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Doctor Killed And Burnt In Zamfara

The Zamfara state police command says it has commenced investigation into the death of Enoch Okpara,…

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COVID-19: Enugu Primary Healthcare Agency Trains 1,875 Medical Workers

The Enugu state Primary Healthcare Development Agency (ENS-PHCDA), says it has trained 1,875 health …

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26 Health Workers ‘Die’ In Nasarawa

A COALITION of Nasarawa State Health Professionals Association has alleged that 26 health workers, i…

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Research: FG Working On Plasma Of Recovered COVID-19 Patients For Treatment

The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, on Sunday said the Federal Government is working on rese…

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NARD Insists On Strike, Exempts COVID-19 Centres’ Doctors

After six hours of deliberations on Sunday (today), the National Executive Council, NEC, of the Nati…

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COVID-19: Doctors, Parents, Teachers Caution FG Against Opening Of Schools

As pressure mounts on the Federal Government to reopen schools across the country in the wake of the…

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Nigeria Records 403 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 16,085

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on its official Twitter handle. The cen…

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Enugu Records 22 New Cases Of COVID-19

The state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Ikechukwu Obi, said this in a statement in Enugu on Monda…

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Lagos Requires 260,000 Units Of Blood Annually – Health Commissioner

The Commissioner for Health, Lagos State, Professor Akin Abayomi, has said the state requires no few…

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Nigeria Got 24,483 Free Blood Units In 2019, Says FG

About 24,483 units of blood were collected and screened from voluntary blood donors through the 17 c…

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Rivers Denies 82 Health Workers Contracted COVID-19

RIVERS State Government has denied claims credited to the Nigerian Medical Association in Rivers Sta…

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Panic In Calabar Over Upsurge In Malaria Cases

Panic has gripped the city of Calabar and its environ, as hospitals and pharmacies recorded an unpre…

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COVID-19: Oyo Discharges 95 Patients

Oyo State government has discharged 95 coronavirus patients after they received their second negativ…

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COVID-19: 47 Million Women Risk Access To Modern Contraceptives

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has raised an alarm over the possibility of over 47 milli…

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Rivers Government Accuses NMA Of Creating COVID-19 Panic

Rivers State government has cautioned the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) against being COVID-19 p…

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Oyo State Records 22 Fresh COVID-19 Cases

Oyo State government has recorded 22 confirmed cases of COVID-19, Governor Seyi Makinde has said. Ma…

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Why Nigeria, Others Fail To Provide Safe Blood, By WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that Nigeria and other low and middle-income countr…

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COVID-19: Infected Mothers Can Breastfeed – WHO

New mothers infected with COVID-19 should generally continue breastfeeding and should not be separat…

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COVID-19: Rivers NMA Laments Lack Of Ppes As 22 Doctors Test Positive

The Nigerian Medical Association in Rivers State has lamented the lack of Personal Protective Equipm…

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Kaduna Extends 24-Hour Curfew To More Communities

The Kaduna State Government has extended the 24-hour curfew imposed on two chiefdoms in Kauru and Za…

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