NCDC Records 40 Confirmed Cases Of Mpox In Lagos, Ogun, Other States
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday announced that the country has recorded a total of 40 confirmed cases of mpox...
Nigeria Records 39 Mpox, 5,951 Cholera Cases, NCDC Says
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday said Nigeria had recorded a total of 39 confirmed cases of mpox and zero...
Cholera Death Toll Hits 103 As Nigeria Records Over 3,000 Cases
THE Cholera outbreak in Nigeria has claimed at least 103 lives, while over 3,000 suspected cases have been recorded.The Director General of the Nigeria...
NCDC Alerts On Cholera Outbreak Nationwide
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has alerted on increasing cholera cases nationwide, with 30 deaths, 1,141 suspected and 65 confirmed...
FG Raises Medical, Nursing Schools’ Enrolment From N28,000 To N64,000
THE Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate on Friday said the enrolment quota in medical, nursing, and other health professional...
49 Die As Adamawa Records 838 Measles Cases With Over 13,000 Vaccinated
THE Adamawa Government said it has recorded no fewer than 838 cases of measles and 49 deaths in the state.Dr James Jacob, Director, Disease...
Nigeria First Country To Roll Out New Meningitis Vaccine, WHO Reveals
NIGERIA has become the first country in the world to roll out a new meningitis vaccine (called Men5CV) recommended by the World Health Organization...
Why Other Countries Recruit Nigerian Doctors, Nurses – Pate
THE Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate, says other nations recruit health workers who left Nigeria for greener pastures overseas...
‘Lung Cancer Is By Far The Deadliest’ : Five Key Facts About Cancer
WITH nearly 10 million deaths and nearly 20 million new cases in 2022, cancer remains one of the world’s biggest killers, according to a...
FG Hails Women Medical Professionals In Tackling Cervical Cancer
THE Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, has commended the Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN) for their commitment...
Tinubu To Issue Executive Order For Slash Of Medicine Prices
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu is set to issue an executive order aimed at reducing pharmaceutical prices and ensuring that essential medicines are more affordable for...
Federal Government Refutes Reported Resurgence Of COVID-19 In Nigeria
THE coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare Professor Ali Pate has dismissed the rumoured resurgence of COVID-19 in the country, stating that there...
NCDC Confirms Dengue Fever Outbreak In Sokoto
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the outbreak of dengue fever in Sokoto State on Saturday.The NCDC, in a statement posted...
COVID-19 Returns, Fresh Outbreak Hits Benue, 25 Persons Infected
WORLD Health Organisation, WHO, has announced 25 cases of fresh Coronavirus disease, COVID-19 infections, in Benue State, advising people to take advantage of the...
Federal Hospital CEOs Diverting Drug Funds, Pharmaceutical Society Alleges
THE Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to probe alleged corrupt cases made against some of the Chief Executive Officers...
433 Out Of 836 Foreign-Trained Doctors Fail MDCN Qualifying Exam
NO fewer than 433 out of the 836 foreign-trained medical graduates who sat the qualifying examination organised by the Medical and Dental Council of...
Resident Doctors Give Enugu Govt 14 Days To Employ More Personnel
THE Association of Resident Doctors, Enugu chapter has given the state government a 14-day ultimatum to employ new doctors in the health institution or...
FG Declares State Of Emergency In Nigeria’s Health Sector
THE Federal Government has declared a state of emergency in Nigeria’s health sector.This is being highlighted as stakeholders across the sector converge in Ekiti...
Saudi Airlifts Kano Conjoined Twins For Surgery In Riyadh
THE Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the directive of the custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Monday airlifted Nigerian...
Diphtheria Kills 59 In 14 LGAs As Borno Records 481 Cases
BORNO State Primary Healthcare Board says it has recorded 59 deaths out of the 481 diphtheria cases recorded so far in 14 local government...
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‘We Are Sorry,’ Vice President Apologies To Sokoto Victims’ Families
VICE President Kashim Shettima has apologised to the families of the victims of the bombing in Silame Local Government Area of Sokoto State.Ten people...
Tinubu Doesn’t Interfere In Our Operations, NNPCL Replies President’s Critic
THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has said that President Bola Tinubu does not interfere in the operations of the national oil company...
13 Travellers Die In Ondo Auto Crash
A FATAL road crash has claimed the lives of 13 commuters in Ondo State.The accident involved two buses at Abule Paanu, before the Ose...
Kwara Governor’s Chief Of Staff, Abdulkadir Mahe Dies
PRINCE Abdulkadir Mahe, the Chief of Staff to Kwara State Governor, AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq, has died.Mahe passed on in the early hours of Saturday, the...
Two Days Blackout In Abuja As TCN Announces Maintenance
THE Transmission Company of Nigeria has notified residents of the Federal Capital Territory about impending blackouts in some areas.In a statement issued on Saturday...
Police Arrest Officers Demanding Money To Investigate Missing Girl In Ogun
SOME officers attached to the Ogun State Police Command have been arrested for allegedly demanding money from the family of a missing girl before...
Traders Count Losses As Fire Razes Masaka Market In Nasarawa
A FIRE incident at the Masaka market in the Karu local government of Nasarawa state has left many traders counting their losses.According to eyewitnesses,...
28 Years After, Kano Victims Of Pfizer Vaccination Tragedy Decry Injustice
IN 1996, a pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer, administered a drug known as Trovan to children in Kano State, leading to deaths and permanent disability. Twenty-eight...
Defence Headquarters Reveals Real Reason For Civilian Deaths In Sokoto Air Strikes
THE Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has blamed what it described as a “secondary explosion” for the death of “about ten persons” following strikes in Sokoto.A...
No Fly List: NCAA, FAAN To Blacklist Unruly Passengers
NIGERIA Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) , have concluded plans to impose a “No Fly List”, on...
Niger Republic’s President Under Fire At Home Over Attack On Nigeria
NIGER Republic’s President Abdourahmane Tchiani is facing a backlash of criticism from his fellow countrymen following his recent allegation of a conspiracy by Nigeria...
Super Eagles B Face Ghana In Uyo Today Seeking First CHAN Ticket In Six...
IT'S been six years since Nigeria last qualified for the African Nations Championship tournament and a new array of home-based stars will hope to...
Iran Football Federation Summons Star Player After Hugging Female Fan
IRANIAN football’s ethics body has summoned a player after he hugged a female fan prior to a match in the domestic league, local media...
Israeli Soldiers Storm, Set Fire To Last Hospital In Northern
CORRESPONDENTS in Gaza said the “Israeli military burned the hospital and caused significant destruction to the vast majority” of Kamal Adwan’s wards after a...
Russia Is Responsible For Downed Azerbaijani Plane, US Insists
WHITE House spokesman John Kirby has said the US has seen "early indications" that Russia may have been responsible for the downing of the...
Infections, Malaria, Malnutrition Behind DR Congo Deaths – WHO
MALARIA and common respiratory infections, compounded by malnutrition, caused an hitherto unexplained spate of deaths in the southwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, the World...
At Least 69 Dead After Boat Sinks In Morocco Waters
AT least 69 people, including 25 Malians, have died after a boat bound for Spain from West Africa capsized off Morocco, Mali's authorities have...
APC National Chairman, Ganduje Condoles With Jigawa Governor Over Family Loss
THE National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has expressed deep sorrow and condolences to the Governor of Jigawa...
Domestic Airlines Cancel 190 Flights, Delay 5225 In Two Months, NCAA Reveals
THE Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has expressed concerns over high rate of flight delays and cancellations in recent times.Ag. Director-General Civil Aviation (DGCA),...
Don’t Drag Nigeria Into Your Fight With France, Ribadu Tells Tchiani
THE National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has described as baseless the fresh allegations raised by the Nigerien military leader, General Abdourahmane Tchiani.Tchiani had...
