Coronavirus Kills Dad, Daughter In 24 hours In UK
A FRONTLINE Heathrow immigration officer and his daughter died from coronavirus 24 hours apart. Terminal 3 worker Sudhir Sharma, 61, passed away on Wednesday and pharmacist Pooja, 33, the following day. Officials do not believe Sudhir contracted Covid-19 on duty as he last worked on January 7, making it more likely he picked up the virus elsewhere. But a source said: “It’s an absolute...
NCDC Urged To Step Up Testing, Establish More COVID-19 Testing Centres
A rights and advocacy group, International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law, Inter-society, has called on the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to step up testing capacity, as that will unravel hidden cases of COVID-19 in the country. The group in a letter it wrote to the Director-General of the centre, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, called on...
“We Are Sorry” Nigeria Medical Association Apologizes Over Doctors’ Strike
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has apologized to Nigerians over the strike embarked upon by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). The resident doctors began an indefinite strike on Thursday, April 1, over salary arrears and owed allowances. Addressing journalists on Sunday April 4 in Abuja, Enema Amodu, NMA chairman of the federal capital territory (FCT) chapter, said the association...
Men Can Have Breast Cancer Too
Though, breast cancer is commoner in females with about one in every eight women likely to develop it. In fact, the strongest risk factor for the development of breast cancer is being a woman but still, about 0.5 to one per cent of breast cancers occur in men. According to the World Health Organisation, breast cancer is the world’s most...
Prepare For The Worst On COVID-19, FG Tells Nigerians
The Federal Government has told Nigerians to prepare for the worst in the COVID-19 battle. It however said it was doing everything within its powers to curtail spread of the virus. Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, stated this on Tuesday during the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. He urged health workers and Nigerians to do their best to...
Cannabis, Dangerous Chemicals Contained In Herbal Sex Enhancement Drugs – NAFDAC Warns
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Friday, raised alarm over the high rate at which Illicit herbal intoxicants are being used in the country, noting that the act portends grave danger to the health of the users. The agency said its findings from various operations carried out revealed a dangerous trend in the use of...
NCDC Unveils Health Strategy, To Leverage Public Health Informatics
A significant step towards strengthening the nation's health security has been taken with the announcement made during the NCDC Health Security Partners meeting on November 21, 2023, ABNTV learned. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has revealed its ambitious strategy and execution plan for 2023–2027 as a critical step to strengthen Nigeria’s health infrastructure and enhance its...
Coronavirus: Chinese Billionaire Jack Ma’s Medical Supplies Arrive Nigeria (PHOTOS)
A consignment of medical supplies donated by Chinese billionaire and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma, has arrived in Nigeria. The Chinese billionaire had used his foundation to forward millions of face masks, testing kits and other protective equipment to Africa as the continent battles to arrest the spread of COVID-19, a deadly disease caused by a coronavirus. A cargo operated by Ethiopian...
I Will Not Take COVID-19 Vaccine Jab, I’m Not Guinea Pig – Bishop Oyedepo
Bishop David Oyedepo said he had never seen “a generation where people are forced to take vaccines. It is inhuman; it is immoral sir. I’m not a lawyer, but I do not think it is legal. You can’t come to my house and want to give me injections.” He rhetorically asked: “On what? Did I invite you? They are confused....
COVID-19: Anambra Govt Bans Public Gatherings, Closes Schools
Anambra State Government has declared all higher institutions will be closed from March 22 while other schools will all be shut on 27th March until further notice to contain the coronavirus epidemic. Also, all public gatherings in the state had equally been banned by the Governor Willie Obiano. These were contained in a document obtained by ABN TV on Thursday in...
