Category: Health

Brain drain: 805 Nigerian trained doctors migrated to UK in six months

  Analysis of data obtained from the General Medical Council of Britain has revealed that 805 Nigeria-trained doctors were licensed between July and December 25,...

COVID-19 hits Aso Rock; Garba Shehu, Buhari’s ADC, others test positive

    There is an outbreak of COVID-19 at Nigeria’s seat of power, with some presidential aides testing positive. Those affected include the President’s...

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FG in new year bonanza for health workers

…. Increases hazard allowance from N5,000 to N40,000 for doctors, N34,000 for others The Federal Government has announced a generous increase in hazard allowance...

American citizen arrested with firearms in Lagos

COVID-19:Omicron responsible for 73% infection in U.S.

  Omicron is now the dominant variant of the coronavirus in the U.S., accounting for 73 per cent of new infections last week, the Centre for Disease Control and...

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COVID-19: FG issues travel advice, Lagos vows clampdown as infections soar

..Bauchi,Ogun and Kano may follow suit THE Federal Government on Sunday advised Nigerians against non-essential local and international travels during the festive period...

Akpabio canvasses UN support for Africa on Malaria vaccines production

  Minister, Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has appealed to the United Nations (UN) to consider giving needed and necessary support in the production...

Omicron cases now in 89 countries, doubling three days in areas with local spread – WHO

The Omicron coronavirus variant has been reported in 89 countries and the number of cases is doubling in 1.5 to 3 days in areas with community transmission, the World...

COVID-19:Omicron now dominant in Europe

Omicron is likely to become the dominant form of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Europe within the next month, overtaking other variants such as Delta, according to an...

Bizarre: Gunmen break into Adamawa hospital, abduct doctor

    The insecurity in the country took a new turn Monday evening as gunmen broke into a hospital in Yola, Adamawa State capital and abducted the owner. The...

Omicron:UK has change of heart, to remove 11countries from Red List

  The government has said that all 11 countries will be removed from the UK’s travel red list from 4am on Wednesday. Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho,...