Fear Grips Enugu Govt Hospital Staff As Snake Attacks Persist, Workers, Patients Battle Water Shortage
Raphael Ede writes on the Udi General Hospital, Udi, Enugu State, where staff are afraid of night duty because of snake attacks and other challenges On December 5, Chief Paul…
BREAKING: UK Govt Removes Nigeria, 10 Others From Red List
The UK government has removed Nigeria and 10 other countries from its red list. Health Secretary Sajid Javid, announced this on Tuesday while addressing Members of Parliament. The 10 other…
EFCC Locks Out Workers Without Proof Of COVID Vaccination
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, locked out unvaccinated staff from its office headquarters in Abuja. George Ekpungu, secretary of the EFCC, said the commission will continue…
Premier League Record COVID-19 Cases
The English Premier League on Monday reported 42 new COVID-19 cases, a record number since testing figures started being released in May 2020. Only a dozen cases were reported last…
BREAKING: Governor Wike Sacks Commissioner For Health
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has sacked his Commissioner for Health Prof. Princewill Chike. The Health Commissioner was sacked because he accepted to host the preliminary session of Medical and…
One Million AstraZeneca Vaccines Set To Be Destroyed – NPHCDA
Nigeria is set to destroy one million AstraZeneca vaccines in line with environmental protocols. This is according to the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA),…
COVID-19 Red List: Nigeria Has Initiated Steps To Overturn Decision – FG
Nigeria has initiated diplomatic steps to reverse the country’s inclusion into a red list by some nations. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who represented the Chairman of the Presidential…
BREAKING: UK Records First Death From Omicron Variant
One person has died of complications arising from the Omicron COVID-19 variant in the UK. According to the BBC, Boris Johnson, the prime minister, announced the death on Monday. Johnson…
Drinking Cold Water In Pregnancy Will Not Cause Runny Nose, Pneumonia In Babies –Gynaecologist
The Lead Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Edo State, Dr. Joseph Okoeguale, says there are no consequences for the unborn baby whose mother drinks cold water…
Sexually Transmitted Infections Dangerous In Pregnancy, Can Cause Preterm Birth, Gynaecologist Warns
A Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Dr. Joseph Akinde has warned pregnant women against taking sexually transmitted infections lightly, noting that it is dangerous in pregnancy. According to the maternal health…
Omicron: South Africa Rolls Out COVID-19 Booster Shots
South Africa will next month start giving Pfizer booster shots against coronavirus, a health official said Friday, a day after the country reported a near-record high in daily cases of…
Omicron: UK Red Listing Nigeria Is Unjust, Discriminatory – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has condemned the red listing of Nigeria by the UK government over the two cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19. Speaking…
Omicron: FG Expresses Disappointment Over UK Govt’s Red Listing Of Nigeria
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has expressed disappointment over the United Kingdom government’s placement of Nigeria on its red list following the detection of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.…
BREAKING: UK Adds Nigeria To Red List Over Omicron Fears
The United Kingdom has added Nigeria to its red list category as it tightens travel restrictions in an effort to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The UK government’s…
BREAKING: Omicron Variant Cases In Nigeria Now Three – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced that Nigeria has now reported three cases of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus. ADULAWONEWS had reported a few hours ago…
Buhari Receives South African President Ramaphosa Amid Omicron Variant Concerns
President Muhammadu Buhari has received President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa at the State House in Abuja. The South African President who is accompanied by a delegation of ministers and…
NCDC Monitoring New COVID-19 Variant Omicron, Urges Nigerians To Get Vaccinated
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Sunday said it was monitoring emerging evidence on the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, which was first recently identified in Southern Africa. The new…
COVID-19 Variant: UK Suspends Flight From South Africa, Five Other Countries
The United Kingdom will temporarily ban flights from South Africa and five neighboring countries over worries about a new, dramatically different Covid-19 variant recently identified in the region. According to…
Civil Society Condemns Residents’ Attitude To War Against Malaria
The Civil Society for Malaria Control, Immunization and Nutrition (ACOMIN), has condemned the residents’ attitude against the organisation’s program as the reason for the inability to eradicate malaria in Nigeria.…
COP26: Nigeria Considers Investing In Nuclear Energy -Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that Nigeria will consider investing in nuclear energy as part of efforts to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and adapt to climate change. The President…