About 1.7 million children are to be immunised against the spread of measles in Borno, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has said. In a statement on Thursday, Eva Hinds,…
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A measles outbreak has killed 13 children in Borno State, the United Nations Children’s Fund has revealed. A statement by Eva Hinds, a Communication Specialist with United Nations Children’s Fund…
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The number of persons living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria has dropped from 3.2million to 1.9million, a new report states. The report is contained in the Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday re-arraigned a former Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme, Dr Femi Thomas, on an alleged fraud of $2.1m. Thomas, alongside one Kabiru…
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The Nigeria centre for disease control (NCDC) on Thursday said the death toll from the Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has increased to 93. NCDC, in its weekly situation update,…
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