The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said doctors’ outstanding benefits would not be paid until a verification exercise is carried out. He also said that hazard allowance would…

Togo’s government has ordered all places of worship to shut down for one month starting on Friday, following a “worrying upsurge” in coronavirus cases in recent weeks.  The West African…

Five more people have died from COVID-19 complications as Nigeria recorded 559 fresh cases on Thursday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said in its infections update published on its…

The World Health Organisation on Thursday hinted that the weekly COVID-19 cases have declined by more than 20 percent in Africa. The organisation disclosed this in a statement titled “COVID-19…

A Physiotherapist, Mrs Adenike Sonuyi, has stressed the importance of regular exercise, saying it is needed to strengthen the organs of the body. Sonuyi, who is also the Chairman, Lagos…

The dictionary defines materialism as a preoccupation with material objects, comfort and consideration to the exclusion of spiritual, intellectual or cultural values crucial for wholesome living. This malady manifest itself…

A vaccine cold chain firm, B Medical Systems, has unveiled an in-transit temperature control technology for vaccine and cold specimen transportation in Africa.  The technology, according to a statement on…

A neurosurgeon, Dr. Biodun Ogungbo, on Wednesday raised fears over the quality of medicines sold in patent medicine stores, saying 40 per cent of drugs being offered for sale by…

The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency on Tuesday said no fewer than 3,600,858 Nigerians had received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose as of September 6. The NPHDCA also said the…

The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency on Tuesday said no fewer than 3,600,858 Nigerians had been fully vaccinated as of September 6. The NPHDCA also said the National for Food…