commissioner for health, Dr. Innocent Vakkai, in Jalingo, on Monday.
He disclosed...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Nigeria logged 187,023 total confirmed COVID-19 infections as of August 22.
The agency made this known via its website on Monday morning, adding that the country reported 388 additional COVID-19 infections on...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says 674 additional COVID-19 infections and eight more deaths had been registered as of August 19.
The NCDC stated this on its website on Friday morning, noting that the country’s total infections had risen...
Prof. Mike Ogirima, a former President of the Nigerian Medical Association, says the mass exodus of Nigerian doctors and professors has continued because of poor remuneration paid by the Federal Government.
The ex-NMA boss further disclosed that Saudi Arabia pays...
Health workers under the auspices of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) have said the option of going on strike cannot be ruled out if the Federal Government failed to meet its pending demands.
JOHESU comprises the Nigeria Union of...
The Federal Government on Tuesday received a consignment of 699,760 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the United Kingdom.
The consignment was the first tranche of the 1,299,760 expected from the UK Government through the COVAX facility.
Nigeria on Tuesday flagged...
The World Health Organisation Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, Sunday, said that the Ministry of Health of Cote d’Ivoire on Sunday confirmed the country’s first Ebola case since 1994.
Moeti advised that while pushing governments to concentrate on...
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control on Sunday raised an alarm over the threats posed by drug abuse on national security and mental health.
This was disclosed by the Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Moji Adeyeye, during the...
