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NPHCDA takes delivery of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, NPHCDA has taken delivery of the Johnson and Johnson Covid-19 vaccine.
Embarking on strike during pandemic dangerous, unconscionable, FG tells doctors
THE Federal Government Thursday appealed to the striking resident doctors to reconsider their action, saying that for doctors to embark on strike in the midst of the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic with the arrival of Delta variant, cholera outbreak in 22 states and Marburg virus (similar to Ebola) outbreak was not only dangerous but unconscionable.
COVID-19: Wife of late fmr President Shehu Shagari, Hadiza dead from complications
Hadiza Shagari, the late former President Shehu Shagari’s wife, has died as a result of COVID-19 complications.
Mohammed Fawehinmi dies at 52
Mohammed, the eldest son of the late fiery lawyer, Gani Fawehinmi, is dead.
Murder of Michael Usifo Ataga: Chidinma Adaora Ojukwu, six others arraigned
In compliance with the directive of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, the Legal Department of the Lagos State Police Command, has today 9th August, 2021, arraigned the principal suspect and six others arrested in connection with the murder of Michael Usifo Ataga.
COVID-19: NCDC confirms 610 new cases, Lagos records 281
610 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-281 Rivers-152 Akwa Ibom-85 Ogun-21 Oyo-21 Ekiti-14 FCT-13 Delta-7 Edo-6 Ondo-4 Bayelsa-2 Kano-2…
Lagos LAUDS modular healthcare facility innovation
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has described the Modular Healthcare Facility (MHF), recently launched by Alpha Mead Healthcare Management Services (AMHS), as an exciting innovation that will boost access to healthcare in Nigeria.
COVID-19: NCDC confirms 422 new cases, Lagos records 190 and 5 deaths
On the 9th of August 2021, 422 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
Cholera: 816 deaths recorded so far, says NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Monday that its records indicate that 816 people have died of cholera since the beginning of 2021. The figure is out of 31,425 suspected cases reported from across Nigeria since the beginning of the year.
Reps, Govt officials, resident doctors meet to end nationwide strike
The House Committee on Health Services has stepped in to mediate the dispute between the federal government and resident doctors.