Health

By John Ikani  The British Government has maintained that it will not change its mind on leaving Nigeria in its list of nations banned from entering its borders. This was disclosed on Sunday, December 12, by...

By Emmanuel Nduka South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is fully vaccinated, has tested positive for Covid-19 and is receiving treatment for mild symptoms, the Presidency said in a statement. Ramaphosa began feeling unwell after leaving...

By John Ikani  With effect from Tuesday, Dec. 14, the Federal Government will restrict airlines coming from Canada, United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia into Nigeria. Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation, who disclosed this on Sunday in...

By John Ikani Emirates Airline on Friday announced the suspension of its flights to Nigeria. The airline in a statement said its decision was due to the recent directive limiting its operation in the country to...

    …Boost Economic Productivity   By Dr. Laz Ude Eze, MBBS, MPH Nigeria is combating three concurrent health epidemics: communicable diseases (including COVID-19 and cholera), non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and road traffic injuries.   The World...

By John Ikani The World Health Organization (WHO) says 10 African countries account for 46% of Omicron cases reported globally. According to the global health body, majority of countries are within southern Africa. It said hospitalisation...