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Lagos Govt. Conducts 66,000 COVID-19 Sample Tests

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi said 66,431 COVID-19 sample tests had been c…

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Nigeria Records 354 New Cases Of COVID-19; 3 Deaths

Nigeria, on Thursday, reported 354 new cases of COVID-19 with three deaths. A new report released by…

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Group Supports NCDC With Online Medical Intervention

A non-governmental organisation, Murtala Mohammed Foundation, has inaugurated a tele-medical line to…

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FG To Pay June Hazard Allowance Of Medical Workers From August 10

The federal government has assured medical workers handling COVID-19 pandemic cases across the count…

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How COVID-19 Treatments Cost Government Over N44.9b

Latest figures from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the recent revelation of the c…

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It Is An Aberration To Pay For COVID-19 Test, Says AMLSN

As some private schools and public schools are now demanding for COVID-19 tests as pre-requisite bef…

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FG Extends Gradual Ease Of Lockdown By Four Weeks

Nigerian Government on Thursday extended the current phase two of the eased lockdown by four weeks. …

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Buhari Orders Compulsory Use Of Face Masks Nationwide

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed state governments and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to…

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Enugu NMA Election Turns Bloody

The crisis that engulfed the Enugu State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) took rathe…

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NCDC Records 457 New Covid-19 Cases, Total Now 44,890

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded  457 new cases of the COVID-19, bringing …

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Pharmacist Council Seals 499 Premises over Professional Misconduct in Kwara

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 499 pharmacies and medicine shops in Kwara State…

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Katsina Nurses’ Body Disowns Women Nabbed For Child Theft

The Katsina State chapter of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, on Wednesday, …

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PTF Attributes Decreased COVID-19 Figure To Sallah Break, Fatigue

The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha, on Wednesday attributed t…

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Bauchi Health Workers Begin Strike Today Over Salary Deductions

THE Joint Health Sector Union and Assembly of Health Care Professionals, Bauchi State chapter, has s…

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NMA Collates List Of Doctors Killed By COVID-19

President of the Nigerian Medical Association, Prof. Innocent Ujah, on Wednesday said the associatio…

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NAFDAC Closes 2 Suspected Fake Vegetable Oil Selling Oulets In Kwara

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) has closed two vegetable oil p…

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Osinbajo Assures Nigerians Of Access To Coronavirus Vaccine

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, assured Nigerians of access to the novel coronavirus vaccin…

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States Major Challenge To Tackling COVID-19, Says PTF

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on (COVID-19) has spotlighted the failure of states to enforce ext…

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Fayemi Urges Doctors To End Strike, Prevent ‘No Work, No Pay Rule’

Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has appealed to the striking medical doctors to call off their st…

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COOUTH Doctors To Join NARD’s Planned Strike Over Poor Pay

Anambra govt issues guidelines for COVID-19 tests. Members of the National Association of Resident D…

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