The Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole has directed all health workers in the Country to maintain high index of suspicion, by screening all fevers for Ebola and other hemorrhagic fevers.
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The Federal Government has immediately stepped up inspection and disease surveillance across entry points in the country following announcement by the WHO of a confirmed case of the dreaded Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Southwest Zone destroyed counterfeit, substandard, and unwholesome pharmaceutical products worth N20 billion on Thursday in Ibadan, Oyo State. According to the agency, the routine destruction operation is consistent with its duty to prevent expired, falsified, and hazardous medical products, as well as other NAFDAC-regulated items, from being reintroduced into the market.
Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has come under fire from former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, over an altercation with soldiers in a disputed area of Abuja. Videos that went viral on Tuesday showed Wike arguing angrily with troops at the location in the country's capital.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern over the increasing resistance to polio vaccination in parts of Northwest Nigeria, warning that the trend could jeopardize the country’s efforts to completely eradicate the disease. UNICEF revealed that around 3,000 households in Sokoto, Kebbi, and Zamfara States recently rejected polio vaccines for their children during the latest immunization exercise.
