Health
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Combatting Lassa fever’s resurgence By Calista Ozele
The new wave of cases of fresh outbreak of Lassa fever in the country should give everyone something to really…
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Sokoto State Govt. solicits media support on contributory health scheme
By Habibu Harisu Sokoto State Government and collaborating agencies on contributory health insurance scheme have solicited for media support on…
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In Sokoto, Gates, Dangote, six Govs sign MoU on immunization
Bill Gates, Aliko Dangote and six Governors Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding on improved access to immunization across Northern…
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Gov. Ahmed calls on FG to declare state of emergency on drug abuse
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on…
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UNIMAID final year Student bathed with acid by motorcysclists
Fatima Habu Usman, a 26 year old final year student of the Department of Nursing at the University of Maiduguri…
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Obi mourns Hawking, describes him as a great teacher
The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has described the death of Stephen Hawking, as a universal loss,…
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State House Medical Centre offers free kidney screening to over 700 Nigerians
By Donald Ugwu The State House Medical Centre(SHMC), Abuja on Thursday provided free kidney tests for 710 Nigerians as part…
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Fighting malnutrition in Gombe: There’s need for prevention, treatment – Perm Sec.
WILLIAM ATTAH, GOMBE The Permanent Secretary in the Gombe State Ministry of Economic Planning, Mr. Stephen Ayuba has stated…
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In poor countries, antismoking activists face threats and violence
By Donald G. McNeil Jr. Eight years ago, more than a dozen men with AK-47s shot their way into Akinbode…
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Enugu Govt. up-to-date in payment of counterpart funds – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has commended Enugu State government for being among the states in the country that are…
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Moroccan University establishes Surgery Centre, Special Baby unit in Bauchi
In his unwavering effort to revolutionize and further develop the health sector in Bauchi State, Governor Mohammed Abubakar as…
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Reduce medical tourism, expert tells healthcare practitioners
By Olasunkanmi Onifade The President, Healthcare Federation of Nigeria, Mrs Clare Omatseye, has charged medical practitioners to brace up to…
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Dickson is hope for Nigeria, says Ekweremadu
The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu on Saturday commissioned the interns and house officers quarters at the Federal Medical Center…
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Nephrologist advises people to reduce intake of alternative drugs, salt, food seasonings
By Oluwakemi Oladipo A Nephrologist, Dr Longjohn Adonye, has advised people to reduce intake of alternative drugs, salt and food…
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Int’l Women’s Day: Emmanuel goes tough on rapists, cultists
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel has read the riot act against any person who engages in the act…
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Aliyu Akwe Doma, former Nasarawa governor, dies at 75
By Isaac Ukpoju Alhaji Aliyu Akwe Doma, former Nasarawa governor, is dead, former Nasarawa information commissioner Mamman Alakayi has…
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Academy of Pharmacy urges government to retain drugs on the Exclusive List
The Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy has called for the retention of Medicines on the Exclusive list, advising that it would…
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A/bom Gov’s wife charges women on family planning
Isaiah Eka The Akwa Ibom Governor’s wife, Mrs Martha Emmanuel, has appealed to women in the country to bear children…
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SERAP to FG: ‘Explain why Nigerians still drink contaminated water despite budgetary allocations’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has requested Engr. Suleiman Adamu, Minister of Water Resources and Rural Development to “explain…
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Chigbogwu urges premium on life to curb suicides, abortions
Renowned motivational speaker, Mrs. Ifeoma Chigbogwu, has waded into the recent incidences of suicide in Nigeria and urged citizens to…
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Saraki advocates workable drug policies to stem abuse
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has called for workable drug policies that will sanitize the health sector…
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CDC unveils Disability Awareness Ribbon ..As stakeholders seeks action against discriminatory practices
Yemisi Izuora The Children’s Developmental Center, CDC, has unveiled the Disability Awareness Ribbon with the support of the Lagos…
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Ghana records first Lassa fever death in 2018
Ghana has recorded its first Lassa fever death in 2018. The death was recorded at the General Hospital in the…
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Anxiety over health of Independent Newspapers’ Abuja Bureau Chief detained by DSS
The management of Independent Newspapers has cried out that their Abuja Bureau Chief, Tony Ezimakor , detained by the…
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Aisha Buhari thanks Nigerians as son returns from medical trip
By Ahmed Ubandoma The wife of Nigeria’s President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has expressed her profound appreciation to Nigerians for…
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