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Unusual cough, fever stir panic in Lagos

October 18, 2025

Forty-two-year-old Lagos resident, Kabir Adeoye, has been battling persistent fever and related symptoms despite completing several rounds of treatment. Adeoye,...

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Updated: Governor Adeleke Mourns Passing Of Ex- Diplomat, Dr Christopher Kolade At 93

October 9, 2025

The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has described the passing of a former Nigerian High Commissioner to...

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Osun to extend free eye screening to private school teachers, pupils

October 8, 2025

The Osun State Government has announced it will soon begin free eye screening for pupils and teachers in private primary...

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Lassa fever death toll hits 168, cases rise to 906 — NCDC

October 3, 2025

The Lassa fever death toll in Nigeria has risen to 168, up from 166, according to the Nigeria Centre for...

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NAFDAC destroys N15bn fake, expired drugs in Oyo

October 3, 2025

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Thursday destroyed fake, expired, substandard, and falsified drugs and...

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One doctor attends to 9,083 Nigerians, NARD laments

October 2, 2025

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors on Wednesday decried the country’s poor doctor-to-patient ratio of 1:9,083, describing it as far...

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LAUTECH resident doctors suspend strike

October 1, 2025

The Association of Resident Doctors at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, has suspended its indefinite...

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Doctors give FG fresh ultimatum to meet demands

September 29, 2025

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has given the Federal Government a fresh 30-day ultimatum to address outstanding welfare and...

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Lagos LCDA Vice Chairman Dies After Two Months In Office

September 21, 2025

The Vice Chairman of Badagry West Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos State, Princess Oluremi Nutayi Ajose, has died two months...

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FCT doctors suspend strike, to resume next week

September 19, 2025

The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory Administration has announced the suspension of its indefinite strike, and...

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Resident doctors call off strike, gives FG 14-day ultimatum

September 14, 2025

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its five-day warning strike, giving the Federal Government two weeks to...

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NAFDAC warns against artificial fruit ripening with calcium carbide

September 12, 2025

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has cautioned fruit sellers in Billiri Local Government Area of...

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WHO launches vaccination drive following Ebola outbreak in Congo

September 12, 2025

A vaccination campaign is due to begin in the Congo at the weekend, in response to the Ebola outbreak in...

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BREAKING: Resident doctors begin five-day warning strike today

September 12, 2025

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has commenced a five-day warning strike today, following the expiration of its fresh ultimatum...

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FG sets December to decriminalise attempted suicide

September 11, 2025

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to decriminalising attempted suicide in Nigeria, setting December 2025 as the target date...

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Health Minister Collapses During Press Conference

September 10, 2025

There was panic on Tuesday, after Sweden’s newly appointed Health Minister, Elisabet Lann, collapsed during her first press conference. The video...

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Doctors to decide on nationwide strike today

September 10, 2025

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors will hold its National Executive Council meeting today (Wednesday) to determine its next line...

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After Medical Break, Peter Obi Resumes Public Activities

September 9, 2025

A former 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has returned to public engagements following a brief medical rest. The...

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BREAKING ‘No Fix, No Work’ – Abuja Resident Doctors Commence Seven-Day Warning Strike

September 8, 2025

The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory (ARD-FCT), has commenced a seven-day warning strike, demanding urgent reforms in the faltering...

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Peter Obi Announces Temporary Break From Public Activities

September 6, 2025

Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has announced a temporary break from public engagements for a few days after doctors...

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Fresh Ebola outbreak: FG tightens border control

September 6, 2025

The Federal Government stated that it had intensified monitoring and screening procedures at all points of entry in response to...

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16 States Have No Oncologist; Gombe, Maiduguri Share One

September 4, 2025

Sixteen states in Nigeria currently have no radiation or clinical oncologists, a development experts warned is worsening late presentation and...

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2000 Doctors Owned Salaries: NARD Insists On Strike

September 4, 2025

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors reiterated its resolve on Wednesday to embark on a nationwide strike on September 10...

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President Tinubu Orders Compulsory Health Insurance For Workers

September 3, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) to issue a service-wide circular to...

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Ex-SDP Governorship Candidate, Bamidele Akingboye, Dies in Lagos

September 3, 2025

The former governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the November 16, 2024, Ondo State gubernatorial election, Bamidele...

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Overwork: How RSUTH doctor slumped, died on duty

September 3, 2025

Nigerian doctors are mourning yet another avoidable tragedy. This time, the death of Dr. Oluwafemi Rotifa, a young resident doctor...

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Strike threat: Resident doctors give FG 10-day ultimatum

September 2, 2025

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors on Monday issued a 10-day ultimatum to the Federal Government and relevant agencies to...

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Drug Prices Soar Despite Tinubu’s Executive Order On Tariff Waivers

August 25, 2025

President Bola Tinubu’s executive order in June 2024, which abolished tariffs, excise duties, and Value Added Tax on pharmaceutical machinery...

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IGP Egbetokun Approves Upgrade Of Police Medical Services

August 20, 2025

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has approved the upgrade of the Police Medical Section to a full-fledged Directorate of...

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Tinubu Approves Reduction Of Kidney Dialysis Cost From ₦50,000 To ₦12,000

August 19, 2025

The Federal Government has slashed the cost of kidney dialysis in federal hospitals nationwide by 76 per cent, reducing the...

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