There is growing panic over the outbreak of the disease known as diphtheria in different parts of Nigeria. Diphtheria, also ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says 1,319 deaths have been recorded in the country’s ongoing ...

Nigeria has recorded a total of 25,812 confirmed cases of diphtheria out of the 42,642 suspected cases reported across 36 states, the Federal Capital Territory, and 350 local government areas.However, ...

Says 34 contacts placed on observation…Govt activates EOC, appeals for calm… Mass vaccination of students to begin today By ...

Mr Adeyemo stated that the students' health had been assessed and confirmed to be stable, making them medically fit to be ...

Mr Abayomi noted that 12 of the infected students are responding well to antibiotics and diphtheria antitoxin therapy.

A diphtheria outbreak at King’s College, Lagos (KCL), has sparked outrage among parents, who blamed poor sanitation and ...

The Lagos State Government has convened a meeting of critical stakeholders in the health sector as concerns rise over a ...

The Chief Medical Director at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Dr Wasiu Adeyemo, says the students of King’s College, Annex, Lagos, who had diphtheria and were brought into the facility ...

The diphtheria outbreak at Kings College VI Annexe in Lagos has taken a tragic turn with the death of a 12-year-old student, ...