World AIDS Day: HIV Killed 49,000 Nigerians In 2020 – Report
Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria recorded at least 86,000 new HIV infections and 49,000 deaths from HIV-related illnesses in 2020,…
Covid-19: Ghana Confirms First Omicron Variant Cases
Nigeria’s West African neighbour Ghana on Wednesday revealed that it had recorded the new Omicron variant, tracing cases to Nigeria…
NCDC Confirms Two Cases Of Omicron Variant In Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday morning confirmed the first case of the Omicron variant in the…
New COVID-19 Variant: G7 Urges ‘Urgent Action’ On Omicron
G7 health ministers on Monday called for “urgent action” to combat the highly transmissible new Omicron Covid-19 strain spreading across…
Thousands Protest Against Compulsory Vaccination In Austria
Tens of thousands of Austrians hit the streets this weekend to protest against the government’s introduction of compulsory vaccination becoming…
Keep Borders Open As We Tackle New COVID-19 Variant – WHO
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Africa on Sunday called on countries to follow science and the…
WHO Releases HIV Drug Resistance Report 2021
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released its HIV drug resistance report for 2021. WHO’s latest report gives an in-depth…
NDDC Fraud: Mutu Presented Forged Documents – Witness
The fraud trial of Nicholas Mutu Ebomo, former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission,…
Nigeria Posts 57 New Covid-19 Infections, One Death
Nigeria has recorded an additional fatality from the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday, with 57 fresh cases reported across 10 states…
Lagos Govt Cancels December Fiesta Over COVID-19 Fourth Wave
The Lagos government has canceled its annual end-of-year ‘Greater Lagos Fiesta’ over fears of COVID-19 fourth wave. The authorities cited…
Nigeria’s TB Cases On Steady Decline, WHO Announces
World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday disclosed that the efforts of the stakeholders involved in the fight against Tuberculosis (TB)…
Scientists Discover Cause Of Alzheimer’s Progression In Brain
Toxic protein clusters thought responsible for the cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease reach different regions of the brain early…