The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and other partners have inspected the first shipment of 177,600 Johnson and Johnson single-shot vaccines from the African Union (AU), under the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT). Nigeria is one of the…
The Federal Government says the ravaging third wave Delta variant of COVID-19 can be defeated if all citizens play their part in the fight against the pandemic. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, stated this on Thursday in Abuja…
A Therapist, Mrs Rose Mordi, says early diagnosis and intervention can improve behaviour, skills and intellectual development of children with Down syndrome. Mordi disclosed this in an interview on Thursday in Lagos. Down syndrome is a common genetic condition that…
Malam Muhammad Bello, Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has pledged greater attention to professional capacity and training programmes of nurses working under the FCT administration. Bello made the pledge while declaring open the 2021 annual FCT nurses week and…
The Federal Government on Thursday said it was not considering a lockdown despite rising cases of COVID-19 infections across the country. Speaking at the weekly ministerial briefing organized at the State House in Abuja, Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire,…
Dr Olufemi Lawani, Medical Microbiologist, at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), on Thursday raised alarm on the abuse and misuse of antibiotic drugs. Lawani rated Nigeria as second country amongst the most prevalence in use of antibiotic prescription…
Nigeria has recorded 790 cases of COVID-19 pandemic with one death, the highest in six months. This is according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). In the agency’s latest report on Thursday morning, the infections were recorded on…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says all hands must be on deck to eradicate COVID-19 pandemic across the country and globally as no one is safe until the virus is wiped out. Mohammed said this while…
Nigeria is expected to receive 176,000 doses of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday. Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, confirmed this at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the J&J…
Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo Osun State government has threatened to shut private hospitals, as well as withdraw the owners’ operating licences of such establishments, that attempt to manage COVID-19 cases in their facilities. Private hospitals were charged to incorporate rapid COVID-19…
