Minister of health

The Federal Government has revealed plans to engage Nigerian doctors and nurses who have migrated abroad and connect them with universities and hospitals in the country. Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said this, on Tuesday, at…

Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has disclosed that Nigeria would begin production of Hepatitis vaccines to eliminate the scourge of the disease in the country. Dr. Ehanire said that viral Hepatitis remained a public health…

President Muhammadu Buhari is now back in Abuja, the nation’s capital, after attending the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. The president returned to the country, on Sunday.…

President Muhammadu Buhari departed Abuja, on Tuesday, to join European and other African leaders as well as heads of multilateral organisations at the 6th European Union-African Union Summit in Brussels, Belgium. The Summit which holds…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday, counseled victims of cancer in Nigeria not to see the disease as a death sentence but rather embrace early medical solutions to overcome it. Jonathan, who said this while speaking at the…

The Federal Government has said another lockdown was not its plans in a bid to ward off the spread of Delta variant of COVID-19, except as a last resort. It cited the extreme effects of lockdowns on the economy and everyday life.…

The Federal Government has issued a travel advisory to Nigerians to Brazil, India, Turkey, citing risks from COVID-19. Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation,…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has warned Ministry officials against mis-advising President Muhammadu Buhari on bills passed by the National Assembly and forwarded to him for Presidential assent. Sen. Lawan gave the warning, on Tuesday,…

The minister of health, Osagie Ehanire, says he believes that coronavirus can be transmitted sexually. Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja on Thursday, Ehanire said the country now has 51 cases of the COVID-19 disease. “If a person…

Nigeria has recorded 10 new cases of coronavirus, including in the federal capital territory (FCT), Abuja. The minister of health, Osagie Ehanire, announced this on Saturday. He said the infection is in three states in addition to…