“Women need a lot of orientation especially those in rural communities where some old practices still exist,” she said.

“Our goal is to introduce COVID-19 vaccine in a phased and equitable manner, based on advice of the WHO...," an...

COVID-19 has infected over 110 million people globally with over two million deaths recorded.

One year after Nigeria recorded its index case, more than 155,000 people have been infected with COVID-19.

The WHO regional director, Matshidiso Moeti, said the vaccines will be rolled out to frontline health workers in the coming...

“The arrival in Accra is the first batch shipped and delivered in Africa by the COVAX Facility."

NACA was established in February 2007 as the agency responsible for the multi-sectoral coordination of Nigeria's HIV response.

Nigeria is set to receive four million doses of the approved Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines as the first batch of vaccines...

Mr Ehanire said there are sufficient bed spaces at various isolation centres across the country to accommodate COVID-19 patients.

The survey was conducted by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

An official said the variant, which has spread to a few other countries, has not been classified as a variant...

“We have been Informed that 4 million out of the 16 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines will arrive in...

The Nigerian government has disclosed plans to vaccinate approximately 109 million people against COVID-19 over a period of two years.

Deaths from COVID-19 in Africa have surged by 40 per cent in the past month.

NACA said it posts employment opportunities on its official website; www.naca.gov.ng.

An official said said the Nigerian government plans to vaccinate all eligible population from 18 years and above, including pregnant...

The B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant was first detected in the United Kingdom and has since spread to other parts of the...

Nigeria is expected to receive an initial 16 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines through the Vaccines Global Assess...

A report said Nigeria spends about N526.4 billion on tobacco-related illness annually, thus affecting its healthcare system.

More than 100 million people have been infected with over two million deaths recorded globally

The report was released to mark the International Condom Day (ICD), which is observed annually on February 13.

“The increasing deaths from COVID-19 are warnings that health workers and health systems in many countries are dangerously overstressed."

The affected passengers will be restricted from travelling out of the country for the next six months, according to the...

Mr Ihekweazu noted that COVID-19 test samples were collected by the centre but there was no evidence that the tests...