Sunday, November 1, 2026

Health

November 3, 2021

ABSUTH workers begin indefinite strike over 22 months salary arrears

The union said they had exhausted their patience and could no longer watch members and their families die in penury.

Abia Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu and ABSUTH
November 3, 2021

Soldiers taking hard drugs to cope with bandits, Boko Haram: Nigerian Army

“Psychological incapacitation among troops and family dysfunction negatively affects fighting capacity and unit operational effectiveness and efficiency.”

November 2, 2021

Airlines to lose $52 billion in profit from COVID-19 at end of 2021: Report

The growing number of COVID-19 cases and fears of more travel restrictions are responsible for the projected loss.

November 2, 2021

ABU decries prevalence of snail fever disease among almajiris

Snail fever is a disease caused by infection with freshwater parasitic worms in certain tropical and subtropical countries.

Almajiri children used to tell the story. [PHOTO CREDIT: The Guardian Nigeria]
November 2, 2021

COVID-19: Iran foreign minister quarantined

Mr Amirabdollahian has been vaccinated but was infected nonetheless.

November 2, 2021

COP26: Nigerians, others treating nature as toilet, says UN

“Enough of brutalising biodiversity, killing ourselves with carbon, treating nature like a toilet…and mining our way deeper,” he said. “We are digging our own graves.”

November 1, 2021

Bird flu: Namibia suspends poultry imports from Germany, Netherlands

Live poultry, birds, raw/uncooked products, ostriches, and raw ostrich products from the two countries have been suspended.

October 31, 2021

We’re building medical excellence centre to stem medical tourism: FCT Minister

The minister mentioned that the Afreximbank is already constructing a 500-bed multifaceted facility to be managed by an international medical group.

October 31, 2021

Kwara govt deploys 50 trucks, tasks residents on strict compliance with monthly sanitation

The government said it would not condone the disregard of the monthly sanitation exercise by residents.

AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq
October 31, 2021

COVID-19: NCDC records zero death, 89 infections on Saturday

Bauchi topped the list of new infections with 22 new cases, followed by Edo and the FCT with 17 cases respectively.

Coronavirus used to illustrate the story.