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The General Medical Council which licenses and maintains the official register of medical practitioners in the United Kingdom licensed at least 200 Nigerian doctors in April and May alone. This implies that at least three Nigerian doctors were licensed per day in April and May 2021 despite a new policy …

THE Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Thursday, said the supplementary budget for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines was being delayed due to several factors, including the choice of vaccine to settle for and the cost, among others. Ehanire disclosed this while speaking at the Presidential Ministerial press briefing …

The Federal Government will on Wednesday begin contact tracing of 90 international travellers, who violated the COVID-19 Health Regulations Protection, 2021. The spokesman for the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Mr Willie Bassey, gave this indication in an interview with one of our correspondents on Monday. India, Brazil and Turkey …

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the legislative arm of government must ensure that adequate budgetary allocation is made for public health emergencies. Osinbajo, who was represented by the Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora, spoke during the 4th annual legislative summit on health in Abuja on Monday. He …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has approved the use of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria. The agency’s Director-General, Prof Moji Adeyeye, made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday signed by the agency’s spokesperson, Dr Abubakar Jimoh. The statement was titled …

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has sacked all nurses below grade level 14 in the state for embarking on strike in solidarity with the Nigeria Labour Congress. The governor directed the Ministry of Health in the state to immediately advertise vacancies for the replacement of the dismissed nurses. Kaduna State …

The Commissioner for Health in Plateau, Dr Nimkong Ndam, says that 44,000 persons have so far received the first jab of the AstraZeneca vaccine in the state. Ndam, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Jos, said that the state had …

Gunmen collected over N34.5m as ransom for eight kidnap victims in Ogun in a week. The kidnappers suspected to be herdsmen reportedly collected over N30m from the eight victims in three separate operations carried out in different parts of Ogun State. The PUNCH had reported that some kidnappers abducted a businesswoman …

Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has explained that he never insulted the General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, over the demise of his son, Dare. The Nation reports Igboho stirred the hornets’ nest when he rained curses on any …

The risk of COVID-19 resurgence remains high in several African countries due to poor adherence to public health measures, including mass gatherings, low testing, and vaccination rates, an analysis by the World Health Organization has shown. Three countries face a very high risk of COVID-19 resurgence, 20 faces high, 22 …