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Decline In Non-COVID-19 Ailment Consultation In Hospitals Worries FG

The federal government Thursday expressed concern about the disruption unleashed on the nation’s hea…

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Nigerian Tops 50 Leading Biomedical, Health Scientists Elected To British Academy Fellowship

A Nigerian-born professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Director, University College London…

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Governors Seek Suspension Of Infectious Disease Bill

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has urged the National Assembly to step down the proposed Control…

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Nigeria Coronavirus Cases Rise Above 5,000

Nigeria’s coronavirus infection cases have risen above 5,000 mark on Thursday with 193 new COVID-19 …

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ERA/FoEN Urges NAFDAC To Facilitate Process Of Trans Fat Regulations

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has urged the National Agenc…

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COVID-19 May Never Go Away, WHO Warns

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said the coronavirus (COVID-19) “may never go away.” It, the…

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Nigeria Records 193 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 5,162

Nigeria has recorded 193 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed infections…

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Medical Researchers Protest Exclusion From COVID-19 Cure

Academic researchers in Nigeria have protested against their exclusion in the search for solution to…

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Nationwide Lockdown: 50% Pregnant Women, Nursing Mothers, Others Desert Hospitals

The COVID-19 pandemic is taking its toll on all health services in the country as the Federal Govern…

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Dokpesi Tests Negative, Seeks Health Sector Reform

The founder/Chairman Emeritus of Daar Communications Plc, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, has been discharged…

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COVID-19: Zamfara Discharges 18, Records Five Deaths

The National Centre for Disease Control has discharged 18 victims of coronavirus from Zamfara State.…

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FG’s COVID-19 Testing Option, Figure Not Realistic, Says NMA

The Nigerian Medical Association has expressed concerns over the ‘smart testing’ option adopted by t…

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Borno COVID-19 Response Team Suspends Three-Week Lockdown

The Borno state coronavirus (COVID-19) response team; has suspended the three-week lockdown indefini…

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COVID-19: NMA Urges More Commitment To End Virus In Kano

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called on the government to redouble efforts in the fight…

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FCT Resident Doctors, Medical, Dental Consultants Threatens To Commence Strike On 1st June

The Association of Resident Doctors, (ARD), Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (M…

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COVID-19: Nigeria’s Discharged Patients Surpass 1,000

The total number of coronavirus recoveries in Nigeria now exceeds 1000, The NAN reports. This was co…

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Bauchi Records Two COVID-19 Deaths, Discharges 17

Two people have died from COVID-19 complications in Bauchi State, The NAN reports. This was containe…

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Doctor, Lab Scientist, 15 Others Arrested For Child Theft

The Anti-Child Theft Unit of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a medical doctor, Victo…

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Nigeria Records 184 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 4,971

Nigeria recorded 184 new cases of coronavirus in Lagos, Kano, Abuja, Jigawa, and 18 other states on …

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PSN Disagrees With NAFDAC, PTF On Search For Local COVID-19 Cure

The umbrella body of pharmacists in the country, the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, has disagree…

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