Health

The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development says, the COVID-19 vaccines that arrived the country will cushion the humanitarian challenges relating  to the pandemic.Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, the Minister…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) believes it is unlikely the Coronavirus pandemic （COVID-19）will come to an end  by the end of 2021.“I think it will be very premature and unrealistic to think that we are going to finish with this…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 479 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 156,496.The NCDC disclosed the figure on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday.…

Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, says it has become the first Nigerian tertiary hospital to have successfully conducted an obesity operation on a 60-year-old patient.A statement signed by the hospital’s Assistant Director…

Gov. Nyesom Wike  of Rivers on Tuesday announced that his administration would build a world class treatment centre to cater to cancer and cardiovascular diseases in the state.Wike disclosed this during the inauguration of the Rumuogba…

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has declared as safe and efficacious, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, as Nigeria takes delivery of 3.92 doses of the vaccine.The Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the PTF…

A bill to establish a Federal Orthopedic Hospital in Ukpor in Nnewi South, Anambra State, has passed first reading on the floor of the Senate.The bill was initiated by Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, the Senator representing Anambra South…

The Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA) says it is developing a databaseof Internally Displaced People (IDP) across the state.The Executive Secretary of the sgency, Malam Abubakar Hassan, made this known in an…

The Civil Society-scaling up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) has appealed to media organisations to promote optimal Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices to prevent malnutrition among children under five years in Kaduna State.…

The Federal Ministry of health has officially unveiled an online portal where citizens can enter their details so as to book a date and time for COVID-19 vaccination.This was contained in a press statement made by the Ministry.It…