Health

Nigeria has tested over 2,942,578 samples out of its estimated 206 million population.

Official attributes the outbreak of cholera in Niger State to open defecation and indiscriminate waste disposal by rural dwellers.

Arrangements have been made for corporate vaccination of eligible staff of Government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), government said.

“India has been removed from the list of flagged countries in view of the improved situation in that country..."

Before the commencement of COVID-19 vaccination, the government had set an ambitious goal of vaccinating 40 per cent of its...

The training seeks to certify the first cohort of 40 participants drawn from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)

He listed substantial vaccination coverage, rapid testing and genome surveillance, mandatory adherence to the mitigation measures on face masks and...

"Two doses of AstraZeneca vaccines at $3 per dose for 140 million Nigerians will give us herd immunity."

The new variant, which is identified as C.1.2, was found by scientists in South Africa based on the types of...

"The only active case we have at the moment had been picked up on Sunday and he is going to...

The management of the centre said the duchess fits the title having worked in the sexual and gender based violence...

Rivers State is at the risk of a serious health disaster, the governor says.

Cholera is a waterborne disease. Poor sanitation and unclean water increases transmission.

The ongoing crisis in the health sector may escalate following a threat last week by three other associations in the...

The former NCDC boss was recently appointed an assistant director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO)

The NCDC noted in its update that Nigeria’s fatality toll has now risen from 2,495 recorded a day earlier to...

The Minister said: “we’re not a United Nations’ country, we are a developing country. So, when such figures are given...

A state official says the government plans to vaccinate teachers ahead of school resumption.

The association says it is willing to resume negotiations to ensure the resolution of the industrial disharmony.

Concerns on domestic funding raised by the health experts build on a 2019 survey that warned that funding gaps across...

Only those that test negative would be admitted to the orientation camps.

“COVID-19 vaccination will be compulsory for federal civil servants once vaccines are available for everyone”

The Federal Government may sanction eligible Nigerians who refuse COVID-19 vaccination, as total infections hits 193,013.

Experts also proffer solutions as the COVID-19 lockdowns disrupted family planning schemes in Nigeria.

Since the coronavirus outbreak in early 2020, Mr Ihekweazu has led Nigeria's public health response to the pandemic through the...