HEALTH
COVID-19: 20 States Yet To Have Testing Laboratories
Experts urge govs to set up laboratories As the COVID-19 pandemic rages in the country, 20 states are yet to have testing laboratories. Some of the states experiencing community transmission are among the top 10 with the disease. This is happening as Nigeria’s testing capacity still trails behind what obtains in neighbouring African countries. As at Friday, Nigeria had 26...
US-Based Professor Donates $1m To University Of Ibadan College Of Medicine
AN alumnus of the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan (CoMUI), MBBS Class of 1985, Dr Philip Ozuah, has donated the sum of $1,000,000 to the new hostel building fund of the college. Dr Ozuah, who is based in the United States of America, anno...
Nigeria Receives 3.2 Million Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines From U.S
Nigeria has received 3.2 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines donated by the United States as authorities step up efforts to curb the spread of the disease in the country. The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, and his technical staff among others took delivery of the vaccines presented by the U.S. Ambassador, Beth...
Abia Professionals Set To Launch 50-bed Ultra-Modern Isolation Centre Sunday
A group of Abia indigenes under the aegis of Concerned Abia Professionals has concluded plans to commission ‘Abia Care Centre’, a 50-bed ultra-modern isolation centre with a functional molecular laboratory fully built and equipped by the group. This was contained in a statement the CAP made available to journalists on Tuesday, and signed by one of its Project Implementation Committee...
Governor Abiodun To Launch Ogun Health Insurance Scheme
Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State will launch the Basic Health Provision Fund and the Health Insurance Scheme in the state on Thursday. This was said by Mr Kunle Somorin, Chief Press Secretary, on Wednesday in Abeokuta. According to the statement, the implementation of the scheme would begin with the vulnerable groups, including children, nursing mothers, the aged and the...
All Drug Users Should Come For Treatment, Marwa Begs Addicts
Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has said that drug users and addicts no longer have excuse not to seek treatment with the commissioning of a modern 24/7 call centre set...
Ex-Ekiti Governor Fayose Undergoes Serious Back Surgery Abroad [VIDEO]
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Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has undergone a successful surgical procedure following an injury he incurred during the 2018 Ekiti governorship election. According to the ex-governor’s former special assistant on new media, Lere Olayi...
President Biden Tests Positive For COVID-19 Again
President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 again Saturday morning, per a letter from presidential physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor, in what is likely a "rebound" Covid-19 positivity that the doctor noted is "observed in a small percentage of patie...
Abia Records Three Cases Of Monkeypox As Govt Cautions Residents
Abia State government has cautioned residents to maintain all stipulated guidelines to prevent and control the spread of monkeypox disease in the state. This follows the confirmation of three cases of monkeypox by the relevant health agencies. Speaki...
NAF Unveils Locally Made Emergency Ventilators
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF has produced emergency ventilators to support the fight against the deadly COVID-19. The emergency ventilators were unveiled on Wednesday at the Nigerian Airforce Institute of Technology in Kaduna State by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar. Abubakar who was represented by Air Vice-Marshal Remigius Ekeh said that the NAF partnered with the faculty...
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