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Over 70% of pharmaceutical products circulating in Nigeria are fake — Global leader; Check abuse in certification of traditional medicines – Ikpeazu
By Sam Oditah At least 70 per cent of pharmaceutical products circulating in Nigeria are fake, says Dr. Andrew Nevin,…
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Anti-malaria campaign records significant decline in disease prevalence — Minister
By Ugonne Uzoma The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, says the anti-malaria campaign has achieved remarkable progress with the…
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Alleged manufacture of fake products: Tasty Times’ MD gets N3m bail
By Sandra Umeh A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday, granted bail in the sum of N3million to the…
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NAFDAC slashes product registration cost by 50% – DG
By Abbas Bamalli The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says it has reduced, by 50…
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Kano Govt. releases N294m for treatment of malnourished children
Kano State Government says it has released N294 million, as its counterpart fund, to UNICEF for the purchase of Ready-to-Use-Therapeutic-Food…
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Aliko Dangote Foundation joins global leaders to fight malnutrition; Pledges US$100 million for Nigeria
The recently concluded Global Nutrition Summit 2017, held in Milan, Italy, convened governments, international agencies, foundations, civil society organisations and…
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Bayelsa not indebted to workers, says Commissioner …accuses NLC of mischief
The Bayelsa State Government on Sunday faulted media reports by THE NATION Newspapers, alleging indebtedness of backlog of salaries to civil servants.…
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Dakuku Peterside encourages early detection as panacea to cancer scourge; NIMASA takes awareness campaign to host communities
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has urged Nigerians especially women…
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Obafemi Martins donates 200 wheel chairs, 3,240 crutches, other health equipment to Lagos government …Gesture, act of selfless service, commitment to humanity, Says Ambode
Nigeria Football international, Obafemi Martins on Thursday donated health equipment worth several millions of naira to the Lagos State Government,…
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Over 200 Abuja residents benefit from ACE Pharmacy medical outreach
More than 200 residents within Wuye District and adjoining villages of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) over the weekend benefited…
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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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