Nigeria’s human capital development among world’s worst -W’Bank
The World Bank Group has said that Nigeria’s human capital development ranks among the worst globally. The Washington-based bank stated this in a new report
Category : Health
COVID-19: Symptoms still evolving–Expert warns
Dr Seyi Oniyangi, Consultant Paediatrician and Former Chairperson Medical Advisory Committee, National Hospital Abuja, on Saturday said that symptoms of COVID-19 are still evolving and
25m children miss out vaccination in 2021 – UN
Official data published by UN agencies on Friday shows the largest sustained decline in childhood vaccination rates in approximately 30 years, with 25 million infants
Sperm donation not lucrative in Nigeria – Stakeholders
A cross section of men in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have said that sperm donation business in the country is not lucrative. Speaking in
On US, Nigeria collaboration on infectious disease threats, by Consulate
Recent misleading posts on social media wrongly speculate on the origin of the current global outbreak of monkeypox disease, and supposedly call for World Health
Gov Diri lauds Shell’s Oloibiri health projects in Bayelsa State
Energy giant, Shell, has inaugurated the second and final phase of its comprehensive health care projects for Oloibiri and other communities in Ogbia Local Government
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris tests positive for COVID-19
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has tested positive for COVID-19 after taking a rapid and PCR test but has no symptoms. According to a White
ExxonMobil spends over N15bn fighting malaria in Nigeria
*Marks 20 years of commitment to initiative ExxonMobil Foundation, in collaboration with ExxonMobil affiliate Companies in Nigeria, have announced renewed support for partner organizations committed
Nigeria imports N109bn anti-malarial drugs in six months, local pharmaceuticals struggle
At a time the Nigerian pharmaceutical industry is struggling for lack of patronage, Africa’s most populous nation imported antimalarial drugs worth N109.46billion in six months.
FG lifts COVID-19 restrictions, cites declining infection rate
The Federal Government has eased some of the protocols introduced to curtail the spread of COVID-19. This, it said, was necessitated by the declining number
