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The Federal Government said it has tightened health screening and surveillance at land borders, airports, and seaports nationwide following the…

Jide Idris, director-general (DG) of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), says the country is just 59 percent prepared…

The World Health Organization on Friday announced the first recovery of a confirmed Ebola patient in the outbreak raging in…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has asked states to get their facilities ready in the event…

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has directed airlines, airport operators and other aviation stakeholders to intensify public health surveillance…

A fire outbreak has disrupted activities at the oncology unit of the National Hospital, Abuja, forcing the emergency evacuation of…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a…

The federal government has mandated drug tests for newly admitted and returning students across secondary schools in the country. The…

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its planned indefinite nationwide strike following fresh commitments by the federal…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says there is no evidence of widespread COVID-19 transmission in Cross…