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We Are Not Shutting Garki District Hospital – Nigerian Gov’t

FCT Minister Muhammad Bello says the FCT Administration (FCTA) has no plans whatsoever to shut the Garki District Hospital. The information is in a statement...

‘Use of facemask is now optional’ – Nigerian Gov’t Relaxes COVID-19 Protocol

The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 has said the use of face masks in open spaces is now optional, while the decision on the...

Nigerian Woman Invents ‘Smart Bra’ That Detects Breast Cancer

From smart glasses to haptic gloves, wearable’ technology has gone leaps and bounds in recent years. Now, researchers in Nigeria have developed a smart bra,...

193 Nigerian Returnees From Ukraine Test Positive For COVID-19

The Nigerian government has said that 193 out of the 2357 returnees from Ukraine have tested positive for COVID-19 and are being managed according...

China Imposes Lockdown As Country Experiences Worst COVID-19 Outbreak In 2 Years

Millions of people in China face new restrictions as Covid infection numbers reach levels last seen in 2020. Mainland China is struggling to control its...

900 Doctors, Nurses To Lose Jobs As FCT Gives Garki Hospital Quit Notice

No fewer than 900 health workers in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, may lose their jobs. This is because the FCT Administration, FCTA, has given...

2 Doctors Die Of Lassa Fever In Oyo

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Oyo State branch, says it lost two of its members to Lassa Fever within 72 hours. Its Chairman, Dr Ayotunde...

Plateau Doctors Issue 14-Day Strike Notice Over Harsh Working Conditions

Doctors in Plateau State-owned hospitals under the aegis of National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners of Nigeria, NAGGMDPN, have issued a...

Luc Montagnier, Nobel Laureate Who Discovered HIV, Dies At 89

Luc Montagnier, the French virologist credited as a co-discoverer of the human immunodeficiency virus, HIV, has died aged 89. Montagnier was jointly awarded the 2008...

Nigeria Receives 2 Million Doses Of Johnson & Johnson Covid Vaccines From EU

The Nigerian government has received two million doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine donated by the European Union. The formal handover of the...

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