Health
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NGO tasks Gombe Govt on pneumonia prevention
By Hajara Leman An international non-governmental organisation, Save the Children, has called on Gombe State Government to set guidelines…
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Gov. Dankwambo expresses commitment to reduction of child mortality, morbidity
By Ibrahim Kado Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State has assured of government commitment toward reducing maternal mortality and…
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NAFDAC arraigns Tasty Time MD over alleged manufacture of unregistered products
By Sandra Umeh The Managing Director of Tasty Time Nigeria Ltd, Isaac Kole, was on Thursday hauled up before a…
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Lagos’ll make Agege Stadium ready for CAF Champions League – Ambode …Receives MFM FC, donates N50m to Club …Says Lagos Games Village to commence in 2018
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday heaped praises on the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) Football…
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FG lauds Abia free home healthcare for elderly people
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has commended Abia Government for initiating free home healthcare…
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200,000 living with HIV in Oyo – NACA DG
By Akeem Abas Dr Sani Aliyu, Director-General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) says an estimated 200,000 people…
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Gombe Assembly vows to mount pressure on Gov. Dankwambo over release of health sector funds in 2018
The Gombe state House of Assembly Committee on Health has vowed to vigorously mount pressure on the State’s executive arm…
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NAFDAC moves to ease registration of products for MSMEs
By Obinna Unaeze The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has concluded arrangements to ease…
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Skye Bank offers free breast cancer screening for over 330 women
To mark this year’s breast Cancer month, Skye Bank Plc is offering free, all-expense paid breast cancer screening for over…
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Stroke, leading cause of death, disability, says Expert
By Talatu Maiwada The Chief Executive, Stroke Action Foundation, Mrs Rita Melifonwu, said on Saturday that stroke was the…
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End of Polio in Nigeria is near – Osamgbi; Thanks Rotary, Bill Gates, for donating $450 million to eradicate Polio
President Rotary Club of Ikoyi, Rotarian Isichei Osamgbi, has said that the end of polio in Nigeria is near and…
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Agency targets 80% immunisation coverage in 2018
By Felicia Imohimi The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says it is targeting 80 per cent immunisation coverage…
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Malaria: LASG inaugurates first Community Vector Control Point in Lagos
By Okuanwan Offiong The Lagos State Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with Phosguard Fumigants Nig. Ltd, on Thursday unveiled a…
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Acute Malnutrition: Kaduna to support women to go into agriculture
By Hussaina Yakubu Kaduna State Government on Wednesday said it would support women to go into agriculture in order…
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WHO urges more efforts to eradicate polio in Nigeria, others
By Prudence Arobani The World Health Organisation (WHO) has stressed the need to redouble efforts to eradicate the polio disease…
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‘You have fulfilled your Bauchi promises’, 51 NYSC Doctors tell Shettima
Fifty one Medical graduates of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, deployed to Borno State on Sunday treated Governor Kashim…
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Mugabe removed as WHO goodwill envoy after outrage
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has been removed as a goodwill ambassador, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on…
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250,000 Nigerian women die of cancer annually says foundation
By Chinenye Offor The wife of the Governor of Kebbi State, Dr Zainab Bagudu, on Saturday said about 250, 000…
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Police confirm identity of man who jumped into Lagos lagoon
By Mateen Badru The police have confirmed the identity of a 40-year-old man who jumped into the lagoon from the…
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China approves domestically-developed Ebola vaccine
China has approved a domestically developed Ebola vaccine, according to China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) on Friday. CFDA said…
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World leaders endorse plan to tackle cancer, diabetes
By Prudence Arobani Global leaders have pledged to take bold action to reduce suffering from non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which include…
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Federal University of Health Sciences, Benue state scales 2nd Reading —- Senate wants accelerated passage
A bill seeking the establishment of the University of Health Sciences in Otukpo (FUHSO)Benue state scaled second reading at the…
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Army dismisses ‘monkey pox’ vaccination rumor in Rivers… School owners shut schools …Parents rush to pick up children
By David Jimoh Amusa Tijani, Port Harcourt The Nigerian Army has dismissed the rumour making the rounds that soldiers…
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Legendary Nigerian footballer Nwankwo Kanu launches N1 Billion Jackpot Lotto to support Kanu Heart Foundation
Since its launch in 2000, KHF has helped not just people in Nigeria, but also paid for 538 children…
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MonkeyPox: Bayelsa mourns as recovering patient commits suicide
One of the patients receiving medical care for ‘Monkey Pox’ at the quarantine centre in Bayelsa state has committed suicide, the…
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