Health
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FG should be firm with anti-tobacco laws, says IPPA
With pomp and pageantry, the 2017 World No Tobacco Day was celebrated last week. The theme of this year’s day is…
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Expose violence against children … UNICEF charges journalists
Journalists in Gombe have been charged to sustain efforts aimed at exposing violent actions against children until the ugly trend…
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Sultan commissions Sokoto’s ultra modern trauma centre
Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad Thursday unveiled the ultra modern emergency operations complex at the Sokoto State Specialist Hospital, Sokoto.The complex, established…
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They learnt nothing and forgot nothing By FEMI ADESINA
They showed their pernicious hands again last Sunday, and have been on the prowl since then, roaring like a…
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Tambuwal appoints JNI, CAN, others in c’ttee to tackle polio
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has flagged off immunization plus days with a call on stakeholders not to…
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Senate to investigate increase in rape and sexual assault
The Senate on Tuesday passed a motion to investigate the increase in rape and sexual assault across the country. The…
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Pay more attention to yours, your children’s health, Aisha Buhari charges women
The wife of the president, Mrs. Aisha Buhari has said that the problem of infant, child and maternal mortality can…
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Merck announces 2016 winners and calls for applications for the 2017 Hypertension Award to mark “World Hypertension Day”
Merck aims to build hypertension experts platform across the globe through call for 2017 Hypertension Award applications to mark World…
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Gombe set to domesticate National Health Act
A draft bill for the domestication of the National Health Act in Gombe State is set for presentation to the…
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Ebola Outbreak in Central Africa: Health Minister calls for heightened vigilance
Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole has called for heightened vigilance and intensified awareness efforts on the symptoms of hemorrhagic…
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Saraki tasks nurses, midwives on reduction of maternal, infant mortality
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has called on Nurses and Midwives in the country to rededicate themselves to…
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Counterfeiting: NAFDAC gets latest model of 1260 Agilent HPLC analyzer
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC Wednesday procured the latest model of 1260 series of Agilent…
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Sokoto to upgrade School of Health Technology *Threatens punitive measures against erring contractor
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has said that the state government plans to upgrade the Sultan Abdulrahman School of Health Technology,…
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Business woman docked over production of counterfeit product
A Lagos based businesswoman, Nkiru Kalu who was recently arrested by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration…
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Gombe to implement new waiver policy for Nurses, Midwives
Gombe state Government is to implement the waiver policy of three years training period for Nurses and Midwives retiring before…
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Sokoto spends N1.2b on SDGs
Danjuma James, Sokoto Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has stated that Projects worth N1.2 billion have been executed under…
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As Buhari rests on medical advice, FEC approves $250m for basic services in North-East
As President Muhammadu Buhari uses Wednesday to rest based on a medical advice, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved…
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APC leader, Bisi Akande, urges prayers for President Buhari’s health; Warns against anarchy, disorder of a “monumental proportion “
The founding National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande, has urged Nigerians to pray fervently for…
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World Immunization Week: Save the Children mobilises stakeholders for effective coverage in Gombe
As part of activities marking the World Immunization Week for 2017, Save the Children International has charged stakeholders in Gombe…
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Ikeja Electric donates mosquito nets to mark World Malaria Day
Ikeja Electric Plc, Nigeria’s largest electricity distribution company, has joined the global fight against malaria as it marked World Malaria…
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President Buhari’s health: No cause for apprehension – Presidency
The Presidency has said that there is no need for Nigerians to be apprehensive over the health of President Muhammadu…
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World Malaria Day: NLNG calls for intensified Malaria research
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) Tuesday called for increased efforts by scientists to fight Malaria and permanently rid the country…
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FG to support family of quintuplets with housing under Fish programme
As part of efforts to ensure the welfare of Nigerians and Civil Servants in particular, the Federal Government at the…
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Ayade addresses WHO in Geneva, seeks intervention in water, sanitation
Concerned about the prevalence of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Africa, Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade has…
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World leaders recommit to ending neglected tropical diseases, citing remarkable progress since 2012
Governments and private donors pledge US$812 million around five-day summit in Geneva; World Health Organization releases data showing medicines to…
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