The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Sunday registered 22 additional lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in four states and the Federal Capital Territory. The NCDC, via its verified website on Monday morning, said that the additional figure of coronavirus infections in the country had moved up to 253,023 as of Sunday. The News Agency of…
The Healthcare Providers Association of Nigeria (HCPAN) says it will adjust its tariffs with the private health insurance businesses from Feb.1 following effect of inflation on healthcare services. Dr Jimmy Arigbabuwo, National President of HCPAN, made this known at a news conference on Tuesday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that HCPAN…
The Yobe State Primary Healthcare Management Board (YPHMB) has decried the low turnout of residents to get their COVID-19 vaccines. The Executive Secretary of board, Dr. Babagana Machina lamented residents’ hesitation to the jabs during COVID-19 vaccination campaigns at an Emir’s palace in Potiskum. “The vaccination exercise was based on the importance of traditional rulers…
The European Union (EU) in collaboration with World Health Organisation (WHO) has handed over 43 infrastructural and healthcare projects to Borno state government The EU funded health projects are sited in Monguno, Bama, Gur, Chabbal and Biu in south senatorial district of the state. These were disclosed yesterday (Monday) in the Borno Package Coordination and…
On the 15th of January 2022,) 267 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria, according to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Till date, 250628 cases have been confirmed, 223765 cases have been discharged and 3095 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory The 267 new…
Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved a herbal drug that was produced by Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) for the treatment of COVID-19. The founder of the University, Chief Afe Babalola disclosed this on Tuesday, in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, at a ceremony commemorating the 12th anniversary of the…
Nigeria has confirmed 536 new cases of the deadly coronavirus also known as COVID-19. Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control NCDC confirmed the cases on Sunday morning via its official Facebook page. According to NCDC, “The 536 new cases are reported from 13 States -Lagos-259, Rivers-90, Oyo-46, Edo-43, Kaduna-29, FCT-25, Cross River-12, Nasarawa-10, Osun-6, Gombe-5, Kano-5,…
