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COVID-19 sparked rise in infant mortality in Nigeria – Study

Posted by Gideon Ayogu
|Date: October 21, 2021
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COVID-19 sparked rise in infant mortality in Nigeria – Study

The COVID-19 pandemic sparked a rise in infant mortality in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, a new ...

The COVID-19 pandemic sparked a rise in infant mortality in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, a new research has revealed. The development was contained in a study published in Health Affairs, a ...

October 21, 2021
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UN: Ihekweazu’s performance during COVID-19 pandemic led to his appointment

Posted by Gideon Ayogu
|Date: October 19, 2021
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UN: Ihekweazu’s performance during COVID-19 pandemic led to his appointment

The United Nations (UN) office in Nigeria has disclosed that the exemplary leadership demonstrated by the ...

The United Nations (UN) office in Nigeria has disclosed that the exemplary leadership demonstrated by the Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, earned him ...

October 19, 2021
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COVID-19: Nigerian variant expected to emerge

Posted by Gideon Ayogu
|Date: October 05, 2021
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COVID-19: Nigerian variant expected to emerge

The Nigerian variant of the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to emerge. This was disclosed by the Kyrgyzstan ...

The Nigerian variant of the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to emerge. This was disclosed by the Kyrgyzstan Minister of Health and Social Development, Alymkadyr Beishenaliev. Beishenaliev made this kno ...

October 05, 2021
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COVID-19: PSC sanctions 2,000 Nigerians, others, bars them from travelling abroad

Posted by Gideon Ayogu
|Date: September 28, 2021
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COVID-19: PSC sanctions 2,000 Nigerians, others, bars them from travelling abroad

The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has banned over 2,000 Nigerians and foreigners fro ...

The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has banned over 2,000 Nigerians and foreigners from traveling abroad and into the country for one year. The sanction was handed down for evading ...

September 28, 2021
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COVID-19 claims pregnant woman, 15 others in Edo

Posted by Gideon Ayogu
|Date: September 14, 2021
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COVID-19 claims pregnant woman, 15 others in Edo

The Edo State government has confirmed the death of a 33-year-old pregnant woman at Stella Obasanjo Hospi ...

The Edo State government has confirmed the death of a 33-year-old pregnant woman at Stella Obasanjo Hospital in Benin; as well as 15 other persons across other COVID-19 facilities. This was disclosed ...

September 14, 2021
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Cholera epidemic worsens in Nigeria as 46 dead in one week

Posted by Gideon Ayogu
|Date: September 14, 2021
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Cholera epidemic worsens in Nigeria as 46 dead in one week

The ongoing cholera epidemic in Nigeria has taken on a new turn with the death of 46 persons suspected to ...

The ongoing cholera epidemic in Nigeria has taken on a new turn with the death of 46 persons suspected to have been linked to the disease in one week. This was disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Dise ...

September 14, 2021
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Vitamin, mineral supplements will not help your health, says study

Posted by Lilian Osigwe
|Date: September 10, 2021
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Vitamin, mineral supplements will not help your health, says study

Turns out, most popular vitamin and mineral supplements provide no health benefit, contrary to pop ...

Turns out, most popular vitamin and mineral supplements provide no health benefit, contrary to popular belief. According to a study conducted by the St. Michael's Hospital, common vitamin and m ...

September 10, 2021
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Ivermectin, used in treatment of COVID-19, causes impotence in men, Nigerian scientists warn

Posted by Gideon Ayogu
|Date: September 09, 2021
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Ivermectin, used in treatment of COVID-19, causes impotence in men, Nigerian scientists warn

Ivermectin, a horse dewormer used in treatment of COVID-19, has been fingered as a potential cause of imp ...

Ivermectin, a horse dewormer used in treatment of COVID-19, has been fingered as a potential cause of impotence in men. This was disclosed in a study conducted by a group of Nigerian scientists ...

September 09, 2021
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HIV: 400,000 needle-sharing Nigerians responsible for spreading virus

Posted by Gideon Ayogu
|Date: September 09, 2021
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HIV: 400,000 needle-sharing Nigerians responsible for spreading virus

About 400,000 Nigerian drug users who exchange needles and syringes as a group while ingesting drugs are ...

About 400,000 Nigerian drug users who exchange needles and syringes as a group while ingesting drugs are responsible for the spread of HIV in the country. This was disclosed by Dr Gambo Aliyu, ...

September 09, 2021
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Cholera epidemic sweeps across Nigeria as casualties pile up with doctors on strike

Posted by Gideon Ayogu
|Date: September 08, 2021
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Cholera epidemic sweeps across Nigeria as casualties pile up with doctors on strike

Nigeria is currently in the grip of a worrisome cholera epidemic which has left over 2000 persons dead so ...

Nigeria is currently in the grip of a worrisome cholera epidemic which has left over 2000 persons dead so far this year; with more casualties expected in the days ahead. 1st News reports that t ...

September 08, 2021
| by Gideon Ayogu

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