United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has accepted the resignation of the UN Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Henrietta Fore as Executive Director to devote herself to a family health issue.
Farhan Haq, the Deputy Spokesman for UN Secretary-General, announced this while...
The University of Lagos on Tuesday says it has also been hit by a potential third wave of coronavirus following a rise in the number of patients testing positive for the virus at the institution.
This was contained in a...
Two nurses who were abducted from Idon General Hospital in Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State have regained freedom, after spending 80 days in captivity.
A family source, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed their release on Sunday.
The two nurses were...
Nigeria posted more COVID-19 cases on Saturday, with Lagos state topping the chat in infections.
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC), said it registered 98 new cases but no death on Saturday, as the deadly virus continues to rage...
A World Health Organisation (WHO) study has highlighted an unacceptably high global prevalence of syphilis among men who have sex with men.
The world body, in the new study on “Prevalence of syphilis among men who have sex with men:...
A Bayelsa State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Yenagoa has convicted a fake medical doctor, Mr Akpoviri Jimmy, to four years in jail with hard labour.
The judgment was delivered on Friday by a Senior Magistrate, Akassa Michael.
The 49-year-old convict was...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Saturday, says 1,786 suspected cases of cholera were reported in Nigeria between June 20 and June 26, 2021.
NCDC Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, identified the states like Bauchi, 1,239 cases; Kano, 362...
The Federal Government has appealed to the National Association of Resident Doctors and the Joint Health Sector Unions to withdraw their strike notices immediately.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, stated this at a news conference in Abuja...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday arraigned seven Indians and three Nigerians for allegedly smuggling 43.1 kilogrammes of cocaine into the country.
The seven Indians have been identified as Shedrack Yurama, Singh Vikash, Kunnaserypallam Ashraf Inzam, Xaiver...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday night says it has detected a confirmed case of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in the country.
In a statement issued by the agency, the variant also known as lineage B.1.617.2 was...
