Health

As Muslim faithful prepare to mark the 2022 Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has urged Nigerians to prevent the onset of a full-fledged fifth COVID-19 wave by adhering to recommended public health safety measures. The NCDC noted this in its COVID-19 public health advisory issued on Friday …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said no fewer than 74 persons have been reportedly killed by cholera in 30 states this year. The latest cholera situation report by the NCDC also showed that there are a total of 2,339 suspected cases of the infection as of May 29, 2022. …

Nigeria Labour Congress, in partnership with the International Labour Organisation, offered free medical services to residents of Ndakwo community, beside Sunny Vale, Abuja on Saturday. The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, told newsmen that the essence of the outreach was to give back to the society and carry out part of …

The federal government has said consumption of unsafe or contaminated food was causing the country and other low income economies estimated $95 billion in productivity decline. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire who spoke at this year’s World Food Safety Day in Abuja, yesterday, said the public health burden …

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law, the National Health Insurance Authority Bill 2022. The law repeals the National Health Insurance Scheme Act, Cap N42, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, according to a statement. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, signed the …

The World Health Organisation on Thursday authorised the use of Chinese manufacturer’s CanSinoBIO’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine. It is the third Chinese-made vaccine to be approved by the WHO, after Sinovac and Sinopharm. It was found to have 64 percent efficacy against symptomatic disease and 92 percent efficacy against severe Covid-19, …

The federal government has lifted the nationwide curfew from 12 midnight to 4 a.m. imposed in 2019 to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The new policy was announced Wednesday by the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC) on the implementation guidelines for easing COVID-19 restrictions across different national activities. The PSC said …

Nigeria’s Ambassador to World Trade Organisation, Dr Adamu Abdulhamid; Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire; WTO Director-General, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Nigeria, Mr Mahmuda Mamman during an official visit by the Hon Minister of Health and his Permanent Secretary to World Health …

Ololade Omosan-Agie The Coalition Against COVID-19 is to provide the sum of N100bn to the Federal Government to assist security agencies tackle the current spate of insecurity in the country. The Chairman of United Bank for Africa, Tony Elumelu revealed this on Saturday night in Abuja at a dinner held …

The Federal Government has set up a committee to look into the provision of health insurance for retired federal workers. The Executive Secretary of Pension Transition Arrangement Directorate, Dr Chioma Ejikeme, disclosed this at the South East stakeholders’ forum on Thursday. She said, “The government, under the auspices of the …