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Resident doctors to commence nationwide strike from Monday
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has directed its members across the country to embark on a total strike from…
COVID-19 deaths increase by 80% in Africa, driven by Delta variant — WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says COVID-19 deaths have increased by 80 per cent in the past one month in Africa, mostly…
World Hepatitis Day: Over 18m Nigerians infected with hepatitis
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire says 18. 2 million Nigerians were infected with viral hepatitis, as awareness,…
Presidency defends Buhari’s patronage of foreign doctors to…
The presidency on Tuesday defended President Muhammadu Buhari's continuous patronage of foreign doctors to indigenous ones.…
COVID-19: We’ll prosecute passengers who flee quarantine facilities –…
The Federal Government has vowed to sanction returning passengers who abscond from quarantine facilities, including possible…
Nobody died of COVID-19 complications in UI – Management
The management of the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, says no member of staff or student of the institution died of COVID-19…
ABSUTH sacks six medical doctors
The Chief Medical Director, Abia State University Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH), Dr Shedrack Offiah, said the management had sacked…
JUST IN: New Delta Variant COVID-19 kills three in Akwa Ibom
The new Delta variant of COVID-19 pandemic has claimed three lives out of the 156 fresh cases in Akwa Ibom State.
Why we didn’t approve herbal medicine for COVID-19 treatment – NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has given reasons why it has yet to approve any herbal…
NAFDAC approves more vaccines for COVID-19
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved more vaccines for the treatment of the…