Four persons died in Kwara state of COVID-19 complications, according to data published by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) early on Wednesday. The new fatalities which increased Kwara’s to 55 were among the six announced by the agency,…
The Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy, Enugu, has disclaimed a statement in circulation, portraying it as already possessing full authorisation to run independent degree programmes. A statement issued by the Head of Public Relations of the College, Mr…
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State and his deputy, Dr Emmanuel Akabe have received their first dose of the AstraZeneca Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. Speaking after being vaccinated on Wednesday in Lafia, Sule said the vaccine was very safe, hence he…
Bauchi State government on Wednesday received 150,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines allocated by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA). The Deputy Governor, Alhaji Baba Tela, said this while receiving the vaccines at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University…
The United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says it will double efforts in improving the lives of children in communities affected by insecurity in the Northwest part of the country. The UNICEF Chief of Field Office in Kano State, Mr Maulid…
Women doctors and scientists on the frontlines of the global battle against COVID-19 have revealed how the pandemic has exposed gender gaps in both access to healthcare and professional development in their fields. The women doctors and scientists spoke at…
Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo Osun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu, has debunked the rumour that the government was planning to use the COVID-19 vaccine as a ploy to make Nigerians sterile to control the population. The Commissioner said the…
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, on Monday, inducted 48 fresh doctors from the Enugu State University College of Medicine, Enugu. Inducting the 10th batch of medical graduands of the college, through the Hippocratic Oath and council’s regulations, Dr…
President, Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN), Prof. James Damen, on Monday in Jos blamed misdiagnoses in Nigeria’s health facilities on substandard medical laboratories. “Medical laboratories in Nigeria, even those in tertiary health facilities, are substandard,’’ he told…
The Kwara Government said that the state had recorded 37 more cases of COVID-19. It also said that 82 patients, who tested negative twice had been discharged. Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the governor and the…
