Daily healthy diet in Nigeria costs N786 – NBS reports
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in a new statistics released yesterday, said an average…
FG outlines plans for ageing population healthcare
Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, has outlined plans to…
Ibadan explosion: Residents accuse a neighbour Malian as culprit
Some residents of the street where the Ibadan explosion had occurred have pointed accusing fingers…
NAFDAC says report on substandard paracetamol tablets, misleading, questionable
The Director General of National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola…
NCDC alerts States on cerebrospinal meningitis outbreak, issues health advisory
Nigeria Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (NCDC) has alerted state government and public health…
3-day sunshine, haziness to hit some States in Nigeria – NiMet forecasts
According to the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, there shall be sunshine and haziness from Monday…
Lagos Govt opens 4th overhead bridge to ease vehicular traffic
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who was in company with the Governor of Kwara State…
Impounded Motorcycles crushed for violating traffic law in Lagos
About 1,500 motorcycles popularly called ‘okada’ impounded during enforcement of the ban on their operation…
Nigeria among six nations with measles cases, deaths – Reports
A joint publication by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United States Centers for…
Nigerian girls to receive HPV vaccine against cervical cancer
Against virus that causes nearly all cases of cervical cancer, Nigeria has introduced the Human…
FG set to see more Nigerians covered by health insurance
The administration of president Bola Tinubu has ordered industrialisation of the health sector for value…
UNICEF to FG: Increase your funding against malnutrition
The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has again called on Nigerian government to increase funding…
Nigerian medical doctors now relocating to African countries, says Prof. Emem Bassey
Chairman of the Committee of Chief Medical Directors/Medical Directors of Federal Tertiary Hospitals, Prof. Emem…
Buhari unveils N21 billion Presidential Wing Medical Centre
“The hospital that is supposed to serve the First Family is serving like 35,000 people…
Hancock defends self after leaked covid-19 message
Like many countries, the U.K. had little capacity to test for coronavirus when the pandemic…
Nigeria leads in maternal death rate – Report
The estimation marks only a slight decrease from 309,000 in 2016 when the Sustainable Development…
Minister explains what hinders family planning programme
The Federal Ministry of Health also realised that the potentials of the private sector are…
People who contacted covid-19 have risk of developing diabetes – Study
The study, published Tuesday in JAMA Network Open, studied the medical records of more than…
Valentine’s Day: Know your HIV status- DG NACA
The valentine period is observed to witness a high rate of indiscriminate sexual activities and…
Anesthesiologist arrested over 35 meningitis deaths
The doctor, whose name was withheld, apparently carried his own morphine from one private hospital…