COVID-19: Red Cross urges frontline health workers, others to observe protocols
Mrs Adebola Kolawole, the Chairman, Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), Lagos State branch, has called on frontline health workers and others to strictly observe the […]
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No vaccine will be brought to Nigeria without certification – NPHCDA
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has declared that no vaccine would be brought to Nigeria unless certified safe and effective. The Executive […]
S. Africa to receive first vaccine Monday
South Africa is expected to receive the first batch of 1 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on Monday, produced by the Serum Institute of […]
Persons with disabilities to collaborate with transport providers to enhance travel access
Disability Rights Advocacy Centre (DRAC), in collaboration with the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPwD) is set to collaborate with transportation providers to enhance […]
President Buhari passes law to check spread of COVID-19
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday signed a law to check the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. The chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and […]
COVID-19: Oyo records 21 new cases, residents wait weeks for test results
As residents complain of delay in getting their COVID-19 test results, Oyo State has recorded 21 more cases of infection, bringing the total number of […]
Diarrhea claims 4 lives in Sokoto, 56 hospitalised
The Commissioner for Health in Sokoto State, Dr Ali Inname, says four persons have died and 56 hospitalised as result of the outbreak of diarrhea, […]
Nasarawa Govt. urges residents to take personal responsibility as COVID-19 rages
The Nasarawa Government has appealed to residents of the state to take personal preventive measures and responsibility to reduce the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) as […]
Bill Gates allays fear on COVID-19 vaccine safety
Mr Bill Gates, Co-Chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), says it will be a tragedy, if a country continues to have an epidemic due […]
NCDC, Ministry release handbook on home management of mild COVID-19 cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), on Tuesday released a handbook on home management of asymptomatic […]