measles
30 Jan
Stakeholders in the health sector have called for collective action to tackle the country's high measles and rubella burden. They emphasised the need to strengthen routine immunisation services to ensure an effective nationwide measles-rubella (MR) vaccine rollout.
14 Nov
Measles infections soared by a fifth last year to over 10 million cases globally, revealing alarming gaps in vaccine coverage, a study showed Thursday. Worldwide, there were an estimated 10.3 million measles cases in 2023, according to a joint publication by the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).…
11 Oct
Rivers State Government has announced the commencement of a mass measles vaccination campaign, targeting children aged nine months
4 Oct
No fewer than 1.1 million children are being targeted in the forthcoming Anambra State 2024 integrated Measles Campaign to protect children and reduce the burden of the disease. Mrs Uju Onwuegbuzina, State Health Educator, Anambra State Primary Health Care Development Agency, gave the statistics at the Zonal Meeting ahead of the 2024 Integrated Measles Campaign.…
7 May 2024
Adamawa State Government has postponed the resumption of schools for the third term.
3 Mar 2024
Travelling during the holidays comes with many risks such as overbooked flights, delays, bad weather and exposure to COVID-19. Now, people can add exposure to measles to the list. Measles is a viral disease that causes a characteristic rash.
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The University of Jos has offered admission to 67 foreign students from 13 African countries for the 2024/2025 academic session. Prof. Tanko Ishaya, Vice Chancellor (VC) of the university, disclosed this in a brief ceremony organized to formally welcome the students into the institution on Monday in Jos. Ishaya explained that the students were offered…
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The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) registrar, Professor Emeritus Isiaq Oloyede, has disclosed that no fewer than 4,997 underage candidates have so far registered for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration. This is as he disclosed that the board had, by Monday afternoon, registered 420,674 candidates for its May 2025/2026 exams, targeting…
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Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Monday visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Atiku was accompanied on the visit by former Gov. Liyel Imoke of Cross River and Aminu Tambuwal, a former Sokoto State governor. READ ALSO:GMOs: Experts draw attention of NSA to risks of gene editing…
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Agriculture and policy experts have urged the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, to investigate a suspected attack on Nigerians through gene editing, allegedly carried out using Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) foods. The Country Director of Project Sprint, Israel James, while speaking at a press conference in Abuja, along with some other experts, sounded the alarm…
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The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, says the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) will reconnect the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, as soon as agreed conditions are met. The minister disclosed after Monday’s tripartite meeting involving himself with the management of UCH and IBEDC at the hospital complex. Adelabu said the reconnection would occur…
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An 80-year-old prince from Bolorunduro in Ondo East Local Government Area (LGA) of Ondo State, Adefusi Adebisi, was on Monday arraigned before a magistrates' court for allegedly damaging property and breaching the peace. Adebisi was dragged before the court by the police for allegedly trespassing on land belonging to Reverend David Akinadewo-Adekahunsi and destroying economic…
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Tech expert, Mayowa Agboade, has said no nation can grow by begging for support, saying the suspension of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) by the U.S. President, Donald Trump, was a good decision in Africa’s interest.
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The Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgment in four separate appeals on the raging political leadership tussles in Rivers. Justice Uwani Aba-Aji, who led a five-member panel of justices reserved judgments to a date that would be communicated to parties, after taking arguments from lawyers involved in the matters. The four appeals are the Rivers…
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The Ebonyi Police Command has rebutted the reported abduction of the President of Ohanaeze Youth Council, Mr Igboayaka Igboayaka, saying that he was in police custody. The rebuttal is contained in a statement issued in Abakiliki by the command’s Spokesman, SP. Joshua Ukandu, and made available to newsmen on Monday. Ukandu stated that Igboayaka was…