In a major win for Imo State and the South East region, Hon. Deacon Chike Okafor, Ph.D., Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Read more
The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Nutrition and Food Security, Hon. Deacon Chike Okafor, Ph.D., has called for the urgent inclusion of Read more
A total of 16,000 Nigerian doctors have left the country in the last five to seven years in pursuit of better opportunities abroad, according to Read more
Globally, cannabis consumption continues to rise, leading to conversations around its legal status, health impact, and social consequences gaining momentum in Nigeria. Once considered a Read more
The First Lady of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu, has called on governments, donors and communities to ramp up efforts to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths. Read more
The National Health Insurance Authority has implemented a new directive aimed at reducing delays in accessing healthcare services and enhancing patient care. It said the Read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has announced that the medicine market at Bridgehead, Onitsha, was reopened on March 7, Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has expressed concern over the rising cases of Cerebrospinal Meningitis in the country. NCDC warned that its Read more
The Association of Resident Doctors at the David Umahi Federal University Teaching Hospital, Uburu, Ebonyi State, have threatened to suspend services at the institution if Read more
The Government of Kano State has suspended the end-of-the-month environmental sanitation for March for the celebration of Sallah. This is contained in a statement by Read more
The Delta State College of Nursing Sciences has issued a disciplinary query to a student nurse, Osato Edobor, for allegedly recording and posting an unauthorised Read more
The Adamawa State government has confirmed an outbreak of rabies, with cats being particularly affected, as stated by the Commissioner for Livestock and Aquaculture Development, Read more
The Association of Resident Doctors, ARD, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, has called for improved doctors’ welfare to sustain the healthcare system and curb the Read more
The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Tomi Coker, has declared an outbreak of Lassa fever in the state. Coker said that the hemorrhaging viral fever Read more
The Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Health Programme has distributed 10,000 professional kits to midwives across the South-South region. The benefactor states includes; Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa, Read more
The Government of Abia State, has announced its resolve to reintroduce sanitary inspectors in the state, in its bid to maintain cleanliness. Commissioner for Information, Read more
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved ₦10.3 billion for the bulk purchase of Nigerian-made medications and diagnostic kits. The initiative, part of the National Medical Read more
Vice President Kashim Shettima has called for decisive action to tackle malnutrition in Nigeria. Speaking during a virtual meeting of the National Council on Nutrition Read more
Lagos State has been identified as the highest consumer of red meat in Nigeria, with an estimated 7,000 cows slaughtered and consumed daily. The staggering Read more
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom says it has uncovered an illegal maternity home, allegedly involved in child trafficking, unlawful medical practice and impersonation. Police Read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has alerted the public on falsified Oxycontin 80mg, also known as oxycodone hydrochloride, which Read more
The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Nutrition and Food Security, Hon. Chike Okafor Ph.D, has reaffirmed the National Assembly’s commitment to advancing Read more
A yet-to-be-identified illness has reportedly claimed the lives of five students at Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero. The deaths of the students Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has reported a decline in new confirmed Lassa fever cases in its Epidemiological Week 9 2025 Read more
Three major assorted raw food warehouses have been shut down in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti capital, by the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, Read more
The National Orientation Agency, NOA, Kaduna Office, has urged Nigerians to adopt healthy lifestyles in order to avoid kidney-related ailments. NOA Director in Kaduna, Danjuma Read more
The Bauchi State House of Assembly has passed a bill to establish sanitary pad banks in schools, correctional facilities, and community centres throughout the state. Read more
As part of activities marking International Women’s Day 2025, John and Lucy Umenwa Foundation (JLUF), in partnership with WHAIAfrica, has launched a mentorship initiative to Read more
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria, to immediately launch a nationwide diphtheria vaccination campaign in schools to curb the Read more
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, on Tuesday, sealed off some lounges, hotels, church, fast food centres and others over noise pollution. This is Read more
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