Tanzania President Dies At the Age of 61

AfricaHealthNewsTanzania President Dies At the Age of 61

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 17, 2021

Tanzanian President, John Magufuli has died at the age of 61 from a heart condition. The Vice President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, said this in an address on state television on Wednesday. The news of his death broke out after days of uncertainty over his health and whereabout. According to the Vice President, “It is with deep regret that I inform you that today on the 17th of March, 2021 at 6 pm we lost our...

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Strange Disease: Two Died, Over 100 Persons Hospitalize In Kano

HealthNewsWellnessStrange Disease: Two Died, Over 100 Persons Hospitalize In Kano

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 16, 2021

KANO — The Kano State Ministry of Health has confirmed that two persons died while over 160 were taken ill from suspected food poisoning in Kano State. It was gathered that all the patients had taken expired citric acid powdered drinks which expired a year ago, but were still being sold in the market. The state’s epidemiologist, Dr. Bashir Lawan, said the index case was a six-year-old girl seen on March 6, 2021. He explained...

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NAFDAC Raises Alarm Over Fake COVID-19 Vaccine In Nigeria

HealthNewsNAFDAC Raises Alarm Over Fake COVID-19 Vaccine In Nigeria

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 16, 2021

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has issued warning to Nigerians to be wary of fake COVID-19 vaccines in the country. The organization on Sunday also warned Nigerians to “refrain from procuring the vaccine online to avoid falling into the wrong hands of merchants of death.” The agency called on Nigerians to be vigilant and expose anyone who might want to divert COVID-19 vaccines donated by international organizations for profiteering. The...

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NAFDAC Destroys Over N2b Counterfeit Drugs, Vaccines

Crime & SecurityHealthNAFDAC Destroys Over N2b Counterfeit Drugs, Vaccines

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 15, 2021

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed counterfeit drugs and vaccines, cosmetics, and expired food items worth over N2 billion. A statement by the agency’s Resident Media Consultant, Sayo Akintola, in Abuja said the destruction exercise took place in Kano and Awka, the Anambra State capital. It stated that the agency’s operatives had combed the nooks and crannies of three geo-political zones, namely, North West, South East, and South-South,...

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Kebbi Commences Training Of Health Workers For COVID -19 Vaccination

HealthJobsKebbi Commences Training Of Health Workers For COVID -19 Vaccination

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 11, 2021

Kebbi State Government in conjunction with the Primary Healthcare Development Agency has commenced the first phase of training of Health workers involved in Covid-19 Vaccination. Declaring the training held at the Conference Hall, Ministry of Health, Gwadangaji, Secretariat, Birnin Kebbi, the Commissioner for Health and Chairman Kebbi State Taskforce on Covid-19, Alhaji Jafar Muhammad said the exercise was a prerequisite for the provision of Covid 19 vaccine by the Federal Government. “Kebbi State Government has...

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Court Convicts 33 People for Not Wearing Face in Benin

CoronavirusHealthNewsCourt Convicts 33 People for Not Wearing Face in Benin

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 8, 2021

A Mobile Court in Benin has convicted 33 people for not wearing face masks, improper disposal of refuse, and displaying wares in unauthorized places. Recall that the Edo government imposed the use of face masks as a strategy to curb the spread of COVID-19. The prosecuting counsel, Mr. G. O. Odeyibo and A. Ayo, told the court that the accused, who subsequently pleaded guilty, were apprehended within the Benin metropolis. Presiding Chief Magistrate Rusberth Imafidon...

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COVID-19: Gbajabiamila Warns Against Playing Politics With the Vaccines in Nigeria

CoronavirusHealthNigeriaPoliticsCOVID-19: Gbajabiamila Warns Against Playing Politics With the Vaccines in Nigeria

PilotnewsMarch 5, 2021

ABUJA – Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of House of Representatives of Nigeria, has cautioned against playing politics with the coronavirus vaccines, as Nigeria commences vaccination. Gbajabiamila gave the warning on Friday in Abuja at the National Flag-off Ceremony for COVID-19 Vaccination. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Boss Mustapha, the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, flagged off the exercise on behalf of...

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Prince Phillip Undergoes Successful Heart Surgery

HealthWellnessPrince Phillip Undergoes Successful Heart Surgery

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 5, 2021

The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Phillip, has successfully undergone a procedure for a pre-existing heart condition, Buckingham Palace said in a statement. The palace maintained that the duke would remain in the hospital for treatment, rest and recuperation for some days. The 99-year-old duke has already spent 16 nights in the hospital, BBC reports. He was being treated for an infection and moved to St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London on Monday for tests and observation...

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Persons Living With Disabilities in Enugu Receives IT Intervention and Entrepreneurship

HealthJobsScience & TechnologyPersons Living With Disabilities in Enugu Receives IT Intervention and Entrepreneurship

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)March 2, 2021

50 persons living with disabilities in Enugu are currently undergoing five days of training on Information Technology at the Enugu State Tech Hub and Youth Innovation Center. The training which started on Monday, 1st day of March is an initiative of the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, implemented by the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, in partnership with the Enugu State Government to empower persons living with disabilities, PLWDs, through IT entrepreneurship, policies,...

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Kano State Government Shuts Down Some Private Health Facilities

HealthNewsNigeriaKano State Government Shuts Down Some Private Health Facilities

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 2, 2021

Kano State Government has commenced closure of defaulting private health facilities for non-payment of renewal fees for 2020. This was contained in a state-issued by Kano State Private Health Institutions Management Agency (PHIMA), Executive Secretary, Dr. Usman Tijjani Aliyu on Monday The statement said “some of the facilities closed include Baraka clinic and Maternity, Darmanawa, M. D. G. Specialist Hospital, Ribadu road in Tarauni local government of the state among others. “The exercise is continuous...

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