Kwara arranges WAEC exam for 16-year-old COVID-19 patient
A 16-year-old female COVID-19 patient is sitting her senior secondary school certificate examination at the Kwara State COVID-19/Infectious Disease Centre in Ilorin, the state capital, an official said...
View ArticleKwara Govt Distributes Ambulances To State Hospitals
The Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq at the weekend, commenced distribution of special ambulances to three General Hospitals in the State. This is in the bid by the State...
View ArticleGombe inaugurates committee on Women for Health Foundation Programme
Gombe State Government has inaugurated a 7-man committee to advance and encourage the course of women participation in medical training and delivery so as to breach manpower gap inherent in the health...
View ArticleLagos health commissioner recovers from COVID-19
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, who on August 24 announced that he tested positive for the virus has recovered from coronavirus. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Lagos...
View ArticleCDI praises Buhari for reaffirming mandate
The Centre for Disability Issues (CDI) has praised President Muhammadu Buhari for re-implementing the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD). He was also hailed for appointing its...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Plateau sets new record of 116 in one day
Plateau State records Coronavirus increase on Tuesday, as the pandemic killed 10 Nigerians in the last one day. As reported by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, the state posted 116 new...
View ArticleWHO approves corticosteroid drugs for critical COVID-19 cases
World Health Organisation(WHO) late on Wednesday updated its advice on treatment of COVID-19 cases, by approving corticosteroid drugs for critically ill people. The approval came as results of seven...
View ArticleKwara launches health insurance scheme, enrols 10,000 indigents
. Health insurance to boost life expectancy, economy: Kwara Gov · Kwara showing strong leadership in healthcare Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday launched a statewide health...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Wife of Kwara Dep Gov tests negative
Wife of Kwara State Deputy Governor Mrs Abieyuwa Alabi has tested negative to the COVID-19 virus following repeated tests to ascertain her status, a statement said. “Her Excellency the wife of the...
View ArticleFG Reach Agreement With Resident Doctors
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), on Wednesday, reached an agreement with the Federal Government, over its ongoing strike. At a meeting which lasted almost the entire day, the...
View ArticleLagos state govt gives updates on resumption of tertiary institutions
The Lagos State government has said that only final year students will go back to classrooms, as tertiary institutions reopen next Monday. This was confirmed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s Special...
View ArticleCOVID 19: Nigeria to develop home grown remedy
In a bid to find a home-grown solution for the COVID-19 pandemic, the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu on Monday inaugurated the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology (FMST)...
View Article438 COVID-19 active cases yet to turn up for treatment
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says 438 active cases of COVID-19 in Lagos communities were yet to turn up for treatment in the state’s COVID-19 care centres. Abayomi made...
View ArticleKwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KWSPHCDA) collaborates...
Executive Secretary Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KWSPHCDA) ,Dr. Nusirat Elelu says the agency will continue to collaborate with relevant partners to strengthen routine...
View ArticlePTF on International Travellers Presenting Fake COVID-19 Results
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has raised the alarm that international travellers from some specific countries, who are COVID-19 positive, have been making their way into the country by...
View ArticleKano Taskforce seizes 53.3kg of illegal Substance
Kano State Taskforce Committee on Counterfeit Drugs made a seizure of 53.3kg of illicit substance suspected to be Indian hemp. Similarly, the taskforce intercepted fake and counterfeit drugs meant for...
View ArticlePost Covid-19: Commissioner restates Govt Commitment as UBEC trains Kwara...
The State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Fatimah Bisola Ahmed has charged Primary School Head Teachers and Junior Secondary School Principals to make sure Students...
View ArticleEnhancing effective Health Care Delivery System in Kwara State through...
An effective Health Care Delivery System is one of the cardinal means through which government can endear itself to the people in general and the electorates in specific terms. In the past, Kwara...
View ArticleFG instructs schools to conduct weekly COVID-19 assessment
The Federal Government has released more guidelines that will prevent the spread of COVID-19 as more states fully reopen schools on Monday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, stated that schools...
View ArticleGBV: NIGERIA’S WOMEN PURSUING JUSTICE
By Babatunde Okunlola “He picked up the boiling pot of soup alongside the stove and threw it at me. It was boiling. The stove exploded” Mary Sunday, light skinned, in her late 30’s, quiet and...
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