Members of the Senate Committee on Health, on Tuesday, knocked the federal government over the plan to borrow $200 million for procurement of mosquito nets and malaria medicines. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Mammam Mahmuda, had, in his presentation before the committee during budget defence session, said the loan had become necessary due to […]
The Ondo State Government has said that workers must be vaccinated before November 1st or be shut out of their offices. The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Donald Ojogo, said this at a meeting with the management and entire staff of the ministry over the deadline given to workers in the state to […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has asked the federal government to persuade workers to take the COVID-19 vaccine, rather than force them. Ayuba Wabba, president of NLC, spoke on Monday during a COVID-19 vaccination advisory for federal civil servants in Abuja. On October 13, the federal government announced that starting from December 1, civil servants […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged the nation’s universities to conduct researches targeted at discovering an antidote to the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic in the interest of the nation. Speaking at the grande finale of the 36th coronation ceremony of the University of Ilorin in Ilorin on Saturday, President Buhari, who is also the Visitor to the […]
Over 500 people have been confirmed died within four months, following the outbreak of Cholera in Jigawa State, Northwest Nigeria. Despite this, authorities say the state has continued to record a spike in the number of cases with over 20,000 cases confirmed so far. Twenty-two of the 27 local government areas in Jigawa are said […]
The Director-General of the Nigeria Blood Services Commission, Dr Omale Joseph, has alleged that many Nigerian hospitals are giving expired blood to their patients. He also said that many are selling blood donated to them by individuals to keep in the blood bank for use when necessary. Omale made the disclosure, Thursday evening, while briefing […]
The Ondo State Government has vowed to enforce the no vaccination card, no access to its offices. Mr Segun Odusanya, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, disclosed this on Wednesday at a meeting with the staff of the Ministry in Akure. He said the presentation of the COVID-19 vaccination card has become […]
The federal government says it has taken South Africa, Brazil and Turkey off the list of countries from which travellers are restricted from entering Nigeria. Boss Mustapha, chairman of the presidential steering committee (PSC) on COVID-19, disclosed this on Wednesday at a media briefing in Abuja. The federal government had, in June, added South Africa […]
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, has been reportedly diagnosed with possible kidney or lungs illness. One of his lawyers, Yomi Aliyyu, made this known in an interview with BBC Yoruba, noting that the rights activist developed the illness in Benin Republic prison custody. According to him, the agitator has also been critically ill and rushed […]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described the health of Nigerians as a key feature of national security, calling for strengthening of health infrastructure across the country. Speaking on Tuesday during the commissioning of the remodelled Ikot Ekpene General Hospital phase 1, Jonathan commended the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel, for renovating the 117 […]
