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Lassa Fever Kills Consultants, Nasarawa Doctors Ask For N100,000 Hazard Allowance

Medical doctors working with the Nasarawa State Government have appealed to Governor Abdullahi Sule …

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Nigeria Records 500% Increase in COVID-19 Infections in 2 Weeks, Says NCDC

Nigeria recorded a 500 per cent increase in COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks across the count…

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PCN Criminalises Selling Drugs Online Without Approval

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria has warned that selling medicines online without registration and…

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NCDC Registers 1,368 New COVID-19 Infection

A medical laboratory scientist at work at the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) National Ref…

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Anxious Patient’s Relative Attacks LASUTH Workers, Nurse Breaks Neck, Others Injured

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested the relative of a patient at the Lagos State University …

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IMSUTH Inducts 131 Doctors

Imo State University Teaching Hospital (IMSUTH), at the weekend, inducted 56 doctors, bringing the t…

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FCTA Insists On Use Of Non-Pharmaceutical Strategies For COVID-19 Fourth Wave

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has reiterated that the best solution to tame CO…

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Nigeria Now In Fourth Wave of COVID-19, Says NCDC

Nigeria has recorded a 500 per cent increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past…

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COVID-19 Vaccines Safe, Save Lives, Says NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has once again reassured Nigerians …

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Saraki Launches Health Scheme for 1,000 Beneficiaries

Former Senate President Bukola Saraki on Sunday enrolled 1,000 beneficiaries in Community Health Ins…

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Yellow Fever Outbreak in Nigeria, a Pandemic, Says WHO

The World Health Organisation has said Nigeria is currently undergoing an outbreak of yellow fever w…

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NMA Faults Ekiti over Doctors’ Salary Payments, Alleges Unremitted Deductions

The Nigerian Medical Association, Ekiti State branch has accused the state government of owing docto…

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WHO Lists 9th COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use With Aim To Increase Access To Vaccination In Lower-Income Countries

Today, the World Health Organization issued an emergency use listing (EUL) for NVX-CoV2373, expandin…

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Bauchi Records 153 Lassa Fever Cases In 1year

The Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BSPHCDA), says it has recorded 153 suspected…

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NAFDAC Licenses ABUAD to Produce COVID -19 Herbal Drug

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has given approval to Afe …

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COVID-19: Nigeria Records 4,008 Cases In Five Days

No fewer than 220 outbound passengers from Nigeria tested positive for the coronavirus disease at th…

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NAFDAC Destroys Drugs worth N598m in Nasarawa

National Agency for Food, Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed expired and fake drugs …

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Lassa fever: 83 Dead, Eight Health Workers Infected, Says NCDC

No fewer than eight health workers have been infected following a looming outbreak of Lassa fever in…

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Lassa fever: 83 Dead, Eight Health Workers Infected, Says NCDC

No fewer than eight health workers have been infected following a looming outbreak of Lassa fever in…

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Lagos State Drives Nigeria’s Surge in COVID-19 as Country Registers 1,584 New Infections

Densely-populated Lagos State is driving Nigeria’s COVID-19 surge as the country registered 1,584 ne…

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