NHIS, NYSC sign MoU for corps members’ health insurance cover
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to give corps members...
Outbreak of vaccine-derived polio reported in Nigeria
A massive outbreak of vaccine-derived polio has been reported in Nigeria.
The Representative of the United Nation’s Children Fund (UNICEF) in Nigeria, Dr. Peter Hawkins,...
Why FG must declare state of emergency in health sector, by...
The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the nation’s...
Ebonyi set aside N100m for health insurance scheme
The Ebonyi Government has set aside N100 million counterpart fund for health insurance scheme for civil servants.
Executive Secretary, Ebonyi State Health Insurance Agency (EBSHIA),...
NHIS unveils National Health Insurance Research Agenda
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has received the National Health Insurance Research Agenda that will boost the sector.
Mr Emmanuel Ononokpono, Deputy General Manager...
Spinal Cord: Experts task Nigerians on accident victims
Neurosurgeons have called for education of Nigerians on how to handle victims of road accidents to reduce cases of spinal cord injuries in Nigeria.
They...
COVID-19: 1% of Lagos population vaccinated
The Lagos State Government had been able to vaccinate just about one per cent of its population, against a target of 60 per cent.
As...
2.9m Nigerians fully vaccinated, says NPHCDA
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has disclosed that so far 2,897,201 eligible persons had taken the jab across the 36 States...
Amidst COVID-19, 5.2 millionaires emerged in 2020
Victor Akindele
As countries of the world continue to count their losses to one of the deadliest global pandemic in recent time, a new report...
COVID-19: 42 African countries off track on meeting global target –...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has predicted that Africa could miss the goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable 10 per cent of its population...
