The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) said it has identified 1.7 million out…
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FG to give COVID-19 vaccines to Nigerians in churches
The Federal Government has revealed it is going to churches to vaccinate members against the dreaded…
Falana takes over resident doctors’ legal battles with FG
Foremost human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Femi Falana will be representing the…
PROFILE: Ifedayo Adetifa, infectious disease combatant, appointed as NCDC DG
President Muhammadu Buhari approved the appointment of Ifedayo Adetifa, a renowned clinical epidemiologist and scholar, as…
FG meets with JOHESU to avert nationwide strike
The Federal Government says it will meet with the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly…
FG asks CMDs to invoke ‘no work, no pay’ rule on striking resident doctors
The Federal Government has asked chief medical directors and managing directors of federal tertiary hospitals to…
Saudi Arabia shops for Nigerian doctors, holds recruitment exercise in Lagos
Many medical doctors in Nigeria have applied for job positions with the Saudi Arabia ministry of…
Senate begs doctors to call off strike
Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe, chairman of the senate committee on health, has appealed to the National Association…
WHO confirms first-ever case of ‘highly infectious’ Marburg virus disease in West Africa
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says health authorities in Guinea have recorded a confirmed case of…
Striking doctors adamant as FG declares no-work, no-pay
The Federal government has reportedly directed all the Chief Medical Directors in teaching hospitals across the…
World Hepatitis Day: Increase hepatitis screening centres – Cookey
The Gastroenterology Unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) recently commemorated the 2021…
NARD: It’s wrong for doctors to get N5k as hazard allowance when lawmakers receive N1.2m
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has asked the federal government to get its priorities…
COVID-19: NAFDAC approves Sputnik V, Moderna vaccines for emergency use
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved Moderna and Sputnik…
FEC approves N7.4bn for new vaccine lab, HIV test kits
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved procurement contracts for the ministry of health, including N3…
Make sanitary pads free – students beg Federal, state governments
Female students of Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS) in Minna, Niger State have begged both the…
FACT CHECK: Does AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine contain magnetic materials?
On May 13, a video surfaced on the internet showing some people who claimed to have…
Indian COVID-19 strain surfaces in Nigeria, diseases centre alerts NCDC
The COVID-19 strain, which is currently ravaging India, has been found in Nigeria, The PUNCH is…
FCCPC to investigate controversial deaths at Lagos hospitals
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has commenced investigations into circumstances surrounding the controversial deaths…
Family accuses hospital of negligence in Lagos chef’s death
The family of Peju Ugboma, the Lagos-based pastry chef, has accused the management of Premier Specialist…
COVID-19: Nigeria free to take more loans, IMF tells FG
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has told Nigeria, as well as other emerging economies adversely hit…