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Plateau State Is Becoming The ‘Epicenter Of The Pandemic,’ Presidential Task Force Warns
Plateau State became the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria, according to the Presidential Task Force, (PTF) on coronavirus...
Why pregnant women must avoid coffee – New Study
A new study has found that caffeine is unsafe for pregnant women and those trying to conceive, and its lead is calling...
Lagos Health Commissioner, Prof. Abayomi, is COVID-19 positive, self-isolate
The Lagos State Government has announced that Prof. Akin Abayomi, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, has tested positive for COVID-19 and has...
COVID-19 : Nigeria’s health system zero, fight by the grace of God — SGF Mustapha
The Presidential Task Force Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, has expressed concern about the inaccessibility of...
NCDC to governors: Prioritise COVID-19 tests in 85 LGAs not yet covered
State governors have been urged to prioritise COVID-19 tests in the 85 Local Government Areas in 20 states left out of testing for...
Just in: Foreign Affairs Minister, Onyeama, defeats COVID-19
After 24 days, COVID-19 afflicted Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, has recovered from the virus. Persecondnews recalls that the minister...
World Mask Week: Masks, others only options against COVID-19 spread without vaccine, says Minister
As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to commemorate World Mask Week which began on August 7, the Minister of Health,...
Groundbreaking’ Type 1 Diabetes Drug Has Been Discovered
Medical Researchers in the UK have uncovered a treatment for type 1 diabetes using an existing drug used to combat arthritis, which could...
COVID-19: FG targets mortality reduction to zero per cent – Health Minister
With the fatalities from COVID-19 rising by the day, the Federal Government says it is aiming to reduce the...
Covid-19 patient sentenced to 3 years in prison for deliberately coughing on doctors
A man was jailed for three years after he tried to infect doctors with coronavirus, Bahrain’s state news agency reported on...
World Hepatitis Day: Princess Agba calls for increased awareness on vaccination, diagnosis
Vice President of The Clem Agba Foundation (TCAF), Princess Catherine Agba, has called on everyone to take action and raise awareness to find...
Hydroxychloroquine, potent cure for COVID-19, says U.S.-based Nigerian doctor, Immnanuel
Dr Stella Immanuel, a U.S.-based Nigerian-born physician, says hydroxychloroquine, zinc, and antibacterial drug, Zithromax, are potent cures for the ravaging COVID-19. ...
Wearing face masks is less cumbersome than being on ventilators – NCDC DG
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has said its better to wear face mask than...
At least, a Covid-19 patient costs Lagos State Govt N1m daily — Commissioner
The Lagos State Government says it is spending N1 million daily on a coronavirus patient in all its isolation centres. It includes cost of...
Shortage of medical personnel, power outage, poor funding hit Aso Rock Clinic
Shortage of medical personnel, frequent power outage and lean budgetary provisions have hit the State House Clinic. The challenges have seriously affected the waiting time...
Again, another Nigerian governor contracts COVID-19
Dr Kayode Fayemi, Ekiti State Governor and the Chairman, Nigerian Governors Forum, says he has tested positive for Coronavirus. He said...
