Health
Safe handling, disposal of medical, hazardous waste essential in fight to contain COVID-19 – Environment Minister
The Minister of Environment, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, has said that safe handling and final disposal of medical and hazardous waste generated by health...
Read moreCOVID-19: Macrobiologist advocates priority of human health in siting telecom masts
A Macrobiologist, Dr Elijah Adebayo, has recommended that environment and human health must be given high priority in siting base...
Read moreCOVID-19: NMA C/River urges more isolation centres, doctors
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Cross River on Wednesday urged the state government to increase the number of isolation...
Read moreSex scandals hit COVID-19 centres as quarantined people engage in sexual acts with strangers
Ministry of Health permanent secretary has revealed that Ugandans living in institutional quarantine have started having sex with each other....
Read morePrivate hospitals should not treat COVID-19 patients — Association
By Oluwafunke Ishola The Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN) says it has issued directive to...
Read moreCOVID-19: NCDC issues new advisory on use of face masks
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has issued new advisory to guide Nigerians on the use of face masks to...
Read moreLagos govt. discharges 8 patients, pledges support for welfare, security
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday announced the recovery and discharge of eight COVID-19 patients, bringing to 69, the...
Read moreCOVID-19: NCDC targets testing 3,000 samples daily, in Lagos, FCT
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it targets increasing its daily COVID-19 testing capacity to 2,000 samples in...
Read moreCOVID-19 LOCKDOWN, MALARIA AND A NIGERIA PERSPECTIVE
OPINION By: Kayode Odunaro The coronavirus, (COVID-19) pandemic hits Nigeria unawares like most other nations. Not surprisingly this, as one...
Read moreCovid-19: Utilise available laboratories in Nigeria to increase testing capacity- Tomori
By Oluwafunke Ishola A Virologist, Prof. Oyewale Tomori, has advised Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to utilise available laboratories with...
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