The Nigerian Senate has urged the Federal Government to introduce mandatory health screening for all international passengers arriving in the country through airports, seaports and designated land borders amid concerns
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The Federal Government has confirmed an imported case of Ebola virus disease in Abuja, with health authorities identifying 44 contacts as part of ongoing efforts to prevent further transmission. Minister
Nigeria has recorded 14 new confirmed cases of Lassa fever, pushing the country’s cumulative infections to 1,035, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). The new
Nigeria’s health authorities have confirmed a fresh COVID-19 case in Cross River State, sparking renewed public attention to the virus years after the global pandemic was officially declared over as
Health authorities in Cross River State have isolated a Chinese national at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) over suspected COVID-19 infection, prompting an immediate public health response and
A fresh wave of Lassa fever infections has left 142 Nigerians dead and 747 confirmed cases recorded across 18 states, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
Monkeypox, a disease endemic to West and Central African countries, can be transmitted through sexual intercourse, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has warned. This is as a medical virologist
Nigeria has been put on the alert over the new COVID-19 variant called Omicron, the Federal Government said yesterday. To prevent the new variant of the virus in the country,
Nigeria has so far recorded 10 new cases of the Delta COVID-19 variant. The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu disclosed this at the ministerial briefing