meningitis epidemic nigeria

Three weeks ago, the Federal Government announced the outbreak of a new strain of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) in parts of the country. Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole said that the new strain, which is not common in Nigeria, was imported from Niger Republic. He said all the states in...

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Tuesday launched fresh attack against the Governor of Zamfara, Abdulaziz Yari over the rapid spread of Meningitis in his state. ''Muslim countries are holding their own in the modern world proving that Islam is not a religion of underdevelopment...

Perhaps the most outlandish thing I have heard this year, other than the fact that one set of President Buhari's aides told us he was not sick while another set simultaneously asked us to pray for his recovery, is the claim by the All Progressive Congress governor of Zamfara state that the...

Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari on Tuesday attributed the ongoing outbreak of Type C Cerebrospinal Meningitis to God’s way of showing his anger against Nigerians for turning their back on him. According to PREMIUM TIMES, Yari made the remark while speaking with journalists at the...

The federal government has activated an Emergency Operations Centre to manage the ongoing outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis in five States North West Nigeria. This is according to a statement by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Technical Assistant in Communication, Dr. Lawal...