Health
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COVID-19: President Buhari urges Nigerians to take vaccine after receiving jab on live TV
President Muhammadu Buhari together with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday in Abuja received the first doses of the AstraZeneca…
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Australian medical worker rushed to ICU after Pfizer shot – Reports
Moscow, March 4, 2021 A healthcare worker in Australia’s Queensland was hospitalised with a severe adverse reaction after receiving a…
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Governors to meet Thursday on COVID-19 vaccines’ distribution
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, March 3, 2021 The governors of the 36 states in Nigeria, under the umbrella of the…
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Vaccination: Ghana’s President receives first shot of COVAX vaccine to launch campaign
By Cecilia Ologunagba Abuja, March 2, 2021 The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said the President of Ghana, Nana…
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Buhari, Osinbajo to be vaccinated publicly as COVID-19 vaccines arrive Nigeria
By Busayo Onijala (Lagos)/Abujah Racheal (Abuja) March 2, 2021 Nigeria, on Tuesday received 3.94 million doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine,…
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COVID-19: Nigeria expects 3 types of vaccines – PTF
By Abujah Racheal Abuja, March 1, 2021 The Nigerian Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 says it is expecting three…
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Bayelsa Primary Healthcare workers suspend strike
The Bayelsa State Chapter of Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) on Sunday said it has suspended the…
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COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Nigeria on Tuesday – SGF
By Abujah Racheal Abuja, Feb. 28, 2021 The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, has confirmed…
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Nestle’s Marie Chantal Messier goes to Switzerland; Patricia Ekaba picks up the baton
Marie Chantal Messier, Head of Corporate Communication & Public Affairs/ Nutrition, Health & Wellness / Consumer Engagement, Nestlé Central and…
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First doses of AstraZeneca vaccine have arrived Ghana through COVAX
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, February 24, 2021/ The first doses of the AstraZeneca (www.AstraZeneca.com) vaccine have been delivered to Ghana Wednesday,…
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Exit of another great surgeon, missionary, Prof Charles Adisa
By Adeze Ojukwu The sudden exit of Prof Charles Adisa, remains a shock to family and friends. Tears and wailings…
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Sen.Oduah donates wheelchair, cash to Abana, bedridden ex-Rangers’ player
By Chimezie Anaso Awka, Feb. 24, 2021 Kenneth Abana, a foundation player of Rangers International FC of Enugu has received…
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Nigerians honour Prof. Charles Adisa at burial
The remains of the former National President of the Nigeria Christian Graduate Fellowship and Consultant Surgeon/Professor of Surgery, Charles Adeyinka…
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MILO switches to paper straws for a cleaner planet
MILO has switched from plastic to paper straws for its Ready-To-Drink (RTD) packs, a first of its kind in Nigeria…
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Nigeria may get COVID-19 vaccines in 10 days – Minister
By Abiodun Azi Lagos, Feb 20, 2020 Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said in Lagos on Saturday that Nigeria…
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Onyeama, Embassy reveal how Zulum saved Nigerian medical student in Egypt
Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama alongside Charge d’Affaires, of the Nigerian Embassy in Cairo, Mr Bashir Ibrahim Ma’Aji, have…
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COVID-19: UNFPA donates PPEs to 36 health facilities in Gombe
William Attah, Gombe The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to 36 Primary Health Care…
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Israeli study finds 94% drop in symptomatic COVID-19 cases with Pfizer vaccine
By Reuters Staff JERUSALEM (Reuters) Israel’s largest healthcare provider on Sunday reported a 94% drop in symptomatic COVID-19 infections among 600,000…
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Health workers strike shuts Primary Healthcare in Bayelsa
The ongoing strike by Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), Bayelsa Chapter has grounded Primary Healthcare Centres across…
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For remaining at Monguno Hospital despite Boko Haram, Borno Governor approves N13.9m, Car for Yoruba doctor … Employ’s daughter of once abducted father
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the payment of N13.9 million and car gift to a 65-year…
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“STILL WITH US”; Short Film on COVID-19 premiers in Lagos
The need to follow all precautionary measures of COVID-19 and be committed to staying Safe and Alive has been re-emphasized…
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Medical, Health Workers’ Union declares strike Feb 12 over 15 months unpaid salary
The Bayelsa chapter Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), Bayelsa on Wednesday said it will start an indefinite…
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Over 58, 000 fake COVID-19 vaccines busted in China, 600 doses sent overseas
Moscow, Feb. 10, 2021 Chinese police have uncovered a number of cases involving production and distribution of fake COVID-19 vaccines…
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COVID-19: CACOVID to buy Vaccines through FG, plans on distribution
The private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has clarified that only the Federal Government, through the National Primary Healthcare Development…
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Dangote commences feeding of 1m malnourished children … UNICEF says 2m Nigerian children suffer from acute malnutrition
To complement and boost government efforts in tackling the issue of malnutrition in Nigeria, the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has…
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