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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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COVID-19: Health Workers’ll Receive Allowances, Life Insurance Next Week – Minister

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said the Federal Government has concluded plans for m…

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Doctors Find Mobile Charger In Man’s Bladder During Surgery

Doctors at a hospital in India have been left in shock after removing a 2-foot mobile phone charging…

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Nigeria Records 627 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 15,181

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced 627 new cases of coronavirus in the country. Th…

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Debate Rages Over New NCDC Guideline On Discharge, Home Treatment Of Asymptomatic Patients

The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, has exp…

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Ukraine’s First Lady Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska said on Friday she had tested positive for the novel coronavirus…

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Cross River Dismisses COVID-19 Claims Of Bauchi Governor, Insists State Is Virus Free

The Cross River State Government has dismissed the claim by Bauchi State Governor Bala Muhammed that…

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Coronavirus Vaccine Made In Denmark Works On Mice

A vaccine developed by researchers in Denmark against the novel coronavirus has shown promising resu…

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COVID-19: Rivers Records 51 More Cases, Total Now 454

Rivers has recorded 51 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infectious disease cases …

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Infectious Diseases Bill Gives Me Excessive Powers, Says NCDC Boss

Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has said the Co…

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