Health
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Reigners Bible Church collapse: Survivors lament abandonment; Denounce White Paper; Threaten court action.
By Dennis Udoma, Uyo Five years after the Reigners Bible Church collapse in Akwa Ibom state, survivors of the tragic…
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US CDC detects first case of monkeypox “imported“ from Nigeria
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, July 17, 2021 The US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday confirmed…
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COVID-19: Oyo Govt donates biosafety equipment, others to UCH Laboratory
In its determined bid to fight the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Oyo State, on Monday, donated some equipment…
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Oyo COVID-19 Task Force uncovers delta variant in State …warns residents to take extra precautions
The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force has uncovered the Delta variant of the COVID-19 in the State. The State Incident…
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Sanwo-Olu raises alarm over new wave of COVID-19 infection, reactivates restrictions
…Isolation Centres filling up again, says Governor …In-bound travellers defaulting isolation protocols risk prosecution, imprisonment Lagos State Government has raised…
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Urgent action needed to accelerate vaccinations for 60% population – IMF
By Cecilia Ologunagba Venice (Italy), July 11, 2021 International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, says urgent action is…
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Upsurge in TB, HIV, Hepatitis in Filiya: Gombe assures community of cottage hospital
William Attah, Gombe Authorities of the Ministry of Health in Gombe State have assured Filiya Community in Shongom Local…
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Sanction UUTH CMD for insubordination, disobedience of court orders, lawyer urges Federal Government; Alleges victimization of workers
By Our Reporter, Uyo Fresh facts have emerged that, the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH)’s refusal to reabsorb sacked…
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1.5m children in Haiti need urgent emergency aid – UNICEF
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, July 9, 2021 United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says nearly a third of all children…
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FGM can be stopped -UN Commissioner
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, July 2, 2021 Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) can be prevented, and it can be stopped,…
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Malnutrition: UNICEF to commence nutrition action project (PARSNIP) in Gombe
William Attah, Gombe The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Gombe State Government will commence a five…
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Winner emerges in Nestlé Nutrition Quiz competition
UBE Primary School Pasali has emerged winner of Nestlé Nutrition Quiz competition organized in collaboration with the Universal Basic Education…
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Osinbajo canvasses crack Nigerian teams for international trade negotiations; Meets Dr. Ugwueke, CEO Methodist Hospitals, Tennessee, USA
By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, June 28, 2021 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria must continue engaging crack teams and subject matter…
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Buhari postpones London trip; Receives PDP decampee, Nwaoboshi; Tells Caretaker Committee: ‘APC is back to life’
The medical follow-up visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to United Kingdom earlier scheduled for today, Friday, June 25, 2021, has…
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CBN to establish diagnostic centre in Bauchi
By Ayinde Olaide Bauchi, June 23, 2021 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has concluded arrangements to establish a…
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