Category: Health

COVID-19: Firm donates 240 test kits to Imo govt

Governor Hope Uzodimma- led Imo State government has received 240 (One Step Rapid Test) of Covid-19 test kits from FINLAB Nigeria Limited, a scientific firm, towards the...

COVID-19 upsurge: UK suspends flights with UAE, Burundi, Rwanda

  Amidst upsurge in Coronavirus outbreak, the United Kingdom has added three more countries to its “red list,” banning flights to and from the United Arab...

Ophthalmologists warn against upsurge in contact lens related eye problems

…Dr. Bade Ogundipe says inappropriate use and handling of contact lenses could cause total blindness. THE Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria (OSN) has expressed...

COVID-19: Abuja, Lagos, Kano faces another lockdown-FGn

  The Federal Government on Friday said it is contemplating a targeted lockdown in Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna and major cities in Nigeria as the number of COVID-19 cases...

COVID-19 vaccine: FG to vaccinate 20m Nigerians – Director

  The Executive Director, National Primarily Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaibu, has said that the Federal Government was targeting...

Oyo

COVID-19: Oyo new cases jump to 21 as residents wait weeks for test

  Coronavirus pandemic is on a steady rise in Oyo state practically competing with rise in security breaches. This is happening even as residents complain of delay...

COVID-19: Nine Ortom’s aides test positive

The dreaded Coronavirus seems to have gotten a fertile ground among top echelon of Benue governors enclave as nine of his aides have tested positive. The Benue Deputy...

COVID-19 vaccinations: MTN partners AU

  In a unique public/private partnership, MTN, Africa’s leading mobile network, has announced a donation of US$25 million to support the African Union’s...

UI/UCH richer. By N5b from Otunba Tuwase National Paediatrics Centre

The moribound and inadequate health facilities at the nation’s premiere University and University College,Ibadan receive a fresh breadth of life Tuesday as Otunba...

COVID-19: Yaba Tech shuts medical Centre, academic planning unit after death of staff

A member of staff of the Yaba College of Technology, M A Omoighe has died of complications from Covid-19 infections reports The Gazelle News.com. This medium learnt that...