The association of resident doctors at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital in Sagamu, Ogun state, has asked members to embark on a three-day warning strike starting from Monday. In…
Doctors in Kogi state have rejected the state governments proposal to cut salaries of health workers. In a statement on Sunday, Kabiru Zubair, chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association, Kogi…
The Abia state government has discharged one of the two patients admitted over COVID-19 in the state. As of Thursday evening, Nigeria recorded 1,932 confirmed cases of COVID-19, out of…
Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), says Nigeria may ask Madagascar to send a plane load of “herbal solutions” to treat COVID-19. Madagascar President Andry Rajolina…
Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Idi-Araba, has successfully delivered a 40-year-old COVID-19 patient of a baby girl. The hospital made this known via its official Twitter handle. A team of…
The Lagos Government has said it is producing three million face masks for distribution to the vulnerable in the state. This was revealed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos in…
Ashaka Cement PLC a subsidiary of Lafarge Africa has donated a 12-bed fully equipped isolation facility and other items to Gombe state government as support to the fight against COVID-19.…
University of Lagos Medical Centre has temporarily shut down its operation. In a statement issued on Saturday, the hospital’s management said the decision was as a result of exposure to…
The Federal University of Jigawa located in Dutse, the state capital says it has commenced the clinical trial of a plant-based COVID-19 medicine. This was disclosed in a statement issued…
A potential antiviral drug for the coronavirus has reportedly failed in its first randomised clinical trial. There had been widespread hope that remdesivir could treat Covid-19. But a Chinese trial…
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman of Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha says door-to-door testing has commenced in some communities in Lagos and Abuja…
By Kayode Oyero The Lagos State Government has announced coronavirus test centres in the 20 Local Government Areas of the state. The government disclosed this on Sunday via its Twitter…
A Brazilian study on the effectiveness of chloroquine against coronavirus has ended abruptly over hearts complications developed by patients. Chloroquine is an oral artemisinin-based monotherapies (oAMTs) for malaria treatment. The…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned President Muhammadu Buhari against cutting down the budget of health and education sectors in the proposed 2020 revised budget over COVID-19…
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New Ebola case confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo amid Coronvirus Pandemic
A new case of Ebola virus disease was confirmed today in the city of Beni in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). “While not welcome news, this is an…