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Former governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi has said nurses and other professionals travelling overseas for greener pastures should not be stopped.Obi stated this at St Charles Borromeo College of Nursing and Midwifery in Onitsha on Monday.Obi, who donated money to the institution,...

The United Nations Children’s Fund , UNICEF has expressed concern over the low intake of iron and folic acid supplements by pregnant women in Bauchi State.Nutrition Specialist with UNICEF, Philomena Irene, made this known on Tuesday during a one-day inception meeting focused on scaling up Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS) for pregnant women.Citing...

The World Health Organisation, WHO, said on Tuesday that, as of July 21, 2024, more than 775 million confirmed cases and more than seven million deaths from COVID-19 have been reported globally since the pandemic began.This was announced in a statement issued in Abuja.“Globally, during the 28-day period (24 June to 21 July), the number of new cases...

Professor Mabel Ifeoma Onwuka, a soil science expert at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture in Umudike, Abia State, has cautioned farmers against planting crops at dumpsites, warning that it could lead to cancer. Speaking during a community outreach event, she expressed concerns about poor soil texture in the southeast region and advocated for measures...

Pharmacist Umeh Camillus Chibueze, MD/CEO of Camillus Pharmaceuticals, has warned that many people are unaware they have been infected with cholera, a highly infectious disease that can lead to dehydration and death if left untreated. Chibueze attributes the spread of cholera to poor sanitation, crowding, and inadequate healthcare, and criticizes the government...

Dynamic Ambassadors for Social Transformation and Orientation Initiative, a advocacy group, has condemned the continued mistreatment of Nigerians in diaspora, describing the situation as alarming. The group visited the headquarters of the Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) in Abuja to protest the general maltreatment of Nigerian citizens...

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has pledged the state government's full support for the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Umuahia to successfully complete its ongoing construction of a new accident and emergency ward. The commitment was made during a meeting between Governor Otti and Professor Azubuike Onyebuchi, the chief medical director of the health center,...

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on Tuesday hailed Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for delivering on his words to pay frontline health workers daily allowances in appreciation of their work. Kwara State Chairman of the NMA Dr Kolade Solagberu said in a statement in Ilorin, the state capital, that AbdulRazaq has fulfilled his promise to pay decent allowances...

The Gombe State House of Assembly has recommended total lockdown of the state following the outbreak of Coronavirus in the state. Abubakar Ibrahim, Speaker of the house stated this at the plenary session on Tuesday in Gombe. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the state recorded five positive index cases of the virus on Monday. The speaker stressed...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says since the beginning of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Africa, 112 health workers from 16 countries have been infected. WHO disclosed this in a weekly Bulletin on outbreaks and other Emergencies week 16 which covers April 13 to 19 released on Tuesday and posted on WHO Africa twitter account @WHOAFRO. This...

The Lagos State Government has discharged six more COVID-19 patients, bringing to 61 the total number of persons successfully treated in its isolation centres. Announcing this Monday, the Incident Commander on COVID-19 in Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said the newly discharged patients include five males and one female. He said: “This good...

The World Health Organization, WHO, has warned that the Coronavirus, also called Covid-19 has the potential to reach every country on the planet. This is as new cases of the virus continue to rise in more countries. Nigeria yesterday, confirm a case of the disease in Lagos, one of its largest cities. WHO has now warned that the disease has continued...

…To start “supervised quarantine” …Gov Sanwo-Olu becomes Chief Incident Commander In a bid to prevent an outbreak of the fast-spreading Novel Coronavirus, the Lagos State Government on Monday launched an Incident Command System. The health emergency structure is being set up to help with containment in the unlikely event of outbreaks of the virus in the...