Infectious Diseases: Health Workers in FCT Raise Awareness on Protective Measures
Considering the rapid increase in hygiene-related diseases in Nigeria, health workers from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Public Health Department in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), embarked on health sensitization campaigns to communities in the state capital to…
Gov. Ugwuanyi Visits Hospitalised Survivors of Kerosene Fire
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on returning from Abuja on Sunday, after participating in a series of meetings of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), visited the ESUT Teaching Hospital, Parklane, Enugu, to empathise with survivors of the unfortunate fire…
Enugu Govt flags off Second Phase of COVID-19 Vaccination
…Urges Residents to Get Vaccinated The Enugu State government under Governor Lawrence Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has flagged off the second phase of the administration of AstraZeneca and Moderna COVID19 vaccines on the people of the state, in collaboration with Development Partners….
What Awaits COVID-19 Protocols’ Violators at NYSC Camps Revealed
The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim has pledged the commitment of the Scheme towards the sustenance of strict enforcement of COVID-19 preventive and safety Protocols in order to guarantee seamless and smooth…
Securing Africa’s Recovery from COVID-19: G20 Compact Push For Private Sector Development and Vaccine Manufacturing
Participants of a G20 Compact with Africa meeting have assessed Africa’s progress in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are meeting at a pivotal time in the relationship between Africa and the rest of the world,” said Italian prime minister Mario…
Multilateral Leaders Taskforce on COVID-19 (MLT) Releases Joint Statement on Scaling COVID-19 Tools
The Multilateral Leaders Taskforce on COVID-19 (MLT) – comprising the heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, World Health Organization and World Trade Organization – has met with the leaders of the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT), Africa…
Delta Confirms Outbreak of Avian Influenza
Delta State Government on Wednesday confirmed the fresh outbreak of Avian Influenza, also known as Bird Flu with an estimated population of 164,473 birds so far affected in farms across seven Local Government Areas of the state. The Commissioner for…
(PHOTO) Two South West Governors Visit Tinubu in London
Two South West Governors, Chief Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) of Ondo State and Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State have visited the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Tinubu in London where he is recovering from an undisclosed ailments….
We’re Unaware Of Court Judgment ordering Us to Resume Work – Resident Doctors
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has said it is not aware of any court order compelling their members to resume work nationwide. The doctors said this in an Audio sent to African Independent Television (AIT) by NARD chairman…
Former Military First Lady Is Dead
A former military First Lady of Nigeria and wife of Head of State, Major-General Johnson Thomas Aguiyi-Ironsi is dead. Mrs Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, who served as First Lady between January and July 1966, died at the age of 97. She died…
Cholera Outbreak Claims 173 in Kano
No fewer than 173 people have been reported dead in Kano due to cholera outbreak that is ravaging the 44 local governments in Kano State, the state’s Epidemiologist and Deputy Director of Public Health and Disease Control, Dr. Bashir Lawan…
