Health
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Day 2 of Doctors’ Strike: Worsening situation as hospitals discharge patients
Concerned family members have begun evacuating their loved ones from government-owned hospitals as the industrial action declared by members of…
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Sanwo-Olu flashes red flag, as COVID-19 cases surge in Lagos •State Records 30 Deaths in Few Days
The rise in the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19)-related fatalities recorded in the last one week presents a worrying trend of…
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COVID-19: Third wave rages as Lagos, FCT, Akwa Ibom, three other states are on red alert
Six states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been listed as cases for concern as the third wave of…
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Gbajabiamila celebrates Marcelle Ruth, Nigeria’s first comprehensive cancer centre
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has congratulated the Marcelle Ruth Cancer Centre & Specialist Hospital,…
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FG to spend over N35bn for third wave of COVID-19 as 36 States set to receive N1bn each
The Federal Government is set to release N36billion to states as part of measures to curb the rising COVID-19 cases…
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US to ship 4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Nigeria
Four million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine will go to Nigeria and 5.66 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine…
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Cholera kills 479, spreads to 18 states
A total of 479 people have been killed in the current outbreak of Cholera in the country. The Nigeria Centre…
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Cholera claims 325 lives, afflicts 14,343 in 6 months
Cholera has claimed 325 lives in six months with 14,343 suspected cases reported in 16 states. The latest cholera situation…
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COVID-19 orphans 4,000 children in Nigeria, highest in West Africa — World Bank
The World Bank has said an estimated 4,000 Nigerian children lost one or both parents between March 2020 and July…
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Africa reaches pivotal point of COVID-19 third wave — WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) says Africa has reached the pivotal point in the COVID-19 third wave of the pandemic.…
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