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300 STUDENTS HOSPITALISED SINCE APRIL AS OGUN STRUGGLES TO CONTAIN GAS EMISSIONS
A fourth outbreak of underground gas emissions in Ogun State has hospitalised 95 students, spreading panic among parents and prompting...
Read moreEBOLA OUTBREAK: NIGERIA TO PAY QUARANTINED PERSONS N100,000 WEEKLY, PLACES 53 PRIMARY CONTACTS UNDER WATCH
The NCDC has approved a weekly payment of N100,000 for quarantined Ebola contacts, as 53 primary contacts are placed under...
Read moreNAFDAC UNCOVERS LAGOS RESIDENTIAL BUILDING STOCKPILED WITH EMPTY LIQUOR BOTTLES FOR SUSPECTED COUNTERFEIT DRINKS
NAFDAC has uncovered a residential building in Lagos with over 100 sacks of empty liquor bottles intended for counterfeit drink...
Read moreAfrica Lacks Bundibugyo Ebola Vaccine Due to Global Apathy — Africa CDC
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has attributed the absence of an approved vaccine for the...
Read moreATIKU POLITICISING EBOLA OUTBREAK, ₦10BN EMERGENCY FUND REMAINS UNTOUCHED— APC
The APC has accused Atiku Abubakar of politicising the Ebola outbreak, saying the ₦10bn emergency fund remains untouched.
Read moreSHAMONDA VIRUS: WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE FIRST HUMAN INFECTION
France has reported the world's first documented human case of the Shamonda virus after a severely immunocompromised patient died in...
Read moreSENATE MOVES TO CONTAIN EBOLA, SEEKS EMERGENCY FUNDS, MANDATORY SCREENING AND REVIEW OF 1926 QUARANTINE ACT
The Senate has urged the Federal Government to release emergency funds and introduce mandatory health screening at all borders to...
Read more‘WE COULDN’T BREATHE’: PANIC IN IJEBU LAND AS FOURTH GAS LEAK IN SIX MONTHS HOSPITALISES OVER 100 STUDENTS
Over 100 students in Ogun State have been hospitalised after a fresh methane gas emission hit schools in Ijebu-Ode, Ago-Iwoye...
Read moreEBOLA: UNILAG PROFESSOR WARNS ‘MASSIVE’ HEALTH WORKER SHORTAGE COULD AFFECT NIGERIA’S RESPONSE
A UNILAG professor has warned that Nigeria's massive shortage of health workers, particularly nurses, could undermine the country's response to...
Read moreNAFDAC RAIDS LAGOS FACTORY PRODUCING BITTERS WITH COUGH SYRUP REGISTRATION NUMBER
NAFDAC has uncovered an illegal factory in Agege, Lagos, producing herbal bitters using a registration number belonging to a cough...
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