Health
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Healthy living: Nestlé unveils new expert guidance platform to reach parents in Central, West Africa
Parents and mothers-to-be can source guidance and expert advice on good nutrition for their babies through Nestlé’s new Start Healthy…
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Saraki assures adequate support for National Assembly clinic
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Monday, visited the National Assembly Clinic located in Area 11, Abuja and…
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Ebonyi earmarks N250m to fight lassa fever; set to commission virology centre
Ebonyi State Government has earmarked over N250 million to check the lassa fever outbreak in the state. It would be…
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Lagos govt reiterates commitment to food, safety hygiene compliance
The Lagos State Government, in collaboration with Food Administration Organization of the United Nations and the Federal Ministry of Health,…
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6 children die in measles, whooping cough outbreak in Jigawa
Six under-five children have died following an outbreak of measles and whooping cough in Suletankarkar Local Government Area of Jigawa…
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AU nominates Nigeria, 4 others as disease control centres
The African Union (AU) has nominated Nigeria, along with four other countries from the sub-regions of the continent to serve…
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Aisha Buhari decries poor access to health care service by women, children
Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, Saturday, in Abuja decried poor access to health care services for women and…
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Sokoto to get new health facilities; Gov’s wife to sponsor education of 700 girls annually
Sokoto government will establish a new medical school, an infectious diseases hospital and a state-of-the-art renal and cardiac centre, Governor…
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Three new Specialist Hospitals underway in Enugu State
The Enugu State Government has said it has concluded arrangements for the construction of three new specialist hospitals in each…
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.3m children malnourished in northern Nigeria — Research
Research on Working to Improve Nutrition in Northern Nigeria, WINNN, has revealed that about 370,000 children with severe acute malnutrition…
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Bauchi govt moves to ensure potable water provision
RUTH DAVID, Bauchi Bauchi State Government has embarked on creating the institutional, regulatory and legislative framework in the water sector…
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Lassa fever: Lagos govt urges residents to obey sanitation laws
The Lagos State Ministry of Information and Strategy has enjoined residents of the state to avert Lassa fever and other…
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Lassa fever kills pregnant woman, 2 medical workers in Kaduna outbreak
A pregnant woman and two health workers have been confirmed dead following the outbreak of Lassa fever in Kaduna. The…
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UNICEF urges Gov. Dankwambo to check rising cases of malnutrition in Gombe
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has called on the Gombe State Government to immediately wade into the rising cases…
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Plateau confirms eight deaths from 13 reported cases of lassa fever
Plateau State Commissioner for Health Dr. Kunden Deyin has said the state recorded eight deaths, 13 confirmed cases and 50…
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Measles: Sokoto immunises one million children
Sokoto government has immunised one million children against measles and other child killer diseases across the state in the last…
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Ministry of Health harps on stronger ties with FRSC
Minister of State for Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has canvassed stronger collaboration between the FRSC, Ministry of Health and other…
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World Bank, FG move to assist states in primary healthcare provision
Federal Government and the World Bank have moved to assist state governments in coping with revenue shortfalls from federal allocations…
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NAFDAC bans beans importation into Nigeria
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Thursday, said it has placed a ban on the importation…
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Saraki decries outbreak of lead poisoning in Niger State …Seeks urgent measures to tackle menace
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has decried the outbreak of lead poisoning in Rafin Local Government area of Niger…
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98 not 450 children died of malnutrition in IDP camps – Borno government
BY ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI The Borno State Government has denied reports in some national dailies that 450 children between the…
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UK injects £89m to fight malaria, other diseases in Nigeria
The United Kingdom (UK) through the Department for International Development (DfID) has invested about £89 million in the fight against…
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Passenger dies on Port Harcourt-Lagos flight
A female passenger on board Arik Air’s Port Harcourt-Lagos flight was confirmed dead on arrival Friday morning by medical personnel…
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Osun govt to striking doctors: Your demands impossible to meet
The industrial action embarked upon by medical doctors in Osun State may yet linger as the state government, Friday, described…
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Female passenger found dead inside Lagos International Airport’s toilet
An unidentified middle-aged female passenger was on Wednesday morning found dead at one of the toilets of the Murtala Mohammed…
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