The National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM) says it will develop concrete and implementable action plans to help informal sector players navigate the uncertainties of Coronavirus outbreak. Prof. Okechukwu Ukwoma, Director-General of NACETEM, said this on Monday in Port Harcourt…
The Chief Medical Director, Federal Neuro Psychiatry Hospital, Kaduna, Prof. Abdulkareem Jika- Yusuf has attributed the increase in mental illness to abuse of drug among other factors. Jika- Yusuf, who disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Monday in…
The Federal Government has postponed the second phase of the national vaccination programme. The second phase was expected to kickstart on Tuesday after the US donated over four million doses of the Moderna vaccine. But in a statement on Sunday,…
Nigeria has recorded 471 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus as resident doctors across the country continue to strike over unpaid benefits. The new cases were reported on Sunday from 13 states, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control…
The Federal Government has announced a new date of Aug. 16 to begin administering the second batch of COVID-19 Moderna vaccines doses donated by the U.S. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the announcement on Monday…
At least sixty persons lost have their lives across many communities in Katsina State following the outbreak of cholera in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Yakubu Danja disclosed this on Saturday during the 2021 Annual General Meeting of…
By Uthman Salami The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has vowed to continue with the industrial action which started seven days ago despite the threat of implementing ‘no work no pay’ by the federal government. The Minister of Labour and…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says it will partner relevant stakeholders to strengthen enlightenment campaign on Breast Milk Substitute (BMS) Code. The Kaduna State Coordinator of the agency, Nasiru Mato, stated this in Kaduna…
Rotary Club of Eko Atlantic says it has administered the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine to no fewer than 115 students, aged nine to 13, of the Girls Junior School, Simpson Street, Marina, Lagos. According to it, this is to…
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, has said that it’s a sin for nursing mothers to deprive their children of exclusive breastfeeding which is the child’s first food as an infant. The organisation lamented the low rate of exclusive…
