The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,149 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), the highest number of infections in any single day since last February.

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of an oxygen plant in Yobe, to meet the demands for medical oxygen in the country.

Hong Kong researchers says the CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine, developed by Chinese company Sinovac, increases the risk of temporary paralysis of the facial nerve.

The Federal Government has allayed the fears of many over rumors that it is planning to declare another lockdown because of the presence of the Delta variant of Covid- 19, saying that the country is not at a level where another national lockdown will be considered.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that vaccination against Ebola for high-risk populations began on Monday in Côte d’Ivoire, following an outbreak in the country on Saturday.

No fewer than 204 persons have died from cholera in 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Kebbi state, a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) investigation has revealed.
The investigation showed that over 2,551 persons had also been hospitalised, since the outbreak of the disease in the state.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC ) has announced 357 new cases of the dreaded Coronavirus with Rivers leading the pack.

As states across the country struggle to curb the spread of COVID-19 Delta variant, the nation is now averaging more than 700 new cases, says the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC ).

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) says the country has recorded 37,819 suspected cases of cholera, 1,178 deaths in 23 states and the FCT as at Aug. 14.

The Federal Government says a media report raising doubt on the propriety of using the four million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines donated by the U.S. is “fake, baseless and irresponsible’’

The Adamawa Government has confirmed the reemergence and detection of Circulating Vaccine Derived Poliovirus type 2 case in the state.

Nigeria on Tuesday logged 610 additional COVID-19 infections, the second highest in nearly six months, said the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on its website on Wednesday morning.

Israel would expand the eligibility to receive a coronavirus vaccine booster shot by lowering the age to anyone over 50, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said.

The Ekiti Government on Tuesday announced new measures to contain the increasing cases of the COVID-19 pandemic across all the 16 local governments areas of the state.

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), has registered 753 additional infections and five more COVID-19 related deaths as of Aug. 12, 2021.

Dr Ali Inname, Sokoto State Commissioner for Health, on Tuesday confirmed the deaths of 24 family members after eating some poisonous food.