By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto, Aug. 20, 2021 The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Civil Society Organisations and stakeholders in Sokoto on Friday expressed satisfaction with the achievements of the CSO’s COVID-19 Response Project in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the stakeholders issued the pass mark …
Read More »A/Ibom acquires 63, 336 doses of modena vaccines; Records 796 active cases
Dennis Udoma, Uyo Akwa Ibom COVID – 19 active cases as at Thursday August 20, 2021 has hit 796. Secretary to the State Government and Chairman, Incident Management Committee, Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem disclosed this at a media bringing in his office. The situation, he said, has forced the State Government …
Read More »When will medical doctors stop going on strike? By Bola Bolawole (Comrade Issa Aremu (mni))
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Between doctors who habitually go on strike, with the attendant costs in lives and limbs, to draw attention to the parlous state of the country’s health sector and the indifference of the authorities, and the authorities that act like Rome’s King Nero – which is to …
Read More »Malaria: Makinde flags-off distribution of five million insecticide-treated nets
…. says govt ‘ll continue to deliver affordable, qualitative healthcare for residents … ‘We’ll restore Oyo as Mecca of Health care services’ Oyo State Governor ‘Seyi Makinde, on Monday, kick-started the distribution of five Million insecticide-treated nets to people across the 33 local governments of the state. He also …
Read More »Nostalgia as Canadian Adolescents’ development programme comes to an end in Gombe.
William Attah, Gombe Traditional rulers, Government officials and adolescents were among many other stakeholders who called for the extension of the Global Affairs Canada development programme in Gombe State as it came to an end. These reactions came to light during the close out programme of the REACH project in …
Read More »SNEPCo, NNPC build paediatric ward, lab in Bauchi
The Jama’Are Local Government Area in Bauchi State, in the embattled North East of Nigeria, has taken delivery of a newly built and well-equipped 10-bedspace paediatrics ward, medical laboratory, with water facilities and water treatment plant powered by a 10 Kva solar system. The donation from Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), on behalf …
Read More »Tinubu, with walking stick, visits Buhari in London; President’s son weds August 20
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari in London. President Buhari went to London to attend an international Education funding Summit as well as to keep a medical check-up appointment that had been earlier rescheduled. Tinubu, on …
Read More »Nigerian High Commission, London shut
The Nigerian High Commission in London, United Kingdom has been shut down. It will remain closed for the next 10 days. This is as a result of two staff of the Mission testing positive to COVID-19. According to a statement by the High Commission, dated August 12, 2021, the closure …
Read More »WHO announces 3 new drugs for COVID-19 clinical trials; 203 million cases of disease recorded globally
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Aug. 11, 2021 Three new candidate drugs are being tested in the latest phase of global Solidarity clinical trials to find effective treatments against COVID-19, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Wednesday. The therapies — artesunate, imatinib and infliximab — will be tested on …
Read More »Travails of Nigerian-born South African Doctor: NiDCOM to report matter to SGF-led PTF-COVID-19; We want it probed – Dr. Ugwu; Regulations to be revised – source
The travails of Dr. Ayokunle Akanbi, a South Africa-based medical practitioner in the hands of Nigerian officials is being referred to the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, headed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, for necessary action. Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nigerians in …
Read More »Cholera outbreak claims four in Gombe
William Attah, Gombe An outbreak of cholera has claimed the lives of four persons with 48 others affected in Gombe Local Government Area of Gombe State in the last one week. State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Habu Dahiru disclosed this to newsmen Tuesday evening during a press briefing adding that …
Read More »Obi hailed for commitment to better health sector, society
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has been praised for what can be described as his unrelenting efforts towards building a better society for all, through his aggressive investments in the health sector of the nation. Obi received eulogies from …
Read More »I Cry for My Beloved Country Nigeria By DR. AYOKUNLE AKANBI
When renowned author Alan Paton wrote the award winning novel cry my beloved country; it was against the background of the unjust apartheid South African regime. My experience of the last few days made me cry for my beloved country: Nigeria. As it’s common for most diasporans to have two …
Read More »High rate of COVID – 19 worries Akwa Ibom Government
*Says influx of persons from neighboring States responsible for increase in cases Dennis Udoma, Uyo Akwa Ibom State Government has said that the influx of people from neighbouring states where there are no PCR test facilities is the reason for the current high rate of COVID-19 cases in the State. The Coordinator …
Read More »Erectile Dysfunction: In limbo of sexlesss marriage By Michael West
August 6, 2021 Only recently, it dawned on me that not a few married women are in limbo of hopeless sexual inactivity in their marriages. Let’s disregard the facade of happiness and superficial fulfillment some women display outside, many of them are in silent agony over sexual dysfunction of their …
Read More »Allow your husbands to suck your breasts, nursing sister tells pregnant women
By Joan Odafe Lagos, Aug. 5, 2021 Mrs Roseline Oladimeji, a Chief Nursing Sister, in Lagos on Thursday advised pregnant women to allow their husbands to suck their boobs to prepare them for breastfeeding after delivery. Oladimeji gave the advice at a sensitisation programme marking 2021 World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) …
Read More »UNICEF urges South South women to improve on breastfeeding
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern over the low rate of exclusive breastfeeding in the South South states of Nigeria. The Nutrition specialist, UNICEF Rivers field office, Mrs Ngozi Onuora, made the assertion on Thursday in Uyo during a one day zonal media dialogue for …
Read More »Sanwo-Olu flashes red flag as COVID-19 cases surge in Lagos
• State records 30 deaths in few days • Gov: ‘Moderna Vaccine comes in days, Astrazeneca supplements too’ The rise in the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19)-related fatalities recorded in the last one week presents a worrying trend of the third wave of the pandemic in Lagos State. From the last …
Read More »Resident doctors declare indefinitpe nationwide strike from Monday
By Sam Oditah Umuahia, July 31, 2021 The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called on its members to proceed on an indefinite nationwide strike, beginning from Monday, Aug. 2. The President of the association, Dr Okhuaihesuyi Uyilawa, said this on Saturday, while briefing newsmen on the resolutions reached …
Read More »Neglected tropical diseases: Gombe NGO trains 154 PHC staff on detection, treatment of hydroceles, elephantiasis
William Attah, Gombe No fewer than 154 health workers drawn from the eleven Local Government Areas of Gombe State are currently undergoing training on the detection and treatment of hydroceles (swelling of the scrotum in males) and elephantiasis. Amen Health Care and Empowerment Foundation, who brought together 14 Primary Health …
Read More »Get vaccinated against Cholera, Gov Mohammed tells Bauchi people
From: Ruth Yarnap, Bauchi Bauchi state Governor, Bala Mohammed has appealed to the people of the state to get vaccinated against cholera . Governor Bala said this during the flag-off of cholera vaccination ceremony at the old banquet hall of the government house, Bauchi where he took a drop of oral vaccine …
Read More »Nigeria records 10 cases of COVID-19 Delta variant – NCDC
By Abujah Racheal Abuja, July, 27, 2021 Nigeria has so far recorded 10 new cases of the Delta COVID-19 variant. The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu disclosed this at the ministerial briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja, The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the Delta variant …
Read More »Buhari goes to London today, for education summit, medical checkup
President Muhammadu Buhari will today, Monday July 26, 2021, travel to the United Kingdom to participate in the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021-2025. The Summit, which will be co-hosted by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, and the President of Kenya, …
Read More »COVID-19 Pandemic: A wake up call for Africa By Leticia Appiah
“Just over one percent of the African population has been fully vaccinated and around 2.5 percent have received at least the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccination as at June 2021.” This sad report was announced recently by Africa’s apex health agency, the Center for Disease Control(CDC) at a forum. …
Read More »Cholera hits Enugu; State govt. confirms outbreak at new Artisan Market; 7 dead; 19 infected
By Nicholas Obisike Enugu, July 17, 2021 Enugu State Government, has confirmed the outbreak of cholera at the new Artisan Market in Enugu metropolis. The Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr Emmanuel Obi, who confirmed this in a statement in Enugu on Saturday, said that the outbreak had so …
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