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Headlines, Health, Women Politics
Saturday, September 23rd, 2023
Country Director of Sightsavers Nigeria, Dr Sunday Isiyaku, tells LARA ADEJORO why it is important for Nigeria to eliminate trachoma, said to be the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness What is trachoma? Trachoma is one of the oldest diseases known to humans. Bronze Age forceps for depilation, thought to have been used to remove affected […]
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Headlines, Health, Medical Professionals
Wednesday, January 11th, 2023
By Gbenga Salau Lagos partners eight firms to check quackery in hospitals, ensure standard Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) has said that more than 150 nurses resigned their appointments with the tertiary hospital within the last three years. Chief Medical Director of LASUTH, Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo, who stated this, yesterday, during a media briefing […]
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COVID-19, Headlines, Health, National Politics, Top Stories
Monday, April 4th, 2022

New coronavirus travel guideline takes effect from today, April 4 By Ima Elijah Mustapha said that the new guideline prescribed for the fully vaccinated would apply to travelers between ages 10 and 18 years. A new international travel guideline has been issued by the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, removing mandatory Polymerase Chain Reaction […]
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Headlines, Health, Medical Professionals
Wednesday, December 15th, 2021
President of the Nigerian Medical Association, Prof. Innocent Ujah, yesterday identified lack of work tools, poor conditions of work and insecurity as some of the reason responsible for medical doctors leaving the country in droves, seeking greener pastures abroad. Ujah, who spoke on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily yesterday, stated that half of the […]
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COVID-19, Headlines, Health
Wednesday, December 15th, 2021
The United Kingdom, UK, has taken all 11 countries off England’s travel red list. It will be made official tomorrow, Wednesday, the health secretary, Sajid Javid, announced. The decision means England will no longer require hotel quarantine for travellers from Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. However, testing […]
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Africa & World Politics, COVID-19, Health
Saturday, December 11th, 2021
Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, Ghana’s Health Service Director-General Ghana will from Monday vaccinate returning citizens and residents against COVID-19 upon arrival at the airport if they have not received shots. Ghana’s Health Service Director-General, Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, made the disclosure in a statement on Friday, amid concerns over low take-up of vaccination. He said that all Ghanaians leaving […]
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COVID-19, Governors, Headlines, Health, Imo, State News
Saturday, December 4th, 2021
From Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri Imo State governor,Hope Uzodimma has distributed 8100 Covid-19 vaccines delivered from Intercedd Health Products Ltd. to the 27 Local Government Areas of the State. Commissioner-designate, Rubby Emele who represented the governor during the distribution on Wednesday urged the 27 Interim Management Committee (IMC) chairmen of the councils to ensure even distribution […]
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Africa & World Politics, COVID-19, Headlines, Health
Friday, October 8th, 2021
By Chukwuma Muanya •How to meet global COVID-19 targets, by WHO, UN Chairman, Expert Review Committee on COVID-19, Prof. Oyewole Tomori, has provided reasons why the United Kingdom imposed travel restrictions on vaccinated Nigerians. The virologist, who is also a member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Composition, noted […]
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Africa & World Politics, COVID-19, Health
Friday, September 24th, 2021
Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja World Health Organisation (WHO), has said that COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Africa must rise by over seven times from around 20 million doses per month to 150 million each month on average if the continent is to fully vaccinate 70 per cent of its people by September 2022. It noted that […]
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COVID-19, Headlines, Sokoto, State News
Monday, September 6th, 2021
Coronavirus in Nigeria On Saturday, Nigeria recorded 49 additional fatalities from the coronavirus pandemic with 964 fresh cases reported across 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) showed that Nigeria’s total infection from the pandemic stood at 195,052 while the fatality toll increased to 2,544 […]