COVID-19: Nigeria Records 10 Cases Of Delta Variant –NCDC

Nigeria has so far recorded 10 new cases of the Delta COVID-19 variant. The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu disclosed this at the ministerial briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja, The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Delta

VAPP Bill:Global Prolife Alliance Fights On As 26 States In The Country Pass It Into Law

As the Global Prolife Alliance (GPA) continues it’s relentless fight against the VAPP Bill that is said to be aimed at legalizing abortion, ordination of female catholic priests, coronation of females as kings, (Eze, Obi, Sultan), imprisonment of religious clergy (priests and Imans)

World Bank Spends $157b To Tackle COVID-19 In 15 Months

The World Bank Group on Sunday said it has spent $157 billion to fight COVID-19-related health, economic, and social impacts in 15 months. The multilateral institution said in a report that the fund spent between April 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, was

Two Million Young Nigerians To Get UNICEF Job Training

Young Nigerians in 12 states are to benefit from a multi-collaborative scheme between the Federal Government and UNICEF. Lagos and Kano states are to serve as the takeoff points of the scheme that would be inaugurated July 26 by Vice- President Yemi Osinbajo

COVID-19: Infection Rises By 77 Per Cent In One Week

By Moses Emorinken, Abuja – Recovery rate drops by 87%– NCDC warns on deadly Delta variant The number of COVID-19 cases increased by 77 per cent in one week, according to epidemiological data from the weekly COVID-19p situation report of the Nigeria Centre

DEBATE ON ORIGIN OF COVID-19: Fauci And Rand Paul Have Terse Exchange: ‘You do not know what you are talking about’ – CNN

By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Washington, DC(CNN)Dr. Anthony Fauci and Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky erupted in a contentious debate over the origins of the coronavirus during a hearing Tuesday on Capitol Hill, prompting the nation’s top infectious disease expert to once again

Akwa Ibom Govt To Boost Primary HealthCare With N300m – Commissioner

The Akwa Ibom Government is to inject more than N300 million into the state primary healthcare system to enhance service delivery to people in the rural areas. Prof. Augustine Umoh, the Commissioner for Health, said this in an interview with the News Agency

FG Renews Obaseki’s Appointment As UBTH CMD

The Federal Government of Nigeria has renewed the appointment of Prof. Darlington Obaseki as Chief Medical Director, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin, Edo State. According to a statement on Tuesday by the hospital’s Head of Public Relations Unit, Joshua Uwaila, the CMD

CDC Investigating Monkeypox Case In Dallas In Traveler From Nigeria – CNN

By Maggie Fox ” The smallpox vaccine can protect people from monkeypox, but the global vaccination campaign ended when that virus was eradicated, so access to the vaccine is limited.” The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health officials in

NAFDAC Approves Moderna, AstraZeneca, Sputnik V COVID-19 Vaccines For Emergency Use

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved use of Moderna and AstraZeneca and Sputnik V vaccines for emergency use. The AstraZeneca approved is from the Republic of Korea (SK Bioscience Co Limited) as a result of the