Health
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Okorocha lauds Wike over Rivers’ Govt House Clinic
Senator Rochas Okorocha has described Rivers State Government House Clinic as a top class health facility that can provide quality…
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Fayemi launches Cold Chain solar- powered refrigerators ahead of COVID-19 vaccines … Sets aside N300m for Basic Health Care Provision Fund
In a proactive move to prepare for the planned COVID-19 vaccines promised by the Federal Government, Ekiti State has acquired…
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Gorillas at California zoo test positive for coronavirus
San Francisco (U.S.), Jan. 12, 2021 Gorillas at the San Diego Zoo in California have tested positive for the Coronavirus…
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Are you prepared for the next pandemic? By Adeze Ojukwu
The fear of another pandemic is already swirling. But the mere thought of a recurrence of such a monumental health…
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Girl survives, responds to treatment after removal of vagina by ritualists
The little girl in Bauchi whose sexual organ was removed by suspected ritualists has survived the assault and is responding…
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‘I am still alive’, says Christian Chukwu
By Emmanuel Acha Enugu, Jan. 10, 2021 Former Super Eagles Coach, Christian Chukwu has debunked the news of his death,…
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Stop managing COVID-19 patients in private facilities, Oyo EOC warns …says 30 testing centres approved across state
Owners of private health facilities in Oyo State have been warned against managing COVID-19 cases in their facilities, as this…
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Simple lifestyle reduces chances of prostrate cancer dev’t in men – Expert
By Abiodun Azi Lagos, Jan 9, 2021 Dr Adeniyi Adelodun, a parasitologist, says maintaining a simple lifestyle reduces the chances…
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COVID-19: Diaspora group urges Nigerians to be innovative in harnessing natural resources
By Fortune Abang Abuja, Jan. 9, 2021 Nigerians in the Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), Singapore Chapter, has advised Nigerians at home…
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Governors to join Buhari, Osinbajo to take COVID-19 vaccine on live TV
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Jan. 9, 2021 The governors of Nigeria’s 36 states have agreed to take the COVID-19 vaccine…
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Nigeria’s second wave of cervical cancer: How we can eliminate the silent killer By Dr Abia Nzelu
The whole world is currently grappling with the second surge of COVID-19 infection. This pandemic destabilized year 2020, affecting over…
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COVID-19 and the Professors By FEMI ADESINA
I hate to see professors die. And in recent days, we have lost three of them to the strange ailment…
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Zidane isolating, after contact tests positive for COVID-19
Madrid, Jan. 7, 2021 Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is isolating after a close contact of his tested positive for…
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I sold 6,000 dead poultry meat to Borno residents for 5 years, says suspect
By Hamza Suleiman Maiduguri, Jan. 6, 2021 A 33-year-old suspect, Hassan Ebere, has revealed how he sold 6,000 dead poultry…
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30% New York City health workers decline COVID-19 vaccine — Mayor
New York, Jan. 5, 2020 Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York on Tuesday, said 30 per cent of medical…
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Traditional, Religious leaders support law against gender based violence in Gombe
William Attah, Gombe A cross section of religious and traditional leaders as well as heads of media organizations in Gombe…
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COVID-19: Pastor Adeboye tells Bill Gates:“We have no money; we have no resources, but we have God”
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has said Nigerians may not have money…
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U.S. COVID-19 cases exaggerated — Trump tweets
New York, Jan. 3, 2021 President Donald Trump, on Sunday, said the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the…
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‘Probe missing N3.8bn in health ministry, NAFDAC, others’, SERAP tells Buhari
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari “to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and…
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FG carries out threat, places 100 persons on 6 months air travel restrictions
By Mustapha Sumaila Abuja, Jan 2, 2021 The Federal Government has placed travelling restrictions on 100 passengers, for non-compliance with…
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NCGF ex-president, Prof. Charles Adisa passes on
By Adeze Ojukwu Immediate past president of the Nigeria Christian Graduate Fellowship (NCGF), Prof. Charles Adisa is dead. He was…
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COVID-19: NSE honours Ihekweazu with Closing Gong to end 2020 trading
By Itohan Abara-Laserian Lagos, Dec. 31, 2020 The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) hosted the Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control…
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We ‘ll investigate alleged issuance of fake COVID-19 results, says NIMR DG
By Kemi Akintokun Lagos, Dec. 30, 2020 The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) says it is currently investigating a…
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U.S. nurse tests COVID-19 positive after receiving vaccine
Washington, Dec. 30, 2020 An ICU nurse in San Diego, who had received Pfizer Inc. vaccine’s shot against COVID-19 on…
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Nigeria suspends 100 passports of passengers who refused post arrival COVID-19 test – PTF
By Abujah Racheal Abuja, Dec. 29, 2020 The Federal Government has suspended the passports of 100 in-bound airline passengers who…
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