ShareBy Aluta News Jan. 5, 2022 Nigeria recorded 428 new COVID-19 infections with eight deaths on Tuesday in 13 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on Wednesday. The centre said Nigeria now has 244,548 confirmed cases in the 36Continue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Jan. 3, 2022 Nigeria will not be a dumping ground for chemicals banned in other countries. Prof. Moji Adeyeye, the agency’s Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Olusayo Akintola, The resident mediaContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Jan. 1, 2021 The First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has called on women, especially nursing mothers to ensure their babies are exclusively breastfeed for the health and well-being of the babies. Mrs Buhari was speaking on Saturday at the Bwari General Hospital, when she received the firstContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Dec. 28, 2021 The World Health Organisation (WHO) will miss its target to vaccinate 40 per cent of the population in every country by the end of the year, with the shortfalls especially serious in Africa. Of the WHO’s 194 member countries, about half of them willContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Dec. 28, 2021 UN Secretary-General António Guterres, says infectious diseases remain a danger to every country, pushing health systems to the brink and upending daily life for all of humanity. Guterres, in his message to mark the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, said that COVID-19 continued toContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Dec. 28, 2021 Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun says quality and affordable healthcare delivery remains one of his top priorities for the masses in the state. Oyetola said this during a community engagement programme organised by the state’s Engagement Centre on Tuesday in Onigangan town, Ayedire SouthContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Dec. 26, 2021 The Federal Government has charged newly-inducted medical graduates to desist from participating in incessant strikes by doctors in the country. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige gave the charge in a statement signed by Charles Akpan, Deputy Director, Press and PublicContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Dec. 26, 2021 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC) has urged Nigerian men to desist from using performance-enhancing substances, known as “aphrodisiac”, in order to impress their female partners. The is contained in a statement for the Christmas and New year goodwillContinue Reading
Share By Aluta News December 25, 2021 Health Reporters: NPHCDA rewards outstanding Journalists on COVID-19, Polio eradication in Nigeria The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has recognized and rewarded journalists across Nigeria who have distinguished themselves in reporting the COVID-19 pandemic and the eradication of the wild PolioContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Dec. 24, 2021 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC), says no person in Nigeria has died of COVID-19 with the B.1.1.529 SARS-CoV-2 lineage, the Omicron variant, in the country, as the variant surges across the country. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, disclosed this to newsmenContinue Reading