Health

HYDERABAD: In perhaps the first such case in the country, eight Asiatic lions at the Nehru Zoological Park (NZP) in Hyderabad have tested positive for Covid-19. Sources told TOI said that on April 29, the Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB) orally told NZP officials that the RT-PCR tests …

Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun at the weekend allayed the fears of the state civil servants over the rumour making the rounds that the government was planning to stop the minimum wage. Governor Abiodun, who said this, while hosting labour leaders and members of League of Imam and Alfas …

18 New COVID-19 Cases, 10 Discharged And 0 Deaths On May 3 18 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-8 FCT-6 Edo-2 Rivers-1 Ogun-1 Our discharges today includes 2 community recoveries in FCT managed in line with guidelines. A breakdown of cases by state can be found via

14 New COVID-19 Cases, 252 Discharged And 0 Deaths On May 2 14 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Osun-3 Ogun-3 Kaduna-3 Akwa Ibom-2 Abia-1 FCT-1 Kwara – 1 Highlights On the 2nd of May 2021, 14 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria Till date, 165,167, cases have been confirmed, 155,361 …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Friday approved the use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria. This is coming few months after it gave authorisation for the use of the Oxford-Astrazeneca jabs in the country. Announcing this at a press conference in Lagos, the …

55 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-21 Yobe-19 Ogun-6 Akwa Ibom-3 Kaduna-2 Plateau-2 FCT-1 Rivers-1 Our discharges today includes 23 community recoveries in Yobe State managed in line with guidelines. A breakdown of cases by state can be found via    

62 New COVID-19 Cases, 20 Discharged And 0 Deaths On April 29 62 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-38 Kaduna-6 Ondo-6 Ogun-3 Akwa Ibom-2 FCT-2 Rivers-2 Edo-1 Kano-1 Oyo-1

FLASH: Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) set to perform the Groundbreaking ceremony of the New Massey Children’s Hospital, Adeniji Adele, Lagos Island …. Now. This hospital will be the biggest Children’s Hospital in Africa

Fifty-two passengers on one flight from Delhi to Hong Kong test positive for coronavirus after landing – despite ALL presenting a negative test while boarding At least 52 people from a single flight from Delhi to Hong Kong have tested positive for Covid-19, despite all passengers presenting a negative coronavirus …

156 New COVID-19 Cases, 49 Discharged And 1 Death On April 27 156 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-50 Enugu-43 Adamawa-40 FCT-8 Ogun-5 Akwa Ibom-3 Plateau-3 Jigawa-1 Kaduna-1 Oyo-1 Rivers-1