Zamfara Commissioner of Health, Dr Nafisa Muhammad Maradun, held meeting with 14 local government council chairmen on health care delivery leadership challenge, appreciating their support in supplying monthly drugs in their areas.... Read more »
The Nigeria Union of Allied Health Professionals has lamented the delay in implementing the Consolidated Health Salary Structure adjustment for members of the union and other healthcare workers the salary structure. NUAHP... Read more »
The United States’ measles outbreak has surpassed 1,000 confirmed cases with three deaths so far, state and local data showed Friday, marking a stark resurgence of a vaccine-preventable disease that the nation... Read more »
A total of 3,182,157 insecticide-treated mosquito nets are expected to be distributed across Delta State in 2025 as part of efforts to eradicate malaria in Nigeria. This was disclosed in Asaba on... Read more »
Kwara state government, on Tuesday, cried out over inadequate number of medical doctors in the state’s health facilities because of brain drain, popularly, called, ‘Japa’ syndrome, that is mostly affecting the country’s... Read more »
To protect children from developing chronic non-infectious diseases, such as asthma, pneumonia and other allergic conditions, chest doctors have urged parents to keep them away from firewood flames. The experts noted that... Read more »
In a major step toward eradicating polio, the Sokoto State Government has launched an intensive vaccination campaign aiming to immunise more than one million children under the age of five. The four-day... Read more »
Medical experts and government officials have raised concerns over the growing burden of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and obesity in Nigeria, calling for increased investment and public health interventions. Speaking at... Read more »
The Lagos State Government has disclosed that no fewer than 135,224 residents are currently living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), highlighting the persistent public health challenge in Nigeria’s most populous state.... Read more »
The Lagos State Government has expressed concern over a significant deficit in healthcare personnel, disclosing that the state requires an additional 66,000 medical professionals—33,000 doctors and 33,000 nurses—to adequately cater to the... Read more »
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a sharp rise in Lassa fever cases, with 127 deaths confirmed across 18 states as of April 6, 2025. According to... Read more »
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has listed 1,277 persons for follow-up over the possibility of being infected with Lassa fever. This follows the centre recording 659 confirmed cases out... Read more »
Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has disclosed that the reasons behind his administration’s deliberate commitment of huge resources to the training of students studying nursing and midwifery in the state was... Read more »
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Foundation in collaboration with the Bayelsa State government, on Monday, kicked off a free Cataract screening and extraction programme, targeting about 1,000 beneficiaries in Bayelsa State.... Read more »
The Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has donated two mini-buses, two motorcycles, and 25 wheelchairs to the Therapy Centre for Children with Disabilities in Ado Ekiti. A statement in Ado Ekiti on... Read more »
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has provided the Bauchi State government more than 2.5 million doses of Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) to boost the upcoming statewide vaccination campaign targeting children under... Read more »
Pope Francis is showing “slight improvements” as he recovers from life-threatening pneumonia, the Vatican said Friday, hinting that the 88-year-old pontiff could appear this weekend for the Angelus prayer. The head of... Read more »
Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Aliyu has revealed that over 60 per cent of corruption cases investigated by the Commission at the local... Read more »
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has approved the employment of 34 Resident Doctors for Residency Training for a fixed period of seven years. The 34 medical doctors were the... Read more »
In commemoration of National Police Day, the Nasarawa State Police Command has initiated a series of community-centric programs designed to bolster police-community relations. These initiatives include a free medical outreach and a... Read more »