•Diphtheria The Zamfara State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has extended the resumption date of all public and private schools in the state by two weeks following a health advisory on the prevailing diphtheria situation. It stated that the new resumption date is Monday, September 28, 2026, subject to confirmation with the appro...
For more than 150 kidney patients gathered under canopies in Enugu, and thousands of others across the country, the struggle goes beyond the pain of a failing organ. It is a daily battle to raise the money needed to stay alive. Recently, videos and pictures of some of the patients in Enugu surfaced on social […]
•Invited proprietors of private health training institutions in Jigawa State during a stakeholders engagement meeting in Dutse, yesterday The seven North-West states have vowed to shut down any private health training institution operating without full compliance with the requirements prescribed by law, in a fresh push to safeguard public hea...
•Lassa fever Director-general, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr Jide Idris, has identified Ondo, Bauchi, Taraba, Edo and Benue as the five high burden states for Lassa fever in the country, stressing that they account for 86 per cent of cases so far in 2026. He called on healthcare workers, state governments, [&hell...
•Diphtheria outbreak The Lagos State government says it has recorded 53 suspected cases of diphtheria in 2026, out of which six were laboratory -confirmed positive. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, disclosed this during a press conference on the state’s Diphtheria Preparedness and Response held at the Conference...
•Diphtheria outbreak The death toll from the outbreak of Diphtheria in Plateau State has risen to 27 while suspected cases have hit 303. The State Epidemiologist, Dr Maren Damulak , disclosed the figures while speaking with newsmen in Jos, the state capital today. This is just as the state government said it is making efforts […]
Nigeria’s pharmaceutical industry has recorded a 25 percent rise in local manufacturing, signalling a major shift from import dependence as contract manufacturing expands, new facilities emerge, and reliance on international drug supply chains declines. The development is emerging as one of the strongest signs yet of a changing pharmaceutical ...
•NAFDAC director-general, Mojisola Adeyeye, and alcohol in sachets  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has linked banditry in Nigeria to the indiscriminate consumption of alcohol. The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, stated th...
•Dr Esther Ibeye, a Physiotherapist A Physiotherapist, Dr. Esther Ibeye, has said poor compensation and heavy workloads have forced many of her colleagues to leave the country for better opportunities abroad. Ibeye made this known during an interview on Channels Television today. “I think this is even more like it is feeding back to the [&hell...
•NAFDAC director-general, Prof. Moji Adeyeye  The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Moji Adeyeye, has rejected calls for her resignation, saying she returned to Nigeria after decades in the United States to contribute to the country’s development and restore the agency’s image...
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