Health

Nigeria Resident Doctors Vote to Continue Indefinite Strike

Striking resident doctors in Nigeria have resolved to sustain their ongoing industrial action until their demands are met by the…

3 years ago

Lagos Governor Sanwo-Olu Reveals Plan to Vaccinate 30% Lagosians Within One Year

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday disclosed that he had mapped out a plan to vaccinate at least…

3 years ago

UK Approves Covid Vaccines Administered in Nigeria, ‘Irrespective of Where They Are Manufactured’

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, on Saturday, debunked statements suggesting that the COVID-19 vaccines administered in Nigeria…

3 years ago

CDC Endorses Covid Booster Shots for Millions of Older Americans

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday endorsed booster shots for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans,…

3 years ago

Amnesty Blames Top Covid Jab Makers for Vaccine Inequality

Six top manufacturers of the COVID-19 vaccine “are fuelling an unprecedented human rights crisis through their refusal to waive intellectual…

3 years ago

Covid-19: Lagos Targets 30% Vaccination in One Year

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said the state aims to vaccinate 30 per cent of its population within one…

3 years ago

NSSF, Nigerian Artists, Others to Raise Funds For Covid-19 Vaccination

The Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF), a brainchild of Global Citizen (GC), an international advocacy organisation and the Nigeria Sovereign…

3 years ago

FDA, WHO: Covid Boosters Not Needed for General Population

Additional COVID-19 vaccine booster shots are not needed for the general population, leading scientists including two departing senior U.S. Food…

3 years ago

Nigeria: After 40-Day Standoff, Buhari Begs Striking Doctors to Return to Work

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with leaders of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) at the State House, Abuja, over…

3 years ago

US: Biden to Require All Federal Employees, Government Contractors to Vaccinate Against Covid-19

US President Joe Biden plans to require all federal employees and government contractors to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Just weeks…

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