A Senior Registrar in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Dr Vivien Otu, has regained her freedom barely...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says sample collection for the coronavirus pandemic in the country declined in August. A report data made available to the News...
The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has asked the nation’s state governors to be ready for COVID-19 vaccine distribution by Nov. 1. The...
The presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19 has explained that the dwindling record of COVID-19 cases across the country, is as a result of a drop...
The Federal Government has called for caution as some state governments announce reopening of schools, saying that COVID-19 remains potent and very dangerous. Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to...
The Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi has tested negative for COVID-19 This was revealed in a tweet on Monday by the special assistant to...
President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to continue strengthening the primary healthcare system and the inbuilt routine immunization strategy, using various data and technology-driven tools. Buhari, who...
Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped a paediatrician with the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Dr. Vivien Otu. She was abducted on Friday night at the funeral of...
With no recorded cases since 2016, the World Health Organisation has declared Africa free of the wild polio virus. The United Nations specialised agency on public...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned Nigerians to stop the consumption of an organic apple and blackcurrant originating from Australia. NAFDAC’s...
Aisha Buhari, wife of the president, has urged healthcare providers to take advantage of the federal government’s N100 billion credit support for the sector. Speaking after...
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, said investigational drug trials would soon start in 22 sites scattered across 13 states of the federation. The task force’s...