Germany, China begin online talks amid friction on multiple fronts
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday began online talks in an attempt to resolve a series of outstanding issues between […]
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WHO reserves judgement on Indian coronavirus variant
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned against jumping to conclusions about a new coronavirus variant discovered in India, saying it had not yet classified […]
Gunmen kill 1, abduct 4 in Kaduna church attack
The Kaduna State Government has said one persons was killed and four others abducted in the attack on Haske Baptist Church at Manini village, in […]
Ministry partners media to check TB spread
The Federal Ministry of Health says it is partnering the media to ensure that the advocacy on Tuberculosis (TB) gets equal publicity given to COVID-19 […]
HIV/AIDS: US provides $6 bn dollars to Nigeria since 2003, says Consul
The U.S Consul-General in Nigeria, Claire Pierangelo, on Tuesday, announced that the US government had provided over $6 billion since 2003, as assistance for the […]
Group partners NIMR on COVID-19 study
The Hyperbaric Medical Practitioners Society of Nigeria (HMPSN) will partner the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) to study the lung function of underwater divers […]
Bandits kill 8, injure 4 in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Government, says suspected bandits have killed eight people and injured four in separate attacks in Kajuru and Kachia Local Government Areas of […]
FG cautions Nigerians against treating malaria without lab test
The Federal government, on Tuesday, warned Nigerians to undergo tests before taking anti-malarial treatment, because not all fevers are symptoms of malaria. Chinelo Ogbodo, Chief […]
Bandits kill 1, injure 9 at Abaji Market in Benue – Police
The Benue Police Command has announced that bandits, disguised as buyers, killed one and injured nine persons at Abaji Market, in Katsina-ala LG area of […]
FCTA begins house-to-house treatment of river blindness, elephantiasis
The Public Health Department of the Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCTA) has commenced its annual house-to-house treatment of onchocerciasis (river blindness) and lymphatic filaris (elephantiasis) […]
China summons head of EU delegation to Beijing over sanctions
China’s foreign ministry summoned the head of the European Union’s delegation to Beijing in protest after the bloc imposed sanctions on Chinese officials over the […]
Sports Writers boycott Wikki Tourists FC activities over shabby treatment
Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Bauchi State chapter, on Sunday, directed its members to boycotted all activities involving Wikki Tourists FC of Bauchi. Secretary […]
Bed occupancy in Lagos COVID-19 care centres reduces to 8% — commissioner
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi says bed occupancy in the state’s public and private COVID-19 care centres has reduced from 60 […]
Woman dies in Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway accident
The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) on Tuesday confirmed the death of a woman in an accident that involved a commercial bus on Lagos-Abeokuta […]
Court remands man for allegedly beating up pregnant neighbour
A Zuba Upper Area Court, Abuja, on Friday ordered that a 40-year-old man, Danjuma Ado, who allegedly beat up a pregnant woman, be remanded in […]
Kaduna: Troops neutralize four bandits in Chikun
Four bandits have been neutralized and several others injured in an ambush operation conducted by troops around Gwagwada, Chikun local government area. Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner, […]
Army trains 65 wounded soldiers on computer, CCTV operation
The Nigerian Army on Friday graduated 67 soldiers wounded on the frontline in the North East, who were trained on computer and CCTV operation. The […]
Anambra Govt partners religious leaders to curb COVID-19 spread
The Ministry of Health in Anambra has urged religious leaders to support its efforts in curbing the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and to ensure safety of […]
Bandits kill six, leave one injured in Kaduna
Six persons have been killed in isolated banditry incidents occurring in Igabi and Kauru local government areas of Kaduna state as reported by security agencies. […]
Bandits kill 7 persons in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Government said on Sunday that bandits killed seven persons in different parts of the state. Mr Samuel Aruwan, the Commissioner for Internal […]
Kaduna: Bandits attack, kill seven in Igabi – Official
Security agencies have reported that bandits attacked Kajinjiri village, Igabi local government area and killed two residents Those killed have been identified as brahim Rabi’u […]
Malnutrition: Kaduna govt. to recruit more nutritionists for PHCs
The Kaduna State Primary Health Care Board (PHCB) says it will recruit more nutritionists in the second phase for the Primary Healthcare Centres in the […]
COVID-19: NCDC activates Ondo State Public Health Laboratory to its network
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has activated the inclusion of the Ondo State Public Health Laboratory to its Molecular Laboratory Network […]
Peace Keeping Centre offers medical support to 2, 000 residents in Kaduna
The Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peace Keeping Centre (MLAILPKC), on Thursday, conducted a medical outreach programme in Jaji, during which over 2,000 residents […]
Gunmen kill 18 as troops neutralise bandits –Commissioner
Kaduna State Government says security personnel have neutralised bandits in several locations in the state. The government also announced that 18 persons died in several […]