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Nnamdi Azikiwe Varsity Hospital Records First Case Of COVID-19, Says CMD

Authorities of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, have confirmed one ca…

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COVID-19: Report Of Workers’ Shutdown Untrue, Says LUTH CMD

The Chief Medical Director of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Prof Chris Bode Sunday d…

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Herbal Medicine Suffers From Poor Disposition To Local Products — Professor Iwu

Professor Maurice Iwu has said the challenge of herbal medicine in Nigeria is the lack of government…

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Oyo Records 7 New COVID-19 Cases

Oyo State has recorded seven new confirmed cases of the COVID-19, bringing the total number of recor…

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21 Members Of A Household Test Positive For COVID-19

Twenty-one members of a household in Jos North local government of Plateau State have tested positiv…

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Frontline Workers Commended Over Fight Against COVID-19

For doing their best in the fighting against COVID-19, BASF West Africa has commended efforts of Nig…

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Anxiety As Bonny Residents Await NCDC Report

Anxiety has heightened in Bonny Island of Rivers State, as residents await the report of the Nigeria…

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Kaduna Health Workers Begin Warning Strike Over 25% Salary Deduction

The Kaduna State chapter of Joint Health Workers Union has commenced a seven-day warning strike to p…

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COVID-19 Cases Rise To 183 In Ogun State

The Ogun State government at the weekend said it had recorded the highest number of confirmed new ca…

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Akwa Ibom Decries Absence Of COVID-19 Test Centre

Governor Udom Emmanuel at the weekend regretted that in spite of Akwa Ibom’s ‘25 per cent’ contribut…

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NMA, Laboratory Scientists Decry Low Compliance With Physical Distancing, Use Of Face Masks In Oyo State

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) and Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (A…

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President Okays Funding Of COVID-19 Research, Others

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the funding of six medical simulation, research and training…

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NCDC Confirms 313 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Active Cases Now 5350

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Sunday, recorded 313 new cases of COVID-19 in the …

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Remdesivir Shortened Covid-19 Recovery Time

TOPLINEPreliminary data from a peer-reviewed clinical trial found that Gilead Sciences’ drug remdesi…

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Uzodimma Decries State Of IMSUTH

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Friday lamented the  state of  the Imo State University Teachi…

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OOUTH Doctors Begin Strike As Negotiations Collapse

Resident Doctors at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State,  say  the…

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Nigeria Records 245 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 7,261

Nigeria has recorded 245 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the co…

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COVID-19: Nigeria Records Breakthrough As NCDC Validates Viral RNA Extraction

The country has blazed a trail in Africa with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) successf…

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Tele-ICU, Telemedicine Are Viable Means Of Managing Critical Cases, Says Expert

In a bid to proffer viable options in the management of severe COVID-19 cases, Anesthesia and Critic…

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Eid-El-Fitri: Clerics, Doctors Worry Over Reopening Of Congregational Prayers

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has postponed till next week Wednesday, its daily pres…

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