Equatorial Guinea quarantines 200 people after Marburg virus outbreak
Equatorial Guinea has confirmed its first outbreak of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious and deadly disease similar to Ebola,…
Second earthquake hits Turkey, leaves over 1,000 people dead
A second powerful earthquake hit Turkey on Monday with a magnitude of 7.5, nine hours after the first quake left…
COVID 19 cases on the rise in China
Nearly three years after it was first identified in China, the coronavirus is now spreading through the vast country. Experts…
Rising Chinese cases of COVID 19 worries WHO
The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday said he was “very concerned” about an unprecedented wave of Covid…
FG removes COVID 19 testing at airports
Travellers in and out of Nigeria will not be required to present their COVID’19 status the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority…
China backs down on zero-tolerance on COVID 19 restrictions
China’s top Covid official has signalled a possible relaxing of the country’s strict zero-tolerance approach to the virus, after nationwide…
COVID 19 cases rise in China again
Beijing shut parks and museums on Tuesday and Shanghai tightened rules for people entering the city as Chinese authorities grapple…
Saka, BigShoe team up to save 120 kids
Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka has teamed up with the charity BigShoe to cover 120 life-changing operations for children in Nigeria.…
Nigeria’s health budget falls below expectations, says Ehanire
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire says the country is yet to meet the pledge by African governments to…
Igbinedion University renames Teaching Hospital
The Chancellor of Igbinedion University, Okada, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, has renamed the Igbinedion University Teaching Hospital after Pastor Chris Oyakhilome,…
UN to provide more humanitarian assistance to flood victims
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in Nigeria has restated its commitment to providing humanitarian…
WHO links Ebola outbreak to climate change
World health officials are linking a significant rise in African Ebola outbreaks in this century to climate change. Uganda’s September…
WHO raises alarm over upsurge in TB cases
The United Nation health agency, World Health Organization said Thursday that Tuberculosis cases are on the rise after years of…
Save me…Ekweremadu’s daughter cries out
Senator Ike Ekweremadu has spent 82 days in a United Kingdom detention all for the sake of giving his daughter…
FG pledges more support for ‘Agbo’ producers
Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) has expressed commitment to support traditional medicine practitioners in the country. The Minister of State…