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Nigeria partners UK to enhance disease control
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday in Abuja signed a memorandum of understanding with Public Health England (PHE) in a bid to strengthen international disease control across borders.
Cholera kills 61 persons in Yobe
Yobe government on Friday confirmed 906 fresh cases of cholera with 61 deaths and 50 others still on admission in hospitals across the state.
WHO reaffirms commitment to support Nigeria’s fight against Yellow fever
The World Health Organisation has reaffirmed its commitment to combat Yellow fever in Nigeria with the support of GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance.
WHO to donate 31 million doses of yellow fever vaccines to Nigeria
The World Health Organisation has pledged to donate 12 million doses of Yellow fever vaccines in 2018 and 19 million in 2019 to support Nigeria’s campaign against the disease.
Nigeria to organise int’l conference to mark 50 years discovery of Lassa fever
To mark the 50th year of the discovery of Lassa fever in Nigeria, the Federal Government says it will organise the first international conference on the disease for scientists to prioritise their research agenda for the future.
Lassa fever: Enugu government to retrain health workers
The Enugu State Government has concluded arrangement to retrain medical and hospital workers in the state following outbreak of Lassa fever that claimed one live last Thursday.
Nigeria launches epidemic response scheme to combat infectious diseases
The Minister of Health, Prof. Israel Adewole, on Monday launched a scheme, Alliance for Epidemic Preparedness and Response (A4EPR) aimed at getting the major stakeholders in health sector to combat infectious diseases.
NCDC: Nigeria needs N4 billion to tackle infectious diseases
Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Monday said that Nigeria needs N4 billion to tackle infectious diseases.
NCDC: New Cholera cases in decline
Although cholera cases are still being reported from eight states, there has been a general decline in the number of new cases, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said.
Niger government to build mining city
The Niger state government, Tuesday, declared its intentions to establish a mining city within the state making it the first of its kind in Nigeria.
Plateau records two positive cases of monkey pox
The Plateau State Government has confirmed that the state has recorded two positive cases of monkeypox in Shendam Local Government Area of the state.
NCDC urges Nigerians to maintain high hygiene to prevent cholera
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday charged Nigerians on the need to maintain high hygiene to prevent either outbreak of Cholera or its spread within communities of their abode.
Ebola: Nigeria-DR Congo friendly least of our problems – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says there is no cause for alarm over the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo ahead of the upcoming friendly between Nigeria and the country.
Ebola: Lagos government ban transportation of corpses from DR congo
As part of measures to prevent the spread of the new outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Lagos State Government has placed embargo placed on transportation of corpses from DRC even as it has reactivated all Ebola treatment Centres in the State to prevent possible reemergence of the disease.
Federal government declares Lassa fever outbreak over
The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, in Abuja on Thursday said the announcement follows the epidemiological review by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the World Health Organisation (WHO).
NCDC raises alarm over increased cases of cholera outbreak
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday raised an alarm over the increased cases of cholera outbreak in some parts of the country.
Nigeria to host WHO leaders
Nigeria will this week host leaders of the World Health Organisation, an international health agency which has been working on various health interventions in the country.
Official: Lassa fever kills 142 in Nigeria since January
Lassa fever has killed 142 people in Nigeria since the start of the year, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Thursday, reporting a rise of 32 fatalities in a month.
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Murtala Nyako’s wife withdraws from suits against Ibrahim Magu
Justice Binta Nyako, one of the wives of former Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako, withdrew on Tuesday from cases involving the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu.
Brazil announce November friendly with Uruguay at Emirates Stadium
The Brazilian football confederation said on Tuesday that it has yet to pick an opponent for their last friendly of the year, which will also take place in November.
Yakubu Dogara: Late Funke Adedoyin will be sorely missed by colleagues
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said that late Hon. Funke Adedoyin, who passed on recently will be sorely missed by her colleagues.
Binta Masi: APC automatic ticket, a ‘surprise’ gesture
The only female senator from the North in the National Assembly, Sen. Binta Masi of Adamawa North Senatorial, said the ‘automatic ticket’ granted her to recontest in 2019, came to her as a “big surprise”.
Adamawa: Aisha Buhari congratulates two female winners of APC Senate tickets
The wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has congratulated the two female aspirants who won APC ticket to contest for senate seats in Adamawa State.
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2019: APC NWC clears 24 governorship candidates
Following the Governorship Primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held across the country, the Party’s National Working Committee (NWC) at its meeting held on Thursday, 4th October, 2018, ratified the reports of the various Electoral Committees and adopts the under-listed as Governorship candidates of the APC for the forthcoming 2019 general elections
Rio Ferdinand: Jose Mourinho ‘laughable’ for crying foul over Manchester United criticism
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is “laughable” for complaining about criticism of Manchester United’s performances, according to former player Rio Ferdinand.
Umar Duhu: Why we worked for Muhammadu Bindow
The pioneer national vice chairman, North East of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Umar Duhu, has said that they worked for the emergence of governor Muhammadu Umar Jibrilla Bindow because he has performed creditably well in the last three years.
Naomi Osaka targets 2020 Olympic glory
US Open champion Naomi Osaka on Monday set her sights on Olympic glory in 2020 as she became only the second Japanese woman to reach number four in the world rankings.
HIV-positive mother donates liver to save her child’s life
Faced with the only chance to save a child's life, doctors in South Africa have performed a medical first -- transplanting part of the liver from a HIV-positive mother to her HIV-negative child, it was announced Thursday.