Man Tested Positive For Coronavirus In Lagos
A COVID-19 (Coronavirus) case has been reported in Lagos State. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi made this known in a statement on Friday. According to the…
Coronavirus: NAHCON Suspends Hajj
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has suspended all arrangements by intending pilgrims from the country to Saudi Arabia for Umrah. According to NAHCON, the development became necessary following the…
Coronavirus, FG Releases N386m
The federal government has released N386m for the prevention of unforeseen outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 virus, (coronavirus). The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) received a sum of N315m…
Northeast plagued by drug induced crimes- NDLEA
The commander of the National Drug and Law Enforcement Agency, Mr Bello Idris, said during a Community Sensitization lecture against kidnapping organised by the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) in…
35 Days Into 2020, Cancer Has Killed Over 781,760 Globally —Worldometers
Just 35 days into the New Year 2020, no less than 781,760 persons have died from cancer. This was revealed on Tuesday by Worldometers, a live world statistics on population, government and…
World Cancer Day: Access To Primary Healthcare Key To Early Detection —WHO
The World Health Organisation has stressed the need to urgently improve cancer services in low-and middle-income countries. WHO made the call in a statement posted on its website on Tuesday…
Coronavirus: 60 Nigerians ‘Trapped’ In Wuhan As Death Toll Rises To 361
The Coronavirus infection has risen to 17,205 from 14,380 confirmed cases while 361 persons had died from the disease, which originated from Wuhan in China. About 21,558 individuals were also…
”AIDS Has No Cure” – NEPWHAN President
Mr Abdulkadiri Ibrahim, President, Network of People living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) on Monday reiterated that HIV/AIDS had no known cure in sight. Ibrahim told thein Abuja that it…
No Nigerian Infected With Coronavirus-Chinese Envoy
No Nigerian or Chinese living in Nigeria is infected with the dreaded coronavirus, the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr Zhou Pingjian, has declared. He told reporters in Abuja on Monday…
Garlic, Salt Water Can’t Protect Against Coronavirus – WHO
The World Health Organisation says eating garlic and regularly rinsing the nose with saline solution will not guard against coronavirus infection (2019-nCoV). Information obtained from WHO’s website on Monday dispelled…
