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Doctors, Nurses Keep Leaving Nigeria Under Buhari’s Administration – Health Minister Laments

Medical doctors
The Minister of State for Health, Joseph Ekumankama, has bemoaned the exodus of medical doctors, nurses and other health professionals from the country, adding that it was one of the greatest challenges facing the Nigerian health sector. The minister stated this on Monday, adding that the Federal Government was working to address the brain drain in the country, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. The greatest challenge facing the sector presently is the doctors and nurses leaving the country, but I want to rather encourage them to stay back, seeing the effort the government is putting, the minister said. Ekumankama,Read More

FG Directs States To Increase Isolation Centres Over Rising COVID-19 Cases

Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire
The Federal Ministry of Health, on Wednesday, May 6th, 2020, directed state governments to increase the number of COVID-19 isolation centres, as number of cases keeps soaring. The Minister ofRead More

Suspected Fasoranti Daughter’s Killer Attempts To Flee Isolation Centre

Infectious Disease Hospital
More officers of the Nigerian Army and the Ondo State Police Command have been deployed in the Infectious Disease Hospital, Akure, the Ondo State capital. Flavision learnt that this becameRead More

Coronavirus: NCDC Confirms 195 New Cases In Nigeria; 82 In Lagos, 30 In Kano, 19 In Zamfara, 18 In Sokoto, Others

3145 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID19) reported in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed one hundred and ninety five (195) new cases on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. Of the newly-confirmed coronavirus casesRead More

Coronavirus: FG Extends Ban On Flights By Four Weeks

Boss Mustapha
The Federal Government has extended the ban placed on flights in Nigeria for another four weeks, as part of measures to contain the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in theRead More

Policeman Dumped My Dead Friend By Roadside – Ogun Resident

Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu
A suspected coronavirus (COVID-19) patient, identified as Alex Bada, on Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 reportedly died while travelling on Abeokuta road in Ogun State. Bada was said to have diedRead More

Coronavirus Kills Kano Doctor, 33 Infected

Medical doctor
The Kano State chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association has said a medical doctor (its member) in the state has died of coronavirus disease, while thirty three (33) others haveRead More

Enforce Hotels, Beer Parlours’ Closure, Wike Orders Monarchs

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has ordered government-recognised traditional rulers to set up task force in their respective town to enforce the closure of hotels, markets and beer parlours acrossRead More

Why Some States Don’t Need COVID-19 Labs – NCDC

COVID-19 molecular laboratory
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that not every state requires a molecular laboratory to test for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The media aide to the NCDC DirectorRead More

Coronavirus: NCDC Confirms 148 New Cases In Nigeria; 43 In Lagos, 32 In Kano, 14 In Zamfara, Others

2950 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reported in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed one hundred and forty eight (148) new cases on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. Of the newly-confirmed coronavirus casesRead More

Coronavirus: Enugu Nabs Patient Who Fled Delta Isolation Centre

Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa at an Isolation centre in Asaba
The Enugu State Government on Tuesday said a COVID-19 patient, who escaped from Delta State Isolation and Treatment Centre was arrested in the state and had been returned to Delta.Read More