Health

15 hospitalised as diarrhoea outbreak affects 81 students at Kaduna school

The Kaduna State Ministry of Health confirmed on Friday, July 4, 2025, a diarrhoea outbreak affecting 81 students, with 15…

12 months ago

FG partners Sightsavers, Gates Foundation to eliminate NTDs in Nigeria

The Federal Government, in partnership with Sightsavers Nigeria and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has reaffirmed its commitment to…

12 months ago

NMA gives FG 21 days to withdraw salary adjustment circular

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government, demanding the immediate withdrawal of a…

12 months ago

Report: U.S. foreign aid cuts to cause 14m deaths

More than 14 million of the world's most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die because of…

12 months ago

16 Nigerian states lack clinical oncologists — NCS

The President and CEO of the Nigerian Cancer Society (NCS), Abidemi Omonisi, has revealed that 16 states across Nigeria do…

12 months ago

NLNG unveils medical laboratory in Bauchi hospital

The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited, on Thursday, June 26, 2025, commissioned a state-of-the-art modern laboratory complex at Abubakar…

12 months ago

Kaduna to distribute 4.5m treated nets to fight malaria

The Kaduna State Government has announced plans to distribute 4.5 million insecticide-treated mosquito nets to 1.8 million households across the…

12 months ago

Family to sue AKTH over mother’s death after alleged negligence

The family of Amina Muhammad, a young expectant mother, is set to sue Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) over alleged…

1 year ago

150,000 Nigerian children born with sickle cell gene annually — FG

Over 150,000 Nigerian children are born each year with the sickle cell gene, largely due to widespread ignorance and misdiagnosis,…

1 year ago

PCN shuts down 48 pharmacies, 395 patent shops in Taraba

The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has shut down 443 pharmaceutical premises across nine local government areas in Taraba State…

1 year ago

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