World AIDS Day: ‘1.9m Nigerians living with HIV, infection rates not decreasing fast enough’
By Time Nigeria
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• 38m living with HIV/AIDS worldwide, 680,000 died in 2020• NACA claims 1.6m persons with the virus on free treatment• UNAIDS warns world…
When people use the term “mini-stroke,” what they’re really often referring to is a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA). It’s current nickname, mini-stroke,…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians to stop consuming and distributing infant formulas manufactured…
England’s National Health Service (NHS) has announced a new “life-saving” drug Crizanlizumab to help people suffering from sickle cell disease (SCD). Crizanlizumab…
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned tanker drivers against using kerosene tankers to carry groundnut oil….
Attacking Gates, attacking vaccines: How conflict, religion and conspiracy theories drive COVID-19 misinformation in Nigeria
By Time Nigeria
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Since the beginning of the pandemic, local conspiracy theories connected to Bill Gates have circulated in Nigeria. Last year a false rumour by The…
• Vaccinated groups at highest risk of COVID-19 hospitalisation, death identified using new QCovid tool• Faking of vaccine cards spreads as U.S. Customs…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said seven more people have died from the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the country’s fatality toll…
Varying travel protocols that were put in place by some countries have thrown international travellers into confusion.The safety protocols, as part of…
