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Resident Doctors Urges FG To Re-Enforce Travel Ban

The Association of Residents Doctors (ARD), Federal Capital Territory (FCT), urged the Federal Gover…

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Nigeria Approves Covid-19 Booster Shots

The Presidential Steering Committee in collaboration in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of H…

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FG Convenes Special National Council on Health Meeting In Abuja

The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH), has convened a special National Council on Health (NCH) meeti…

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Foundation Supports FG’s COVID-19 Vaccination With 3.3 Million J&J Doses

The Mastercard Foundation has supported the Federal Government’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts with t…

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73 Die of COVID-19 in Plateau, 221,502 Vaccinated

A total of 73 persons have so far died of COVID-19 in Plateau State since May 2020 when the state re…

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Scientists Caution Against Disclosure Of HIV/AIDS, Cancer, Other Patients’ Status

Pathology and forensic scientists have cautioned medical laboratory scientists against disclosing th…

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Senate Rejects Unapproved N323m Productivity Allowance For NAFDAC Workers

The Senate has refused a N323 million productivity allowance for staff of National Agency For Food a…

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NMA Warns of Fresh Lassa fever, Ebola, COVID-19 Outbreaks

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), yesterday, advised the country to prepare for possibly fresh…

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FG To Decide On Hazard Allowance for Health Workers Next Week — Ngige

The Federal Government says it would make its final decision on the proposed new hazard allowance fo…

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FG Confirms 3 Cases of Omicron Variant in Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, yesterday confirmed the first 3 cases of Omicron varia…

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68,788 Persons with HIV in Niger, Kano, 2,368 Newly Infected – States

A total of 68,788 persons are living with HIV in Niger and Kano States while 2,368 are newly infecte…

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NCDC Confirms First Cases of Omicron Variant in Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) conducts case and genomic surveillance for inbound int…

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Kwara State Government Moves to Resolve Nurses Strike

The Kwara State Government has waded into the strike action embarked upon by the state chapter of th…

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NAFDAC Recovers N639.5m Administrative Charges from Stakeholders

The National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control has explained how it recovered N639,59…

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Nigeria, Others Unlikely To End AIDS By 2030 – WHO

The World Health Organisation on Tuesday said African countries including Nigeria are unlikely to en…

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Scientists Must Support Govt to Contain Epidemics – Expert

A public health expert, Dr Babatunde Ipaye, has advised scientists to support the government in cont…

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NAFDAC Destroys N2tr Tramadol, N4b Unwholesome Products

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confiscated and destro…

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World AIDS Day:‘1.9m Nigerians Living With HIV, Infection Rates Not Decreasing Fast Enough’

No fewer than 1.6 million Nigerians out of the 1.9 million living with the Human Immuno-deficiency V…

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Nigeria Confirms Cases of Omicron In Passengers From South Africa

A health worker prepares to administer the AstraZeneca COVID-19 during the flag-off of COVID-19 Mass…

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Nigeria Records 21 New COVID-19 Cases – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country recorded 21 new COVID-19 infections a…

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