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Governors, Labour, NMA, Others Tackle Reps Over Health Bill

The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), yesterday, faulted the Control of Infectious Diseases Bill as t…

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Bauchi Deputy Gov Discharged As Doctor Dies, 10 Test Positive For COVID-19

A frontline medical doctor managing the dreaded COVID-19 has lost his life in the line of duty as 10…

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Kwara Loses Second COVID-19 Patient, Discharges 18

Kwara State on Tuesday night lost another coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient, the second fatalit…

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Fears Grips Enugu Hospital As Nurse Tests Positive For COVID-19

Palpable fears may have enveloped the National Orthopedic Hospital, Enugu as no less than 30 doctors…

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COVID-19 Testing: Success Depends Largely On States, Individuals — NCDC DG

In April 2020, the laboratory strategic group had set a target of testing up to two million people i…

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Nigeria Records 663 New Cases Of COVID-19, Highest Daily Infections – NCDC

Nigeria has recorded its highest daily COVID-19 infections with 663 new cases. The Nigeria Center Fo…

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COVID-19: FG To Arraign Supermarkets, Pharmacies Owners Over Price Hike

The Federal government will on June 25 arraign two supermarkets and two pharmacies before the Abuja …

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FG Approves Health Workers’ Hazard Allowance, Insurance Cover

The Federal Government says it is ready to pay two months hazard allowance to health workers in the …

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Abuja Top Pharmacies Face Prosecution Over Price Fraud

The Federal Government has filed separate charges against some top pharmaceutical stores in Abuja ov…

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COVID-19: Firm To Host 2-Day Virtual Summit For Healthcare Practitioners

Sanofi, a global biopharmaceutical company, is set to host a live virtual scientific and educational…

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Asymptomatic Transmission Of COVID-19 Very Rare, WHO Declares

Contrary to the World Health Organisation (WHO’s) advice on the control of the spread of coronavirus…

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NCDC Approves Testing COVID-19 Cases In Akwa Ibom

Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), has described the Isolation Center built by the Akwa Ibom…

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NCDC Activates 3 More Laboratories, Now 33 In Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has activated three additional laboratories, b…

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Panic As NCDC Takes Samples Of Top Anambra Govt Officials

Panic gripped most top government officials of Anambra State including officials of the State Respon…

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Ekiti State Government Threatens Return Of Total Lockdown Over Non-Adherence To COVID-19 Directives

The Ekiti State government has threatened to return total lockdown in the state following non-adhere…

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Nigeria Records 315 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 12,801

Nigeria has recorded 315 new cases of Coronavirus, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has…

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COVID-19: WHO Warns Of More Deaths Over Antibiotics Abuse

The WHO Country Representative, Dr. Fiona Braka, gave the warning on Monday in Abuja at the 41st joi…

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Delta State Govt Seals Hospital For Admitting Two COVID-19 Patients

The Delta State Ministry of Health today sealed off the building of a private hospital in Sapele, De…

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Lagos Accredits 3 Private Hospitals To Manage COVID-19 Cases

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof akin Abayomi Friday disclosed that three private hospi…

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COVID-19: WHO Raises Concern Over Rising Cases In North East, IDPs Camps

WHO Health Emergencies, North East office in its weekly report released, yesterday, said 22 cases we…

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