Health

Nigeria Says It’s On Course to Achieve HIV Epidemic Control Target

Nigeria's federal government has said the country was on the verge of achieving the target of HIV epidemic control. The…

3 years ago

Nigeria Must Produce Its Own Vaccines, Says Deputy Health Minister Mamora

The Minister of Health Dr Osagie Ehanire, Wednesday admitted that Nigeria had been forced to withdraw expired COVID-19 vaccines from…

3 years ago

Pfizer Says Covid Booster May Offer Protection against Omicron

Pfizer said Wednesday that a booster of its COVID-19 vaccine may offer important protection against the new omicron variant even…

3 years ago

‘High Standards’: After Discarding 1 Million Doses, Nigeria Says It Won’t Dispense Vaccines with Extended Validity

Nigeria's Federal Ministry Of Health has clarified reports circulating about one million expired covid-19 vaccines in the country, stating that…

3 years ago

Buhari Flags Off $300m Afreximbank Medical Centre, Laments Brain Drain

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday conducted the official take-off of the planned $300 million African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE)…

3 years ago

Nigeria: US Foundation, ABUAD Hospital, Others Plan Free Open-heart Surgery

A Healthy Heart Foundation (HHF), the Afe Babalola University Multi-System Hospital and United States of America-based VOOM Foundation have gone…

3 years ago

Omicron: Nigeria to Push for Mass Vaccination, Not Travel Ban

As countries around the world try to figure out ways to deal with the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 pandemic,…

3 years ago

Nigeria Begins Vaccine Enforcement

The Nigerian Government has commenced the enforcement of mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 at the Federal Secretariat. Security officials barricaded the…

3 years ago

BBC Secures Major Deal with Streaming Service ARISEPlay

Preventing the transmission of HIV from mother to baby is a major challenge in Nigeria. To mark World Aids Day…

3 years ago

Nigeria Confirms Two Cases of Omicron

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday morning confirmed the first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant in the…

3 years ago