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COVID-19: NMA Worries Over Schools Reopening

The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has expressed worry over the resumption of schools questionin…

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Strike: FG, Resident Doctors Meet Over Hazard Allowances

The Federal Government and the National Association of Resident Doctors NARD met at the Conference H…

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Nigerian US-Based Doctor Claims Hydroxychloroquine Cures COVID-19

A Nigerian-born doctor, Stella Immanuel, on Monday said she had successfully treated more than 350 p…

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No Indication New Coronavirus Is Seasonal: WHO

The spread of the novel coronavirus does not appear to be impacted by seasonality, the World Health …

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Abuja Hospital Threatens To Discharge Ailing Ex-Eagles Player, Obiakor, Over Unpaid Bills

Abuja-based Heartland Cardiological Centre has threatened to throw out former goalkeeper of the Supe…

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Nigeria’s Death Toll Hits 860, Total COVID-19 Cases Now 41,180

Nigeria recorded 648 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday bringing total confirmed infections to 41,180. …

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Invest In Health Infrastructure, Pharmacists Tell FG, States

The Nigerian Association of Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Scientists in the Americas has called on …

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US Inaugurates Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine With 30,000 Volunteers

The United State of America has commenced an experimental COVID-19 vaccine with 30,000 volunteers. A…

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Lagos NANNM Alleges Shortage Of PPE

The Lagos State chapter of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives has raised the al…

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Ekiti Attorney-General, Cabinet Members Test Positive For COVID-19

The Ekiti State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Wale Fapohunda, has tested positi…

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FG Extends Phase Two Of Eased Lockdown By One Week

Nigerian Government on Monday extended the phase two of the ease of lock-down in the country by one …

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COVID-19: Face Masks Less Cumbersome Than Being On Ventilators, Says NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has urged Nigerians to wear face masks as precautionar…

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WHO To Reexamine COVID-19 Emergency Status, Six Months On

The World Health Organization said Monday that a key committee would meet later this week to discuss…

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Oyo State Records Fresh 53 COVID-19 Cases, Total Hits 2,570

Oyo State government said it has recorded 53 cases of coronavirus. The state governor, Seyi Makinde,…

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FG To Verify COVID-19 Cure Claims By Scientists

The Federal Government has said it would soon invite all researchers, including herbal medicine prac…

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Nigeria Discharges 829 COVID-19 Patients, Highest Number In 1 Day

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 829 COVID-19 patients were discharged on Monday. …

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Akwa Ibom Governor Approves 80% Salary Increment For Health Workers

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel has announced an upward salary review of 70 to 80 per cent f…

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Five General Hospitals In Ekiti Have Only One Doctor Each - Association

Ekiti State chapter of the National Association of Government General and Medical Dental Practitione…

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Madagascar Opens 250-Bed COVID-19 Centre As Infections Surge

The Madagascar government says it has opened a new COVID-19 treatment centre that can accommodate 25…

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Leadership Crisis Rocks Enugu NMA

Enugu State branch of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), has been thrown into leadership crisis …

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