COVID-19: Senate suspends hearings, shuts public gallery
President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, on Thursday announced the decision of the Senate to suspend public hearings and restrict access to its chamber...
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CAN says no need to ban religious gathering yet
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Lagos Statetate chapter has stated the level of coronavirus infection in the nation does not justify ban on religious...
CORONAVIRUS: House of Reps ban open worship
The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, banned all forms of open worships across the country over the corona virus pandemic. It said the measure was...
Abuja doctors may suspend strike as House intervenes
Barring last minute change of decision, health workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) may call off the industrial action they embarked on by Thursday,...
Italian patient ‘fully recovered from Coronavirus
Prince Dapo Abiodun, Ogun State Governor says the Italian national who tested positive to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has fully recovered and will soon be discharged...
Cameroon reports first Corinavirus case
Cameroon’s Ministry of Health on Friday confirmed the country’s first case of coronavirus, a 58-year-old French citizen who arrived in the capital Yaounde on Feb....
WHO says early containment can stop transmission of Corinavirus
The Regional Director, World Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia Region, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, says early containment measures can help countries to stop transmission of...
Ogun govt quarantine 28 people over Coronavirus
The government of Ogun state has disclosed that 28 people who had contact with the Italian victim of the Corinavirus have been identified and quarantined....
First Case of Corona virus disease confirmed in Lagos, what Nigerians should know
Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed a corona virus diseases (CONVID-19) case in Lagos State, South West, Nigeria. The virus which was announced in...
Senate moves to check medical brain drain in Nigeria
…Seeks to establish University of medicine The Senate on Tuesday moved to check the rising emigration of medical and health professionals from Nigeria to developed...
Smoking is a major cause of cervical cancer -Dr. Nwakanna
Dr Chioma Nwakanma, Public Health Physician said that smoking is a major cause of cervical cancer in women who smoke. She also said that women...
We’ll ensure improvement in Primary Health Care Budget implementation – Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday said the Senate has mandated its relevant Committee to ensure an improvement in the implementation of the...
Another casualty recorded in Ogun cholera outbreak as disease spreads in Kuto Market
The Ogun State government has said that the death toll in the cholera outbreak in Abeokut has risen to five. This was disclosed by Dr....
We can’t afford a repeat of ebola out break in the country -Hon. Pascal
In order to prevent a repeat of Ebola out break, Chairman, House Committee on Health Institutions, Honourable Pascal Obi moved to warn Nigerians on the...
Gbajabiamila donates N60m drugs to Borno govt
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Friday, donated drugs worth over N60 million to the Borno State Government for...
