Zamfara Approves 95% Salary Increase For Health Workers, New Pay Took Effect September 7
THE Zamfara State Government has approved a 95 per cent increase in the salaries of health workers across the state, with the new.
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‘She Was Sick, Ask Her Boyfriend’, Minister Umahi Breaks Silence On Nurse Habila’s Death As Kaduna LG Boss Mourns
MINISTER of Works, David Umahi, has broken his silence on the death of Nurse Mary Habila, making fresh revelations about the circumstances surrounding.
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Kaduna Issues Urgent Health Advisory Over Rising Diphtheria Cases
THE Kaduna State Ministry of Health has issued an urgent public health advisory following a recent increase in diphtheria cases across parts of.
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Zimbabwe Rejects ‘Lopsided’ US Health Aid Deal Over Data Concerns
ZIMBABWE has rejected a US health deal that would have provided $367m (£272m) in funding over five years because of Washington’s demand for.
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When Malawi Chose Patients Over Politics – By Hafsat Salisu Kabara
I RECENTLY read about developments in Malawi, where the government has moved decisively to stop public doctors from running private hospitals while neglecting.
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A Life Without Rice Or Bread: The Unusual Story Of Sammy Samaila, Living Entirely On Liquids
AT an age when most university students rush between lectures with plates of rice, bread rolls or snacks in hand, 21-year-old Sammy Samaila.
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N18.5tn Approved, N834bn Released: Funding Crisis Hits Health, Transport, Blue Economy Ministries
MINISTERS overseeing critical infrastructure and service-delivery agencies are grappling with a severe funding crisis after new figures revealed that less than N1tn was.
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Measles Claims 153 Lives In 11 Months As Nigeria Records Over 19,000 Cases
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported that at least 153 people have died from measles across the country.
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Why Nigeria Cannot Produce Vaccines – Minister
THE Minister of State for Health, Iziaq Salako, says Nigeria is not yet capable of producing vaccines locally. Salako spoke in an interview.
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Nationwide Indefinite Strike: 11,000 Resident Doctors Down Tools, 91 Hospitals Affected
NIGERIA’s health sector has been thrown into a fresh state of uncertainty as over 11,000 resident doctors under the Nigerian Association of Resident.
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Gombe Among Only Seven States In Nigeria With Over 80% Health Budget Implementation – Report
GOMBE State has been named among only seven states in Nigeria that implemented over 80 per cent of their 2024 health budget, according.
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Education, Healthcare, Agriculture Top Governor Yusuf’s Achievements As Kano Celebrates Nigeria @ 65
AS Nigeria marked its 65th Independence Anniversary, Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, rolled out his administration’s scorecard, highlighting what he described.
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Resident Doctors Begin Nationwide Warning Strike
THE National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has commenced a five-day warning strike on Friday, 12 September 2025, despite assurances by the Federal.
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Diphtheria Outbreak Claims 10 Children In Niger State
AT least 10 children have lost their lives in Niger State following a fresh outbreak of diphtheria in the Agaie and Bida local.
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West African Leaders Call For African-Led Solutions To Lassa Fever
WEST African leaders and health experts have called for stronger regional co-operation and African-led solutions to tackle Lassa fever and other emerging infectious.
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Meningitis: Sokoto Records 300 Confirmed Cases
THE Sokoto State government has confirmed 300 cases of meningitis recorded in some local government areas of the state. The Commissioner of Health,.
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Over 16,000 Doctors Left Nigeria In Five Years, Health Minister
ALI Pate, the coordinating minister of health and social welfare, says over 16,000 Nigerian doctors have left the country in the last five.
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Nigeria Missing From WHO Vaccine Approval List Over Lack Of Infrastructure
NIGERIA is missing from the list of countries on track to secure the World Health Organisation (WHO) vaccine approval due to low capacity.
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Trump’s US Aid Suspension: Nigeria Loses $1bn In Health, Other Funding Yearly
THOUGH the two countries are 11,472 km apart, the United States’ foreign assistance policy has traditionally raked in significant aid to Nigeria, with.
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FG Defends Leaders’ Overseas Medical Trips, Says, ‘You Cannot Constrain People’
THE Federal Government has defended foreign medical trips by political leaders, arguing that people are free to seek treatment in any part of.