The United Kingdom’s National Health Service on Tuesday announced what it described as a “life changing treatment” for sickle cell disease (SCD). “Known as Crizanlizumab, the new drug will be delivered by a transfusion drip and works by binding to a protein in the blood cells to prevent the restriction of blood and oxygen supply […]
The Federal Government has relaxed a restriction on foreign travellers without evidence of payment for their COVID-19 PCR test. In a memo by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority obtained by our correspondent on Sunday, foreign airlines were asked to board passengers without evidence of payment for Day seven COVID-19 PCR test or generate paid QR […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has told the striking medical doctors that embarking on industrial action is not the best action to have been considered at a time when they are mostly needed by Nigerians. President Buhari spoke on Friday at the State House, Abuja, while receiving members of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA). The President, who called […]
sixth lockdown while battling an outbreak of the Delta variant of coronavirus. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) Australian police on Monday criticised a Sydney church for flouting the city’s Covid-19 lockdown by holding a service for 60 people in a pandemic hotspot. The church is part of Christ Embassy, an international religious group headquartered […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has narrated how he had been managing diabetes for the past 35 years. Obasanjo lamented that many of his friends have died of diabetes because they were unable to manage the disease. The former president said this on Wednesday during the closing ceremony of the Ogun State Diabetes Youth Development Camp […]
The Federal Government on Monday has announced that Nigeria will today receive 698,880 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine. The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Faisal Shauib, disclosed this during the flag off of the second phase of vaccination in Abuja on Monday. According to Shuaib, the development will cover those who have […]
President Muhammadu Buhari as well as members of his delegation have gone into isolation after a two-week trip to London, UK. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu confirmed this to Channels Television on Sunday. He explained that the move was in accordance with the Nigeria Centre for Disease […]
Clinical microbiologists have cautioned Nigerians against engaging in oral sex, noting that oral sex puts people engaging in it at risk of sexually transmitted diseases that can cause vision loss. Oral sex, also known as orogenital sex, involves using the mouth, lips, or tongue to stimulate a partner’s genitals or anus. According to the experts, […]
Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state, says President Muhammadu is “considerate and caring”. Buhari paid a visit to Tinubu on Thursday in the UK. Photographs of the visit showed a smiling Tinubu leaning on a walking stick. The former governor, who has been away from the country for over a month, is said to […]
THE Nigerian Mission in London, United Kingdom, has been closed for 10 days as two officials tested positive for COVID-19. One of the officers had gone to the UK Home Office for a meeting on Thursday where a test revealed his status. This prompted the testing of other Mission staff resulting in another positive case. […]
