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Apapa Customs intercepts N1.5billion container of Tramadol Drugs from India

The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted a 40ft container loaded with 20 cartons of Tapentadol drugs, a new variant of Tramadol worth N1,560,000,000 from India. The Customs Area Controller, Compt Yusuf Malanta, while showcasing the seizure to newsmen at the...

Port congestion looms as NAFDAC workers begins strike over allowances

Seaports across the nation may experience a spike in congestion as Members of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control branch, on Wednesday, embarked on an indefinite strike. Since the announcement of the strike action...

List of States with NCDC Molecular Labs for testing COVID-19 in Nigeria

==> The Nigerian Center for Disease Control, NCDC, on Sunday, May 10, 2020 released the list of States with molecular laboratories for testing suspected cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria. ==> According to NCDC, 23 molecular laboratories have been set up in thirteen states, including the...

Rats are infecting humans with hepatitis E Virus, means of transmission not known

The most recent case came a week ago; a 61-year-old man with abnormal liver function tested positive on April 30. And there might be hundreds more infected undiagnosed people out there. Hepatitis E Virus is a liver disease that can also cause fever, jaundice and an...

NCDC Advisory On Use of Cloth Face Masks

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has published guidance on the use of cloth masks by individuals in non-healthcare settings. COVID-19 is primarily spread through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks. In response to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria,...

15 Countries with no Coronavirus Cases as at April 29, 2020

The COVID-19 has so far been reported in 210 countries and territories.