The federal government has banned the sale and consumption of bush meat in a bid to curb the spread of monkepox disease. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Dr Mohammad Abubakar on Tuesday May 31, directed hunters and dealers of bush meat in the country to stop the business. Abubakar…
A mother took to a Facebook group to ask for advice on how to make her beautiful dark-skinned baby have a lighter skin. The new mum shared a photo of her adorable daughter then told group members: “Pls this is my baby. What can I use to make her lighter…
The Spanish government has donated 4.4 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to the Federal Government towards containing the spread of the Coronavirus This is contained in a statement by the embassy titled “No one will be safe until we are all safe” in Abuja on Wednesday. The…
Anambra State government has confirmed the death of 14 children from measles outbreak in nine local government areas of the state. Speaking at a press conference in Awka on Wednesday May 25, the state Commissioner for Health Dr Afam Obidike, said 414 cases of measles were recorded in nine local government areas…
A U.S. patient with leukemia has become the first woman and the third person in the world to be cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant from a donor who was naturally resistant to the virus that causes AIDS, researchers reported on Tuesday February 15. The case of…
Civil servants and the general public without proof of vaccination and negative PCR tests are currently being prevented from accessing government buildings in Abuja, The PUNCH reports. The PUNCH had reported that the Boss Mustapha-led presidential steering committee on COVID-19 had announced in October that civil servants without proof of…
Canada has confirmed the detection of two cases of Omicron, a highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus, health officials said in a statement. The two cases have been traced to two people who travelled to Nigeria. “Today, the province of Ontario has confirmed two cases of the Omicron variant of…
Austria has returned to a full national lockdown as protests against new restrictions aimed at curbing Covid-19 infections spread across Europe. From midnight, Austrians have been asked to work from home and non-essential shops have closed. New restrictions have sparked protests throughout Europe. People clashed with police in the Netherlands…
A bill seeking mandatory and free healthcare service for all Nigerian children scaled through second reading on Tuesday, Nov. 16, in the House of Representatives. The bill titled “Bill for an Act to make Health Care Service Delivery Free for all Children in Nigeria; and for Related Matters (HB. 1504)”…
The African Union (AU) plans to buy up to 110 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine from Moderna Inc. Moderna is prepared to deliver the first 15 million doses to Africa later this year as part of an agreement facilitated by the White House. An additional 35 million doses will be…