Nearly 500 Yoga enthusiasts from all walks of life, Nigerian dignitaries, Heads of Diplomatic Missions, Members of diplomatic corps, Indian community and friends from Media trooped to the High Commission

The tobacco industry in Nigeria is allegedly exploiting social networking platforms to promote and market its products in contravention of provisions of the National Tobacco Control Act 2015 and its

Nigeria’s federal government on Monday said the country has been able to fully vaccinate 21,236,404 of its eligible population with COVID-19 vaccine. Speaking at a ministerial press briefing organised by

As the world marks another World Blood Donor Day on June 14, a day set aside to create global sensitisation on the need for safe blood and blood products for

The United States late Friday rescinded a 17-month-old requirement that people arriving in the country by air test negative for COVID-19, a move that follows intense lobbying by airlines and

Nigeria’s federal government has said consumption of unsafe or contaminated food was causing the country and other low income economies estimated $95 billion in productivity decline. The Minister of Health,

Deaths on the African continent from Covid-19 are expected to fall by nearly 94 per cent in 2022 compared to last year, modelling by WHO has shown. Last year was

The Edo State Government has said the telemedicine programme it plan to launch today in partnership with the Association of Nigeria Physicians in the Americas (ANPA) would improve access to

Nigeria’s federal government on Thursday said despite significant progress made in the fight against tuberculosis (TB) epidemic in the country, there were still over 200,000 new tuberculosis infections occurring every

Nigeria’s federal government on Tuesday revealed that it was collaborating with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United States Centre for Disease Control to see how Nigeria would access

Russia is urging the WHO leadership to investigate the activities of US-funded Nigerian laboratories in Abuja, Zaria and Lagos, Chief of Russian Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Force Igor Kirillov

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has activated a national multisectoral Emergency Operations Centre for Monkeypox (MPX-EOC) at level 2 to strengthen and coordinate ongoing response activities

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has denied the claims of efficacy of IHP Detox Tea for the cure of Covid-19 patients allegedly made by

The World Health Organization does not have evidence that the monkeypox virus has mutated, a senior executive at the U.N. agency said on Monday, noting the infectious disease that is

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the recently passed National Health Insurance Authority Bill 2022, which repealed the National Health Insurance Scheme Act, Cap N42, Laws of the Federation

Portuguese health authorities on Wednesday confirmed five cases of monkeypox in young men, and Britain announced two more new cases, marking an unusual outbreak in Europe of a disease typically

China’s two biggest cities tightened COVID-19 curbs on their residents on Monday, raising new frustration and even questions about the legality of its uncompromising battle with the virus. As authorities

A United Kingdom (UK) based firm, HP Kapital Limited and the FHT Ventures Plc on Tuesday in Abuja, unveiled a multi-billion-naira development-driven intervention plans. The firms said their target was