The Ekiti State Government has raised the alarm over the discovery of five suspected cases of cholera in the Moba Local Government Area of the state, thereby making the…
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Okonjo-Iweala Raises Alarm On Unequal Access To COVID Vaccines
Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has stated that the inequity in accessing COVID-19 vaccines is unacceptable. This was stated by Okonjo-Iweala after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on…
Oyetola orders compulsory COVID-19 vaccination for cabinet members, civil servants, others in Osun
Osun State Governor, Mr Gboyega Oyetola has ordered compulsory COVID-19 vaccination for all cabinet members, public servants, health workers and others in the State. According to a memo by office of…
Court order vs strike: Resident Doctors to appeal ruling
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has rejected the ruling of the national industrial court directing the association to suspend its strike “with immediate effect”. The resident doctors, in a communique,…
FG introduces ‘Sunday vaccination’, to administer COVID-19 doses in churches
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says the agency has introduced “Sunday vaccination”, which will focus on offering doses of the COVID vaccine in churches across the country. Faisal Shuaib,…
Pregnant Woman, 15 Others Die Of COVID-19 Complication
The Edo State government has confirmed the death of a pregnant woman at Stella Obasanjo Hospital in Benin and 15 others in other COVID-19 facilities. Coronavirus Case Management…
Health Minister To Resident Doctors: End Your Strike And All Debts Will Be Settled
Minister of health, Osagie Ehanire has asked resident doctors to put an end to the ongoing strike action. Recall that the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on August 1 embarked on…
COVID-19: FG relaxes restriction on foreign travellers
The Federal Government has relaxed the restriction on foreign travellers without evidence of payment for their COVID-19 PCR test. In a memo by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, foreign airlines were asked…
Buhari Urges Striking Doctors To Return To Work As Strike Enters Day 40
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday has called on health workers to return to their duty posts. He also urged others contemplating strikes to opt for settlement of issues by negotiation, no matter how…
Some Pastors Secretly Take COVID19 Vaccine, Mislead Members – Prophet Iginla
The founder and senior pastor of the Champions Royal Assembly, Prophet Joshua Iginla, has accused some pastors of misleading their members over the COVID-19 vaccine. The prosperity gospel preacher said some pastors…