Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, the Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, has revealed that the Monkeypox cases in the country had climbed up to 220. Dr. Adetifa made this known at the ministerial press briefing on COVID-19 and developments in the health sector held in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the confirmed cases…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has decided to extend the Federal Government’s deadline an additional two weeks, according to GIOTV. The association claimed that it had altered its position and would now permit assistance from the Ministries of Health and Labor & Employment. This was the conclusion reached during the lengthy Saturday night meeting…
Nigerian actress Kemi Afolabi recently released stunning images of herself sporting a new hairstyle while receiving treatment for lupus at the John Hopkins Hospital in the United States. On Thursday, the 44-year-old actress posted the images to Instagram and thanked her friend and fellow performer Doris Simeon for treating her to the unique treatment at…
The Ogun State Government on Thursday announced four further instances of monkeypox, bringing the total to seven cases. This was confirmed in a statement provided to journalists in Abeokuta, the state capital, by Dr. Festus Soyinka, Director of Public Health in the Ministry of Health. He said that two cases had been reported in the…
Bayelsa Ministry of Health has confirmed 13 cases of monkeypox in the state. The Director of Public Health in the state Ministry of Health, Dr. Jones Stow said the viral disease is more prevalent in males than females. Stow who noted that monkeypox causes skin rashes which develop into bigger sizes of blisters particularly on the face…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that 15 new cases of monkeypox disease have been documented in just seven days, between August 1 and 7, in 10 states throughout the nation. The affected states and the number of cases they recorded were listed as follows; Imo (three), Federal Capital Territory (two), Ondo…
The Federal Government and doctors have started talking. The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors and the government started talking about the requests of the doctors. According to information obtained by the GIOTV, several executive members are in Abuja meeting with representatives of the relevant Ministries, Departments, and Agencies. GIOTV had earlier reported that resident doctors…
The Nigerian embassy in Mexico has been temporarily closed by order of Adejare Bello, the country’s ambassador due to a recent COVID-19 outbreak. According to him, the closure will start on Monday, August 8, 2022, and last for seven days. Six mission employees have tested positively for the Corona virus as of the time of…
157 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control across 26 states in the country. The NCDC disclosed this in its latest monkeypox situation report for week 30. Monkeypox is a rare viral zoonotic infectious disease transmitted from animals to humans that occur sporadically, primarily in remote villages of Central…
Following its national executive council meeting on Saturday in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa state, the group issued the demand. According to the association, “industrial discord” could result if its requests are not met within the allotted period. The president of NARD, Dare Ishaya, the secretary-general, Suleiman Abiodun, and the secretary for publicity and social…