The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) says the country’s total infection toll now stands at 195,052, with a fatality toll of 2,522.

Nigeria on Monday recorded 460 new COVID-19 cases, bring the total to 191,805.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday that Africa could miss the goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable 10 per cent of its population against COVID-19 before the end of September.

Liquid herbal concoctions should not be consumed more than two weeks after preparation, NAFDAC warned in Lagos on Monday.

The World Health Organization (WHO) says Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), will head its newly-inaugurated Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence based in Berlin, Germany.

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has thrown its weight behind the ongoing nationwide strike, embarked on by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD).

The World Health Organization (WHO) says Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), will head its newly-inaugurated Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence based in Berlin, Germany.

The All Progressives Congress-controlled states have agreed to allocate and release 15 percent of their annual budgets to health sector to improve maternal and child healthcare service delivery in their states.

The new coronavirus “variant of interest” named Mu – also known by its scientific name as B.1.621 – is being closely monitored by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the agency has said.

Nigeria and other African states overseen by the African Regional Office of the World Health Organisation (WHO) are committed to ending all remaining forms of polio.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said the country recorded 582 new COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 1, bringing total infections to 193,013.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that Nigeria’s COVID-19 infections on Wednesday stood at 188,880.

A new Coronavirus strain, named Mu, has been designated a variant of interest by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Nigeria logged 187,023 total confirmed COVID-19 infections as of Aug. 22.

The third wave of COVID-19 appears to be stabilising in Africa, says Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo, WHO Representative to Nigeria.

The Federal Government has inaugurated four adolescent health and development policy from 2021 to 2025.