Health

By Abujah Racheal Abuja, Dec. 21, 2021 Nigeria recorded a 500 per cent increase in COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks across the country. This is contained in a statement issued and signed by the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, in Abuja. Adetifa attributed …

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses a press conference after the G20 Compact with Africa conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany Aug. 27, 2021. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS//File Photo. Johannesburg, Dec. 20, 2021 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has returned to work after finishing a week of self-isolation due …

By Leonard Okachie Umuahia, Dec. 19, 2021 The former Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019, Mr. Peter Obi, says his financial support to schools and health institutions has no political undertones. Obi said this when he visited Madonna Catholic Hospital, Umuahia, where he donated N1.5 …

The Hospital Administrator of St. Philomena’s Catholic Hospital and College of Nursing Sciences, Benin City, Rev Fr Michael Oyanoafo, has spoken of the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, as someone very passionate about building a better society, saying …

Minister, Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has appealed to the United Nations (UN) to consider giving needed and necessary support in the production of Malaria Vaccine to save millions of people that are dying from malaria related diseases every year in the Sub-Sahara region of Africa. The Minister made …

By Lizzy Okoji Abuja, Dec. 14, 2021 The United Kingdom has announced that Nigeria and 10 other countries would be removed from its red list from today, Dec. 15, following review of the latest risk assessment from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). The government of the United Kingdom made …

Family seeks State’s posthumous honour for Hospital’s First Medical Doctor: Dr. Oguntola Odunbaku Sapara By Cynthia Sapara Your Excellency Sir, it gives me great pleasure to reach out to you on the page of this newspaper to call your attention to the laudable contribution of my great-grandfather, the late Dr. …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), today Monday, December 13, 2021 commenced the enforcement of Covid-19 vaccination compliance by staff of the agency in its offices across the country. In Abuja, staff of the Commission’s head office in Jabi were screened by management staff led by the Secretary to …

By Fabian Ekeruche Lagos, Dec. 11, 2021 A Relationship and Marriage Counsellor, Mr. Femi Oke, has cautioned youths against substance abuse and drug addiction. Oke, a member of African Network of Professional Counsellors (ANEPCO), gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in …

The UK-Nigeria Diaspora Covid-19 Response Consortium has called on the UK government to immediately rescind its decision to place Nigeria on the Red List of countries resulting from the Omicron variant of Covid-19. The position of the Consortium is contained in a statement in which it stressed that “a failure to reverse …

Containing the spread and impact of Covid-19 is a herculean task for Africa and African governments. It is even more challenging when western countries and their allies deliberately conspire to allow politics and economic nationalism instead of science to define global response to a virus that we know little about. …

With available evidence showing an aging farming population in Nigeria, with an average age of 47 years, Nestlé is collaborating with other stakeholders to identify, encourage and build the capability of the next generation of farmers to meet the nutrition needs of a rapidly growing population. With the population growing …

From: Ruth Yarnap,  Bauchi Media have been called upon to advocate the establishment of referral centres and shelters for the rehabilitation of victims of Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the country. The call was made by a GBV expert, Mrs.  Helen John during a one-day media round table in commemoration …

Tokyo, Dec. 9, 2021 Researchers in Japan said the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is highly transmissible even among vaccinated people or those who have already been infected with other strains of the virus. The local media reported Thursday that at a meeting of an advisory panel to the health ministry, …

By Abujah Racheal Abuja, Dec. 8, 2021 The Federal Government on Wednesday said vaccines donated to Nigeria through COVAX and AVAT have short expiration shelf lives and could expire before usage. Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …

By Fabian Ekeruche/Misturat Adeosun Lagos, Dec. 6, 2021 Project Pink Blue, one of the leading Cancer nonprofit Organisations, on Monday, commenced the training of 34 Oncology Pharmacists in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the training, tagged ‘Upgrade Oncology,’ is to build the capacity of pharmacists in …

By Dennis Udoma, Uyo Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Health has described the report that fake medicated eyeglasses are being sold in the state’s secretariat clinic as false and misleading saying, it is being peddled by mischief makers to tarnish the image of the ministry. A senior staff of the …

… Zulum is exceptional, says Minister, others Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday launched Borno State’s Basic Healthcare Provision Fund, with the disbursement of N418m to 79 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the State. The launch held at the Multipurpose Hall of the Government House in Maiduguri, with the participation …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu.By Florence Onuegbu Lagos, Dec. 7, 2021 Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says that presentation of COVID vaccination card is now compulsory for attendees of social gatherings in the state. Sanwo-Olu said this on Tuesday on the update of the management of Coronavirus in …

 …Offenders’ passports to be blacklisted for one year. …Gov warns against procurement of fake COVID-19 test results Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday said his government through the courts will prosecute anyone found wanting in compliance with the current guidelines on travel protocols released by the Presidential Steering …

***says travel ban discriminatory, attack on diplomatic relations   The Nigerian Senate has condemned the United Kingdom’s inclusion of Nigeria in their COVID-19 red list without justification. The chamber, accordingly, called on the British authorities to consider removing Nigeria from the red list. It advised the UK government to be sensitive …

The private sector-led coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has intensified its efforts in the fight against the deadly coronavirus and is urging Nigerians to do the same. In a statement signed by the Assistant Director, Central Bank of Nigeria, Osita Nwasinobi, the coalition urged Nigerians to consciously take steps to remain …

By Abujah Racheal Abuja, Dec. 5, 2021 As part of efforts to redefine the country’s national COVID-19 response and build the health security framework for the country, the Nigerian COVID-19 Summit is to host Dr Anthony Fauci. Fauci, who is the Chief Medical Adviser to the U.S. President Joe Biden as …

By Ese Williams Abuja, Dec. 6, 2021 Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the President African Development Bank (AfDB) says the travel ban on some African countries over Omicron, the new COVID-19 variant is “very unfair, non-scientific and discriminatory”. Adesina, who said this through his verified twitter handle @akin_adesina, urged the western countries …

 By Fortune Abang Abuja, Dec. 5, 2021 Dr Jonathan Obaje, a Nigerian Research Scientist based in Singapore, says since African Omicron discovery, global Clinic data has confirmed that the variant of COVID-19 virus is less lethal than earlier variants. Obaje, a former Vice President of Nigerians in Diaspora, Singapore, said …