The Federal government has disclosed that it is working to make COVID-19 vaccination compulsory for all Federal Civil servants in Nigeria. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman Presidential Steering Committee, Mr. Boss Mustapha, made the disclosure…
Racheal Oyelola Medical practitioners under the aegis of Nigeria Association of Government Medical and Dental Practitioners, NAGMDP, Kwara State chapter, may embark on an industrial action if their demands tabled before the State Government are not met by September 13,…
Mr Asishana Okuaru, the Director-General of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), has commended state governors’ efforts in achieving polio-free status in 2020. Okuaru, who gave the commendation at the Nigeria Health Commissioners forum quarterly meeting on Thursday in Abuja, emphasised…
The Kwara Commissioner for Health, Dr Raji Razaq, says Family planning (FP) remains the best method to reduce maternal mortality in the country. Razaq stated this on Thursday at a training on advance family planning, organised by the Awareness Initiatives…
Gombe State Government on Wednesday took delivery of 100,154 doses of COVID-19 vaccines for the second phase vaccination in the state. The state deputy governor, Dr Manessah Jatau, who announced the development, said that state received 87,360 doses of Moderna…
As the nation continues to witness high cases of COVID-19 in the third wave, the Federal Government is considering taking some measures against people who refuse to get vaccinated. The Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr…
Mrs Sangita Duggal, a Nutrition Manager, the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has emphasised the need to give children food with vital vitamins for their proper growth. Duggal made the call in Maiduguri on Tuesday at the opening session…
…..Number of severely malnourished children in Kaduna State is on the increase. Those admitted for special care at Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) sites increased from 2,796 in the first quarter of 2021 to 8,157 in the second quarter…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says it has received 72,000 COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) kits from the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA). Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, the NYSC Director-General, said that NACA provided the kits to…
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Girls Act, on Monday called on world leaders to ensure that all countries had equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. Ms Maryam Wakari, member of the AHF Girls Act, Abuja Chapter, made the call during a media…
