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Lagos led in Thursday's tally to extend its lead as the most affected city by the virus in Nigeria.

"Children are often engaged by parents or caregivers in e-waste recycling because their small hands are more dexterous than those...

Nobody has died from the disease across the country in the past one week.

Surprisingly, Lagos, which has by far been the most impacted by the disease, has so far recorded lower figures in...

“These seven nations have the power to meet these targets. I am calling on the G7 not just to commit...

"Between 2012 to 2020, the UK government pledged and paid into the Nigeria FP commodities basket fund a total of...

WHO says only 0.5 per cent of vaccines had reached low-income countries where frontline health workers and the elderly have...

This year, the approach to ensure that health security is prioritised and the pursuit of UHC is unhindered, formed the...

The partnership also involves developing a curriculum in schools for students to learn about basic sanitation.

A total of 10,027 cases of mild AEFI have been reported as of May 30, 2021

The new system applies to COVID-19 variants of concern -- the most troubling of which four are in circulation --...

Both the British and Indian variants of the virus are said to be more transmissible than other strains.

TFAs are common in baked goods, fries, pre-packaged foods, and cooking oils.

Only 64 are currently on admission for COVID-19 treatment in the state, according to data from the Nigeria Centre for...

With 9.2% of its COVID-19 patients dying from the disease, Mexico has the highest case fatality rate in the world.

FG says Nigeria still has the highest number of persons in the world defecating openly

He listed the concerned states to include Lagos, Oyo, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers and the federal capital territory, FCT.

Nigeria has an extremely low conviction rate for rape and sexual abuse

“If you have asthma, go around with your inhaler, except your symptoms of asthma are well controlled.”

The report says ''a series of bad decisions meant COVID-19 went on to kill at least 3.3 million people so...

World Asthma Day is one of the World’s Lung Days held internationally on the first Tuesday of May every year.

As Nigeria marks World Immunization Week for 2021 celebrated from April 24th - 30th every year, it is important to...

“Insecticide treated nets have become a core intervention for malaria control and have contributed greatly to the decline in disease...

The expert says the newly developed malaria vaccine has been proven to be highly effective.