Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, says he is not aware if medical doctors and other health practitioners managing COVID-19 patients in Nigeria are paid any hazard allowance. Ehanire, who met…
At least 15 doctors from China have arrived Nigeria through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The team was received by the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr Zhou Pingjian; Executive…
HEALTH, they say, is wealth. As an important element of national security, public health not only functions to provide adequate and timely medical care but also track monitor and control…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 16 new cases of COVID-19 across the country. This was announced in a tweet on Tuesday night. Of the new cases,…
A private medical doctor based in Daura, Dr Aliyu Yakubu, has died just before being confirmed to have been infected with coronavirus (COVID-19). The Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, announced…
The row over the invitation of a Chinese medical team to help contain the spread of coronavirus has deepened. The government said on Friday that an 18-member Chinese team is…
Dolors Sala Carrio, mother to Pep Guardiola, Manchester City coach, has died after contracting coronavirus, the club announced on Monday. Carrio passed away in Barcelona at 82. In a tweet,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released 100 pickup vans to be used for tracing those who might have been exposed to coronavirus. INEC said the vehicles to be used…
As the novel Coronavirus continues to cause devastating effects across the globe, the Federal Government of Nigeria have been urged to include a Disability Response Team as part of the…
The Federal Government on Tuesday said by next week, Nigeria would be testing 1,500 people for COVID-19 every day. The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Chikwe Ihekweazu,…
As Nigeria continues to battle the spread of the COVID-19 disease, the Lagos State Commissioner for health, Akin Abayomi, has given a breakdown of the situation in the state. At…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has ordered the manufacturing of Chloroquine for emergency stock for possible clinical treatment of Coronavirus. The agency’s…
President Donald Trump signed into law Friday the $2 trillion rescue plan to salvage a US economy crippled by the novel coronavirus, on a day the nation’s total count of…
A US-based lab has unveiled a portable test that can tell if someone has COVID-19 in as little as five minutes, it said in a statement Friday. Abbot Laboratories said…
Nigeria has recorded five new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), raising the toll from 65 to 70. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this in a tweet on Friday.…
