•Ebola outbreak The Lagos State government has launched a statewide Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) awareness campaign, codenamed “Operation Lagos BioShield”, in a major preventive move aimed at shielding residents from the deadly virus amid fresh outbreaks in parts of East and Central Africa. The initiative signals heightened vigilance by authoriti...
•Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State The Plateau State government has intensified efforts to contain a worsening cholera outbreak in Mangu Local Government Area after the number of suspected cases rose sharply to 53, with five deaths recorded across three affected wards. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Nicholas Ba’amlong, disclosed...
•Prof Kalesanwo Professor Olufemi Olukayode Kalesanwo of the Health Education Unit, Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Faculty of Education, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State has called for a nationwide shift from curative healthcare to preventive health education amid growing public health concerns over the threat of Ebo...
Nigerian pharmacists, under the aegis of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), have commended recent landmark judicial judgement reinforcing drug regulatory enforcement, describing the convictions of unregistered pharmacy operators in Ibadan and Calabar as a significant milestone in strengthening pharmacy jurisprudence and safeguarding ...
•Ebola outbreak President Bola Tinubu has approved the release of N10 billion as emergency funding to strengthen Nigeria’s preparedness against a possible Ebola outbreak, following renewed cases reported in parts of Africa. According to a statement signed by the president’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, today, the ...
•Participants at the 2026 World Food Safety Day The federal government today raised fresh concerns over the growing burden of foodborne diseases in Nigeria, revealing that unsafe food causes more than 53,000 deaths and nearly 50 million illnesses annually across the country. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, di...
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the federal government to start implementing a national framework for the protection of healthcare workers, following a growing wave of attacks on medical personnel across the country. NARD issued the ultimatum at a press briefing to end its Ordinary General M...
A social media user scrolling through Facebook encounters a sponsored post claiming to offer a “natural cure” for diabetes. On Instagram, another advertisement guarantees permanent relief from infertility within weeks. A TikTok video shows dramatic before-and-after images of a woman who allegedly lost significant weight after taking a herbal m...
•Ebola outbreak The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has classified the risk of importation of the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) into Nigeria as high, citing ongoing transmission in parts of East Africa, increased international travel, population movement, and porous borders. The assessment was disc...
•Umeh For eight years, Nancy Umeh and her husband waited. They hoped, tried, and prayed for a child. But what should have been a journey into parenthood became a cycle of heartbreak. Miscarriages followed hopeful moments. Medical consultations led to treatments. Treatments led to more questions. And after years of searching for answers, they a...
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