Medical

Medical experts have cautioned against peddling of fake news in the fight to contain COVID-19, insisting that fake news could derail efforts to terminate the pandemic. There were speculations over death of a United Kingdom (UK) COVID-19 vaccine volunteer, Dr. ...

The number of patients who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Katsina State has risen to 30, with one death. Four have reportedly been discharged, having tested negative to the disease after treatment. This Nigeria Centre for Disease ...

As the world grapples with the unprecedented global health crisis posed by COVID-19 scourge, the United Nations is establishing a digital hub to house information and knowledge resources to assist crucial development system partners in fighting the disease in Africa. ...

Since the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed an unnamed person as an index case for coronavirus in Imo State, residents have been gripped by palpable tension. The problem is compounded by the silence of the state government on ...

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has lifted the ban he placed on two journalists, calling on the media to partner with him in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. He had barred the correspondents of the Sun and Vanguard newspapers, Chijioke Agwu and ...

Nigeria can come out stronger from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), if it commences restructuring and battle forces of insecurity that are unleashing bloodshed across the land. President of the Middle Belt Forum (MBF), Dr. Pogu Bitrus, said this against the ...

Katsina State has recorded five additional cases of coronavirus bringing the number of confirmed cases to 20. The new active cases were revealed in the routine update of information released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) late Wednesday ...

The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged Muslims in the country to avoid congregational prayers during the coming Ramadan. He also asked the faithful to pray at home and ...

Counsel to the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat, led by Femi Falana (SAN) have urged the Kaduna State Government to release them for immediate medical treatment following deteriorating health condition ...

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has directed thorough investigation to ascertain the cause of strange deaths in Kano State. No fewer than 40 corpses have reportedly been buried in Dandolo cemetery, Dala Council, since the declaration of lockdown in the state, against ...