Health and Fitness

The federal government has asked Nigerians to always undergo medical tests before taking antimalarial drugs as not all fevers are symptoms of malaria. https://twitter.com/IntelRegion/status/1313421958080536581Chinelo Ogbodo,...

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has threatened to proceed on a nationwide strike action from Thursday April 1, if its demands are...

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, at 12.20pm on Wednesday, received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 jab at Governor’s Office, Ibadan.https://twitter.com/IntelRegion/status/1313421958080536581Dr Muideen Olatunji of the Oyo...

30 new cases of Lassa fever were recorded in seven states in one week, according to the latest report by the Nigeria Centre for...

The Federal Government on Monday in Abuja condemned racketeering of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines in some of the designated vaccination centres.https://twitter.com/IntelRegion/status/1313421958080536581Abdullazzi Abdullahi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine was temporarily suspended by some countries in the European Union (EU) as a precautionary...

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday warns Nigerians to be careful so that the country does not slide into possible third wave...

The Presidential Tasks Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has insisted that the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is safe for Nigerians despite the growing global concerns over...

A dozen countries, including France, Italy and Germany, have suspended AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shots because of fears over blood clots and other possible side effects.https://twitter.com/IntelRegion/status/1313421958080536581Ahead...

Nigeria has crossed the 2,000 mark for the number of COVID-19 related deaths in the country.https://twitter.com/IntelRegion/status/1313421958080536581This was confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease...

The Federal Government has approved paternity leave for the staff of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).https://twitter.com/IntelRegion/status/1313421958080536581The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy,...

A Warri-born Man has reportedly caught a Blue marlin fish worth $2.6 million and ate it with his village people without know the true...

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has taken delivery of 50,000 doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine from the Federal Government.https://twitter.com/IntelRegion/status/1313421958080536581Abiodun received the vaccines on...

A COVID-19 patient in the US has died after suffered a painful three-hour erection due to a rare complication of the disease. Want to get...

The Commissioner for Health in Osun State, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu, has debunked rumours making the rounds that the COVID-19 vaccines that the Federal Government...

A Nigerian lady who goes by the name FeistyQueen on twitter has expressed that if she dies, people should remember her as the bad...

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano has approved the recruitment of 500 doctors, pharmacists, laboratory scientists, and other allied health workers to enhance healthcare delivery...

As preparations are in top gear for mass vaccination in Nigeria, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said COVID-19 cannot change...

Nigeria launched on online registration portal for COVID-19 vaccinations, its primary healthcare agency said on Monday, the day before the first doses are expected...

The NAFDAC-approved Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, around noon on Tuesday, via an Emirates airline.https://twitter.com/IntelRegion/status/1313421958080536581Chairman of the Presidential Task...

Nurses in Ondo State, under the auspices of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, (NANNM) have been directed to embark on a...

Niger Governor, Abubakar Sani-Bello, on Wednesday, signed into law, the bill against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and the bill for Premarital Medical Examination.https://twitter.com/IntelRegion/status/1313421958080536581The bills were...

The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has announced a new health insurance package that allows artisans, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to get a...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has approved the use of AstraZeneca Vaccine for use in Nigeria, it’s Director-General, Prof....