AdminNigeria Battles Lassa Fever, Loses 26 Citizens In Three Weeks
Lassa fever has killed 26 Nigerians from January 1 to 23, 2022, with 115 confirmed cases, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said. The NCDC, in a statement on…
Ugamatv3,782 Nigerian nurses migrated to UK in 2021 – NMC
Information obtained from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of the United Kingdom, on Monday, revealed that a total of 3,782 Nigeria-trained nurses were granted licences to operate in England and…
COVID-19: Nigeria Records 29 Fresh Infections, Lowest In Two Months
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said that 29 people tested positive for Coronavirus on Saturday. The figure is the country’s lowest single-day count since November 19, 2021 when…
Buhari leaves Abuja to attend inauguration of Gambian president
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja, Wednesday, for Banjul, Republic of The Gambia, to attend the inauguration of Gambian President, Adama Barrow, following his re-election for a second term. On…
US Transplants Pig Heart To 57-year-old Man With Terminal Heart Disease
Surgeons at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have performed a successful transplant of a genetically-modified pig’s heart into a 57-year-old man with terminal heart disease, David Bennett.…
25 died of COVID-19 in five days, says NCDC
The Africa Centre for Disease Control, on Thursday, said Nigeria had experienced a 249 per cent increase in new deaths as a result of COVID-19 just as a tally of…
NNPC reports minor fire incident at Port Harcourt refinery
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has reported a minor fire incident at the Port Harcourt Refinery on New Year’s Day. NNPC in a statement explained that the incident, which…
Garba Shehu recovers from COVID-19
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has recovered from COVID-19. Shehu made the announcement in a post on social media on Wednesday thanking…
Stop patronising herbal concoctions from hawkers – NAFDAC warns Nigerians
Nigerians have been warned by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), against patronising hawkers of herbal concoctions. NAFDAC DG, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye said such concotions lack storage standards…
Lassa Fever: Nigeria’s Death Toll Rises To 92 With Mortality In Bauchi, Ebonyi
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NDDC) has announced that Bauchi and Ebonyi states recorded new deaths from Lassa fever as the nation’s toll from the disease since the beginning…
