HANTAVIRUS OUTBREAK ON CRUISE SHIP TRIGGERS GLOBAL HEALTH ALERT
Agency Report Passengers aboard the MV Hondius have adopted strict health protocols reminiscent of the COVID-19 era as authorities across multiple countries investigate an outbreak...
WHO TRACKS 80 PASSENGERS AFTER WOMAN DIES FROM HANTAVIRUS
The World Health Organization said Tuesday it was tracing people on a flight between the island of Saint Helena and Johannesburg, taken by a cruise...
DOCTORS ISSUE 72-HOUR ULTIMATUM OVER ABDUCTED COLLEAGUE IN NIGER STATE
By: Muftau Fatimo The Niger State chapter of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP) has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to...
THREE DIE ON CRUISE SHIP AFTER RARE VIRUS OUTBREAK
[caption id="attachment_225960" align="alignnone" width="300"] A general view of the cruise ship MV Hondius stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on...
OYO CONFIRMS FIVE LASSA FEVER CASES, RECORDS ONE DEATH
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Oyo State Government has confirmed five cases of Lassa fever, with one fatality, as it moves to contain the outbreak...
ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION: LAGOS TRANSPORT UNIONS TO SUSPEND MOVEMENT WHILE EXERCISE TAKES PLACE
By 'Ganiyat Sunmola The Lagos State Government has called on residents across the state’s five divisions to remain at home and take part in the...
NAFDAC LAUNCHES TASK FORCE IN KANO TO COMBAT FAKE DRUGS, UNSAFE FOODS
By: Balogun Ibrahim The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Tuesday set up a seven-member task force in Kano State...
UK BANS SALE OF CIGARETTES TO CHILDREN UNDER 18
By: Muftau fatimo Both houses of the British Parliament have passed a bill that would permanently prohibit individuals aged 17 and under from purchasing cigarettes....
NIGERIA RECORDS NEW COVID-19 CASE YEARS AFTER GLOBAL PANDEMIC ERA
By: Muftau Fatimo The Cross River State Ministry of Health has commenced contact tracing and profiling of individuals who may have come into contact with...
DISPATCH RIDER LOSES LIFE IN FATAL ALAPERE TANKER ACCIDENT
By: Balogun Ibrahim A dispatch rider has died in a fatal road crash at the Motorways Inward Estate axis of Alapere, Lagos State, after a...