Health

A football player identified as Jonah has died after he slumped during a football match in Nasarawa State, Newsextra24 Reports. Details of his death are still sketchy at the time of this Newsextra24 Report, however, it was gathered that the incident happened at the weekend in Angwa- Ali in Akwanga …

German drugmaker, BioNTech, has announced plans to develop a Messenger RNA (mRNA)- based vaccine to prevent malaria, a life-threatening disease that impacts millions of people, especially in Africa. The company, which developed the United States’ first authorised COVID-19 vaccine with an American drugmaker, Pfizer, said it is planning to begin …

213 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-157 Rivers-20 Plateau-12 Enugu-6 Oyo-6 Gombe-3 Bauchi-2 Imo-2 Kaduna-2 Edo-1 Ekiti-1 Ogun-1 171,324 confirmed 164,798 discharged 2,134 deaths Today’s report includes 0 cases from Nasarawa, Sokoto and Ondo States A breakdown of cases by state via http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Minister of State, Petroleum, Mr. Timipre Sylva, and the Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Dr. Sanusi Barkindo, are expected to lead discussions at the Nigerian Association of Energy Economics (NAEE), the conference, which opens in Abuja tomorrow. National President of the organisation, …

216 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-108 Akwa Ibom-96 Oyo-4 Rivers-3 Edo-2 Ekiti-1 Kano-1 Osun-1 171,111 confirmed 164,789 discharged 2,132 deaths Today’s report includes: ✅Data from Akwa Ibom are for 24th (43) and 25th (53) July 2021 ✅Six states with zero cases reported: FCT, Imo, Kaduna, Ogun, Plateau, and Sokoto A …

For almost 20 years running, dreams of a budding Nigerian actor, Chukwuma Kabarachi, have been put on hold after he suffered a spinal cord injury in an accident on August 28, 2001 in Lagos. At 42 then, Kabarachi, who adopted Chukwuma Ugwumba, as his cast name in the movies, was …

272 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-182 Rivers-34 Ondo-24 Oyo-10 Abia-7 Ogun-7 Ekiti-5 Delta-2 Plateau-1 170,895 confirmed 164,788 discharged 2,132 deaths Today’s report includes: ✅Three states with zero cases reported: Kaduna, Kano, and Sokoto A breakdown of cases by state can be found via covid19.ncdc.gov.ng

Real Madrid C. F. confirm that our player Karim Benzema has tested positive for COVID-19. Real Madrid have confirmed that striker Karim Benzema has tested positive for COVID-19, Newspremises reports. The LaLiga giants, who have replaced Zinedine Zidane with Carlo Ancelotti, are already in preseason ahead of the 2021/2022 season. …

317 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-172 Akwa Ibom-62 Oyo-33 Rivers-32 Ekiti-5 FCT-5 Ogun-3 Sokoto-2 Bayelsa-1 Gombe-1 Kano-1 170,623 confirmed 164,780 discharged 2,131 deaths Today’s report includes: ✅Four states with zero cases reported: Imo, Kaduna, Nasarawa and Plateau A breakdown of cases by state can be found via covid19.ncdc.gov.ng

Federal Government last night said over a billion naira was earmarked for payment as death benefits to doctors that died in active service. The government said already it has commenced the payment of death benefits to deceased doctors and other health workers under the Group Life Insurance. Minister of Labour …