A total of 583 deaths were recorded, while 23,550 people were suspected to have been infected between January and November 2022.
UN secretary-general António Guterres has expressed sadness over the reported death of at least 34 people in a South Africa fuel tanker explosion.
The minister stated this on Sunday while welcoming the first baby of 2023, a baby boy named Chimemla Testimony Uchenna, at the Kubwa General Hospital in Abuja.
The family medicine specialist urged prospective investors to look beyond the poor infrastructure and invest in the country.
He pointed out that buildings were constructed under electricity towers in Kano, which had diverse health effects such as cancer, deformity and reproductive system.
The DG said that the agency has ensured that only safe modern biotechnology activities and GMO products are allowed in Nigeria.
According to her, every average Nigerian is mentally depressed.
He argued that the concept of virginity test was a myth, as the absence of a hymen did not mean that a female was promiscuous.
NHVMAS says the PrEP ring, also known as the dapivirine ring, can reduce HIV infection in women by 50 per cent.
The UN has urged all countries to step up efforts to ensure the world is equipped and ready to take on the health challenges to come.
