[ad_1] Every year, at the National Council on Health (NCH), health leaders across Nigeria congregate to deliberate and approve policies aimed at improving the health of all Nigerians. The NCH, legislated through the National Health Act 2014 remains the highest decision-making body on matters relating to health in Nigeria. The 63rd NCH which kicked off…
[ad_1] The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 35 new cases of COVID-19 in the last week of December 2022. On its website on Wednesday, it stated that 22 cases were recorded in the FCT; 10 in Lagos State; two in Delta, and one in Plateau. It added that the cases were recorded between…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro The Federal Government on Tuesday said it was alarmed by the ongoing COVID-19 surge in China but insisted that it would not impose restrictions on travellers from the Asian country. The Coordinator and Technical Head of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Dr Muktar Muhammad, who stated this in an interview with The…
[ad_1] From Fred Itua, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said it secure a total of 3785 (Three Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-five) convictions across all its commands in 2022. According to a report by the Commission, the figure, which emerged from a review of the Commission’s performance in the outgone year, shows…
[ad_1] Angela Onwuzoo Scientists have explained the reasons why some COVID-19 survivors fail to recover their sense of smell years after recovering from the disease. The scientists in a new study linked the loss of smell to an ongoing immune assault on olfactory nerve cells and an associated decline in the number of those cells….
[ad_1] By Lukman Olabiyi Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged religious leaders, particularly the Prelate and clergymen of the Methodist Church Nigeria to continuously pray for Nigeria and Lagos State as the country prepares for the forthcoming general elections. He said the prayers and counsel of the religious leaders are…
[ad_1] Health Health minister denies condom shortage in the country – VIDEO Wednesday January 04 2023 Health CS, Susan Nakhumicha during the interview with the Business Daily on January 4, 2023. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG Kenya has enough condoms to last up to June this year, Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha said, refuting…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has said that the COVID-19 Omicron sub-lineages partly responsible for the current increase in COVID-19 cases in China, the United States, and the United Kingdom have not yet been detected in the country. The NCDC disclosed this on Wednesday in an update on COVID-19…
[ad_1] Oyebimpe Akinbunmi, an health practitioner, has testified before a court in the alleged rape case involving Femi Olaleye, managing director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation. Akinbunmi appeared before the Lagos special offences and domestic violence court on Wednesday to explain the findings of her medical examination on the survivor. The health practitioner told the…
[ad_1] Health Health minister denies condom shortage in the country Wednesday January 04 2023 Health CS, Susan Nakhumicha during the interview with the Business Daily on January 4, 2023. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG Kenya has enough condoms to last up to June this year, Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha said, refuting claims of…
