Health

Presidency confirms ex-Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar’s illness, gives update

Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President Muhammadu Buhari has given an update on the…

2 years ago

Tiny golden bullets could help tackle asbestos-related cancers

Gold nanotubes -- tiny hollow cylinders one thousandth the width of a human hair -- could be used to treat…

2 years ago

Akwa-Ibom: Udoedehe’s ‘Endorsement’/ Ekanem’s ‘Inauguration’: APC group faults actions

The recent purported endorsement of a serial governorship aspirant, Senator John James Akpanudoedehe, by some self-acclaimed Stakeholders in the Akwa…

3 years ago

LASSA FEVER: Oyo govt allays fears

The Oyo State government, on Monday, called on all residents of the state to remain calm over the reported cases…

3 years ago

Omicron: Hong Kong bans flights from UK, US, Canada, others

Hong Kong announced strict new anti-coronavirus controls on Wednesday, banning flights from eight nations, shuttering bars and gyms and cancelling…

3 years ago

UK records highest ever daily COVID-19 cases

Britain on Wednesday recorded a further 78,610 laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases, the highest daily total since the pandemic hit the country…

3 years ago

Vaccinated South African President, Ramaphosa tests positive for COVID-19

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday and is receiving treatment for mild symptoms, the presidency…

3 years ago

Deer test positive for COVID-19 in Canada

Canada has confirmed its first cases of coronavirus in wildlife — in three white-tailed deer. The National Centre for Foreign…

3 years ago

COVID-19: No record of Omicron variant in Nigeria yet – FG insists

Despite Canadian authorities’ claims that two passengers from Nigeria had tested positive, the federal government on Monday insisted that the…

3 years ago

2030: HIV infection rates not decreasing fast enough – UNAIDS

Infection rates of HIV are not slowing fast enough to reach the goal of eradicating AIDS by 2030, a report…

3 years ago