US warns Ebola outbreak on scale of largest ‘is possible’ The US CDC on Friday, June 5, urged strong public health interventions against the current Ebola outbreak, citing their models that show it could otherwise rival the scale of the 2014 West Africa outbreak. That eruption of the virus resulted in more than 28,000 cases…
Nearly 500 Ebola cases have now been confirmed in the deadly outbreak raging in central Africa, a WHO overview showed Saturday, amid mounting concern over the swelling scale of the epidemic. In its daily update on the situation, the World Health Organization tallied 452 confirmed cases, including 82 deaths, in the Democratic Republic of…
The World Health Organisation and the African Union’s public health agency launched a $518-million joint plan on Friday to tackle the Ebola outbreak causing alarm in the Democratic Republic of Congo and its neighbours. The WHO and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said the plan would last from June to November….
A new Ebola outbreak in central Africa has ignited a firestorm of criticism against billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, as the timing of a major vaccine funding grant aligns almost precisely with the emergence of a rare and deadly virus strain. The controversy has deepened further with news that the FBI is investigating an American scientist…
Health Ebola threat looms: Biosafety agency warns Nigerians to stay alert Photo Credit: Getty Images Quick Read The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), says it is closely watching the Ebola situation following outbreaks in The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control…
Uganda’s health ministry said on Friday it had confirmed an outbreak of the highly infectious Ebola virus, and that a man had died from the disease after travelling from the Democratic Republic of Congo. A major outbreak of the virus was declared in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that neighbours Uganda, with…
The management of Fresh FM Nigeria has confirmed a fire outbreak that gutted its head office at Challenge, Ibadan, on Friday night. In a statement signed by Samson Akindele, Group Head of Corporate Affairs, Fresh FM Nigeria and Yinka Ayefele Limited, the station disclosed that the inferno affected key facilities, including the studios of Fresh…
Job no: 582281Contract type: Temporary AppointmentDuty Station: KadunaLevel: NO-3Location: NigeriaCategories: Health UNICEF, guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, works together with partners in 190 countries and territories to promote and advocate for the protection of the rights of every child. At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every…
5 hours ago A 38-year-old man, Adekunle Rotimi, was yesterday arraigned by the Osun State Police command before a Magistrate’s court, Osogbo, for attempting to kill a female police officer within the court premises. 1 day ago The Nigeria Police Force has recorded significant successes in recent operations, disrupting criminal activities and apprehending individuals involved…
A fire outbreak at an Islamiya school in Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State has claimed the lives of 17 Almajiri students. The victims were reportedly burnt beyond recognition, with their charred bodies discovered after the flames were extinguished. Residents near the vicinity say the inferno started late on Tuesday night and raged for…
