Health

Saudi Arabia has suspended flights from Nigeria due to the COVID19 Omicron strain. The ban follows the six cases of the Covid-19 Omicron Variant detected in Nigeria. The ban was announced in a circular from the Saudi Arabian General Authority of Civil Aviation, GACA, to all airlines operating in the …

Oluwasina Phillip Within the last five years covering 2016 to 2021, a whopping amount of N100bn has been provided by the Bank of Industry to finance Nigeria’s health care sector. The Managing Director, BoI, Mr Olukayode Pitan, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at the Ground-Breaking event for the African …

The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Monday night met with President Muhammadu Buhari, briefing him on her efforts to mobilise Covid vaccine manufacturers to Nigeria. Speaking to correspondents after the meeting at Millennium Plaza, Manhattan, New York, she said she requested the president’s support …

Ololade Omosan-Agie Government has lifted the ban placed on flights coming into the country from India. The government had banned passengers, who visited India, Brazil, South Africa, and Turkey in the last 14 days from entering the country as part of precautionary measures to contain the virus in the country. …

Ebuka Daniel The Central Bank of Nigeria has disclosed that it has received over eight million applications from Nigerians for its COVID-19 Targeted Credit Facility to help households and businesses. CBN’s Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mr Osita Nwanisiobi, disclosed this while fielding questions from journalists in Enugu during a one-day …

Ebuka Daniel Out of the N209.61bn allocated for COVID-19 related spending across four states in the country, only N14.73bn was disbursed, leading to a spending shortfall of N194.89bn. A transparency and accountability civic society organization, BudgIT has disclosed the figure on Thursday in Abuja The four states are Delta, Enugu, …

Oluwasina Phillip The World Health Organisation has expressed optimism over emergence of traditional medicines from Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda among others for the treatment of coronavirus. WHO Regional Director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti disclosed this in commemoration of 2021 African Traditional Medicine Day’. MoetI stated that traditional medicine therapies are emerging …

Oluwasina Phillip The National Primary Health Care Development Agency has called on Nigerians to seize the opportunity of the second vaccination exercise to get vaccinated, as Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem have made it mandatory for pilgrims. The Executive Director, NPHCD, Faisal Shuaib said this during a press briefing in Abuja …

Ebuka Daniel Consuming most herbal medicines 14 days after preparation may become disastrous to the human health, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has warned. According to the Director-General, NAFDAC, herbal formulations, after 14 days develop bacteria which are harmful when consumed. Adeyeye also cautioned against …

Ebuka Daniel The Africa Union in its fight against the Coronavirus pandemic, will be taking delivery of 10 million doses of Astra Zeneca and Pfizer vaccines to be donated by the French government. This was disclosed by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), on Monday. According to the Bank, the donations …