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NAFDAC impounds vehicle loaded with unwholesome medicine, vaccines in Asaba
By Aderogba George Abuja, April 14, 2021 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it…
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Ex-NTA DG calls for scientists, media collaboration; Govt hasn’t given media needed support – Online Publishers’ President, Oladipo
By Kemi Akintokun Lagos, April 13, 2021 Prof. Tony Iredia, a former Director-General, Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), has called for…
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COVID-19: Stop spreading rumours, get vaccinated – UNICEF tells Nigerians
By Aderogba George Yola, April 13, 2021 The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged Nigerians to get vaccinated against…
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COVID-19 variants biggest threat to U.S. economic recovery – Official
New York, April 13, 2021 Neel Kashkari, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank president, has said variants of the novel coronavirus were…
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FG, striking doctors sign fresh agreement to end action
By Joan Nwagwu Abuja, April 10, 2021 The Federal Government on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Action (MoA) with striking…
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Stakeholders advocate Living Strong With Iron
Experts and stakeholders have called for concerted action to address the challenge of iron deficiency in Nigeria. The call was…
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COVID-19: Why states were directed to halt vaccination halfway – FG
By Abujah Racheal Abuja, April 6, 2021 The Federal Government has explained why it asked all states administering the COVID-19…
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SERAP sues Buhari over ‘missing N3.8bn health funds’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over “his failure to probe allegations…
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NMA apologises to Nigerians, patients over NARD strike
By Ummul Idris Abuja, April 4, 2021 Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has apologised to Nigerians, especially patients at various government…
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Shell confirms oil spill in Bayelsa, suspect sabotage; Activists dismiss coys’ claim, say spill is life threatening
By Nathan Nwakamma Yenagoa, April 3, 2021 The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has confirmed oil spill from its facility…
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Covid-19 vaccination is going smooth in Gombe… Health Commissioner
William Attah, Gombe. Commissioner for health in Gombe State, Dr. Habu Dahiru has expressed satisfaction with the acceptance and hitch…
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Why we appreciate Peter Obi – Bishop Ikeakor, Anglican Diocesan Hospital Proprietor
The Bishop of Amichi Diocese, Anglican Communion and Proprietor of School of Nursing Sciences, Diocesan Hospital Amichi, Anambra State, Rt…
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US-based Nigerian Professor of Medicine emerges one of America’s best Physicians of Year 2020.
Nigerians in the diaspora, fueled by passion to succeed, make global impact and the inherent resilience in them…
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WHO moves to ‘save lives,’ trains North East journalists on COVID-19 reporting, health emergencies
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday concluded its four-day capacity building programme on health reporting during emergencies as part…
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Nigeria to fully utilize gas resources to uplift economy, drive industrialization, Buhari President says; Jets out to London, Tuesday
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja launched “The Decade of Gas in Nigeria” with a pledge that his administration would…
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NOUN targets N54.49 million from ex-law students
*As Law School admission divides law graduates; Pitches CLE, NOUN against them By Our Reporter Decision of the National Open…
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Why I went naked before some young nurses — Peter Obi
The Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, Mr. Peter Obi has described the…
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AstraZeneca vaccine still off limits for Norway’s health authorities
Oslo, March 26, 2021 Norway’s health authorities remain cautious about the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and are holding…
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Beneficiaries applaud Victims Support Fund’s N55m boreholes in Bayelsa
The beneficiaries of Water and Sanitation and Hygiene intervention by the Victims Support Fund (VSF) in three selected secondary schools…
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Adequate water intake helps kidneys to function efficiently- Expert
By Lilian Okoro Lagos, March 25, 2021 A Medical Imaging Scientist, Dr Livinus Abonyi, says adequate water intake will help…
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Zik, Ekwueme’s wives to Nigerians: Take COVID-19 vaccine
…Thank Gov. Ugwuanyi for their vaccinations Prof. Uche Azikiwe, the wife of the former Premier of the Eastern Region and…
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Journalists Olumide Iyanda, Francis Kokutse share COVID-19 vaccination experience
Two senior African journalists, Olumide Iyanda from Nigeria and Francis Kokutse from Ghana, have shared their experience of getting the…
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AstraZeneca vaccination: Gov. Emmanuel, Deputy absent at flag-off
Dennis Udoma, Uyo Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has urged residents of the state to embrace the ongoing…
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NAFDAC destroys vaccines, other products worth billions of naira
By Aderogba George Abuja, March 14, 2021 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says it…
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World Kidney Day: Nephrologists, patients decry high cost of dialysis, transplants
Adeze Ojukwu Nigerian governments have failed renal patients. This is the verdict of most people living with kidney diseases, as…
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