BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has engaged Sokoto state local government chairmen, religious and traditional leaders on steps towards permanent eradication of polio. The event, which was was held at the 8 Division Army Officers Mess and Suite, had as its theme: “Accelerating Progress Towards …
Read More »NAFDAC takes over Ariaria drug Market’; Confiscates ‘mind-boggling’ amounts of Mkpuru Mmiri, other unregistered, banned drugs
By Ijendu Iheaka Aba (Abia) Feb. 10, 2025 The National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Monday took over Ariaria International Market in Aba, Abia after discovering huge amounts of unregistered and banned drugs. The agency also confiscated a huge amount of unregistered and banned medicines …
Read More »Imo to become home for medical tourism – Uzodimma; Inaugurates IMSUTH, IMSUBEB Boards
The Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma has described health and education as critical sectors that directly impact on the life and well-being of the people. He said that this necessitated the urgent intervention of his administration in the sectors on assumption of office in 2020. Senator Uzodimma spoke …
Read More »Bloomberg Philanthropies, BMGF meet Gov Inuwa over plans for better maternal, child health in Gombe
Attah Willies, Gombe Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has held a crucial meeting with Bloomberg Philanthropies and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) over plans to strengthen maternal and child healthcare in the State. According to Ismaila UBA Misilli, Director-General, Press Affairs, Government House Gombe, the meeting marked …
Read More »U,S. funding pause leaves millions ‘in jeopardy’, UN humanitarians insist
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Feb. 4, 2025 UN agencies on Tuesday offered a dire assessment of the global impact of deep cuts to grassroots humanitarian funding by the new U.S. administration and reiterated calls for Washington to retain its position as a global aid leader. The development followed the …
Read More »WHO meets as U.S. withdrawal blows hole in budget
Geneva, Feb. 3, 2025 The executive board meeting of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday was set to take on an atmosphere of crisis as it grappled with the consequences of the looming withdrawal of the U.S. Since President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. to exit the WHO on …
Read More »Sokoto vaccinates over 95% of livestock against anthrax, other diseases – Dr Nasir
By Ankeli Emmanuel, Sokoto In a swift proactive measure to avert the likelihood of anthrax and any other livestock diseases, the Sokoto state government, through the Ministry of Animal Health and Fishery Development, has vaccinated over 95 percent of livestock in the state, Dr Nasiru Abdulrahaman has disclosed. Nasiru, who …
Read More »Obi boosts Faith Nursing College with additional N20 million donation
The Anglican Bishop of Nsukka, Rt. Rev. Aloysius Ezeagbo, has described his encounter with Mr. Peter Obi as an act of divine providence, orchestrated through the intervention of his brother bishop, the Catholic Bishop of Nsukka, Most Rev. Dr. Godfrey Onah. He spoke Thursday, January 30, 2025 during Obi’s visit …
Read More »Medical transport jet with 6 people aboard crashes in Philadelphia
Washington, Feb. 1, 2025 A small plane with six people aboard crashed in Philadelphia shortly after takeoff on Friday, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said. All six people on the plane were from Mexico, the Mexican Foreign Ministry said. The plane, a medical transport jet, had just departed …
Read More »U.S. waiver offers relief for HIV treatment programme, says NACA Director
By Justina Auta Abuja, Jan. 30, 2025 Dr Temitope Ilori, Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), says the recent U.S. waiver on lifesaving medicines and medical services provides relief for global HIV treatment. President Donald Trump previously issued an executive order halting foreign aid …
Read More »Gov. Eno hosts Water Resources Minister in Uyo, Reaffirms commitment to clean water, sanitation
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to improving access to clean water and sanitation in the state. The Governor made this statement on Thursday, January 30, 2025, after hosting the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, in Uyo on Wednesday. The …
Read More »NTDs: Nigeria battles to meet 2030 target, invests $19 million to fight Trachoma
….Opts for drones to distribute drugs in North East Out of the about 1.7 billion people affected globally by Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), Nigeria contributes about 50 percent to its burden in Africa and 25 percent globally, the National Coordinator of NTDs in the Federal Ministry of Health, Fatai Oyediran, …
Read More »Obi ups support for healthcare, donates a total of 100m to IHM Health System
Presidential flagbearer of the Labour Party (LP) during the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has further increased his support for healthcare in the country with a fresh donation to the IHM Health System in Mmiata-Anam, Anambra State. The IHM Health System, managed by the Immaculate Heart Sisters, plays a pivotal …
Read More »Passengers deboarded safely after emergency landing of United Airlines aircraft – FAAN
By Itohan Abara-Laserian Lagos, Jan. 24, 2025 The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) rescue team safely deboarded 256 passengers from a U.S.-bound United Airlines plane which made emergency air return to Lagos on Friday. Confirming the air return, the Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, FAAN, Mrs. Obiageli Orah, …
Read More »Niger tanker explosion: Obi visits victims, calls for urgent safety measures
By Perpetua Onuegbu Abuja, Jan. 24, 2025 Mr. Peter Obi, Presidential candidate for Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election has called for urgent measures to prevent reoccurrence of petrol tanker explosions that results in the death of citizens. Obi made this call when he visited the site of …
Read More »The economics of America’s full withdrawal from WHO: A new era of global health leadership, economic growth By Dr Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke
The United States’ decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) marks a significant shift in the global health landscape. As the largest contributor to the WHO, accounting for approximately 15% of the organization’s budget, the US withdrawal is expected to have far-reaching economic and health implications. According to …
Read More »Otti launches remodellig of 200 PHCs
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Ngwu (Abia), Jan. 20, 2025 Gov. Alex Otti of Abia, on Monday, launched the rehabilitation and retrofitting of 200 Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs) in the state within 100 days. In a speech at the ceremony held at the Ngwu PHC in Uzuakoli, Bende Local Government Area, Otti …
Read More »Court remands husband for allegedly pouring hot oil on wife
By Joy Akinsanya Abeokuta, Jan. 20, 2025 An Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Isabo on Monday remanded a 30-year-old man, Kazeem Solola, for allegedly pouring hot oil on his wife, Mutiat Solola. The defendant who resides at Ring Road, in Owode Egbe area of Abeokuta, is facing a count …
Read More »Petrol tanker explosion claims 50 lives in Niger – FRSC; Bago mourns victims
By Rita Iliya/Mohammed Baba Busu Minna, Jan. 18, 2025 No fewer than 50 persons lost their lives in a petrol tanker explosion on Saturday. The incident happened on the Dikko-Maje road opposite Badeggi fuelling station in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger. Mr. Kumar Tsukwam, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) …
Read More »Gaza ceasefire could boost aid deliveries to 600 trucks daily – WHO
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Jan. 17, 2025 The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) says Gaza ceasefire could boost aid deliveries to 600 trucks daily amid reports that Israel’s security cabinet has given the green light to a ceasefire deal with Hamas. Dr Rik Peeperkorn, WHO representative in the occupied …
Read More »Rivers oil community residents lament as oil firms deny spill that triggered ongoing inferno
Residents of Agum-Bukuma in the Degema Local Government Area of Rivers are lamenting the adverse effect of a raging fire sparked off by oil leakage from a yet-to-be ascertained operator. The area hosts a network of pipelines operated by several oil companies who have either denied responsibility for the spill …
Read More »Suspected cholera outbreak kills 9 in Rivers
By Desmond Ejibas Port Harcourt, Jan. 16, 2025 The Rivers government has announced the death of nine individuals following a suspected cholera outbreak in Andoni and Akuku-Toru Local Government Areas. Dr Ada Oreh, the state Commissioner for Health, confirmed the development on Thursday in Port Harcourt. She said that three …
Read More »We’ll adopt strategic approach to combat drug abuse in Abia – Otti
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Nvosi(Abia), Jan. 16, 2025 Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has expressed his administration’s determination to adopt a strategic approach to combat drug abuse and its associated challenges. Otti made this known on Thursday when the new State Commandant of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr. …
Read More »NAFDAC raids Eziukwu Market again, destroys N5 billion products
By Ijendu Iheaka Umuahia, Dec. 17, 2024 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has continued its raid on the Eziukwu (Cemetery Road) Market in Aba, Abia, and destroyed products worth N5 billion. The South East Zonal Public Relations Officer of NAFDAC, Mrs. Victoria Akodo disclosed …
Read More »Prolonged use of sex enhancement drugs can kill, cause serious harm – Urologist
…..Studies show that while most men are purchasing sex enhancement pills, many women are buying remedies for infections By Peter Uwumarogie Gombe, Dec. 2024 Dr Ahmed Umar, Consultant Urologist at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, has warned Nigerians about the dangers of prolonged, indiscriminate use of sex enhancement drugs, which could …
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