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FG pledges to pay doctors, health workers’ seven-month arrears by August ending

August 11, 2025

The Federal Government has assured medical doctors and other healthcare workers that their outstanding seven months’ salary arrears will be...

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Pension crisis: Police retirees reject FG’s healthcare incentives

August 7, 2025

Despite fresh directives from President Bola Tinubu aimed at improving their welfare, retired police officers under the Contributory Pension Scheme...

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Tinubu directs rollout of free healthcare for low-income retirees

August 6, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has directed the expedited rollout of the free healthcare access initiative for low-income retirees under the Contributory...

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NAFDAC Receives N20.5bn Fake Drugs From Customs

August 3, 2025

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Sunday disclosed it has taken delivery of 15 containers of...

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Oyo begins distribution of insecticide-treated mets to fight malaria

August 3, 2025

Oyo State Government has commenced mass distribution of over five million insecticide-treated nets across the 33 local government areas of...

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Nurses call off four-day-old strike

August 3, 2025

The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has suspended its seven-day nationwide warning strike. The decision to call off the...

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One woman dies every eight minutes during childbirth in Borno — UNICEF

July 31, 2025

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern over the alarming rate of maternal deaths in Borno State, disclosing...

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Why we join warning strike – Osun nurses

July 31, 2025

The Osun chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) says it joined the seven-day nationwide warning...

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Doctors to begin nationwide strike Thursday

July 21, 2025

As the 21-day ultimatum it issued to the Federal Government draws to a close on July 23, the Nigerian Medical...

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Babies made using three people’s DNA are born free of hereditary disease

July 17, 2025

Eight babies have been born in the UK using genetic material from three people to prevent devastating and often fatal...

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Banana — Benefits and health tips

July 16, 2025

In the hustle and bustle of our modern lives, where fast food reigns supreme and energy drinks flood the market,...

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Shettima Flies to London to Visit Ailing Buhari on Tinubu’s Orders

July 11, 2025

President Bola Tinubu earlier this week detailed Vice President Kashim Shettima to fly to London from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to...

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Customs Intercepts 40-foot Container Loaded With Donkey Genitals On Kaduna-Abuja Road

July 10, 2025

Operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have intercepted a 40-foot container loaded with donkey genitals along the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway, in what...

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Fear In Kano As Polluted Air Causes Viral Diseases

June 4, 2025

The Kano State Government has warned residents of poisonous air polluting many areas of the state capital, following the release...

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NAFDAC Rejects VDM’S #7m Traders ‘Extortion Claim

May 28, 2025

In a rejoinder on Tuesday, the agency described VDM’s comments as inciting and potentially in violation of the Cybercrime Act,...

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2.9 million Children in Nigeria suffer from malnutrition

May 20, 2025

Nigeria – The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that about 2.9 million children in Nigeria are...

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125 Children Die Per 1,000 Births in Bauchi — NDHS Report

May 20, 2025

Bauchi, Nigeria — The latest figures from the 2023/2024 National Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) reveal a troubling child mortality rate...

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Rivers Decries High Rate of Hypertension Cases

May 19, 2025

Rivers State – The Chief Medical Director of the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH), Prof Chizindu Alikor, has decried...

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Lassa Fever: NCDC Reports 138 Dead, 717 Cases in 18 States

May 14, 2025

Abuja, Nigeria— The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 717 cases of Lassa fever and 138...

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Misuse of Gloves Capable of Spreading Infection— NCDC

May 12, 2025

Abuja, Nigeria — The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has cautioned healthcare workers and institutions against the misuse...

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NCDC Urges Hand Hygiene Culture to Fight Infections

May 5, 2025

Abuja , Nigeria– The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reiterated the pivotal role of hand...

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FCTA Deploys 1,152 Immunisation Teams to Tackle Polio

May 4, 2025

Abuja, Nigeria — The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has deployed 1,152 teams across the 62 Wards of its six...

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NOA Urges Nigerians to Prioritise Liver Health

April 24, 2025

Nigerians – As part of its outreach to improving public health through education, the National Orientation Agency has urged Nigerians...

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How Nigeria is responding to Maternal and Child Health

April 7, 2025

Nigeria : Nigeria Marks World Health Day with Call to Action on Maternal and Child Health As Nigeria joins the...

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Protest Erupts at Ekiti Teaching Hospital Over Unpaid Wages

April 5, 2025

Ekiti – On Friday, staff members of the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) staged a protest at the hospital’s...

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Texas measles cases climb to almost 14% in 3 days

April 4, 2025

Texas – The Texas Health Department on Friday said that measles cases in the state increased from 422 to 481...

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Wike Okays Employment of 34 Resident Doctors

April 3, 2025

Abuja, Nigeria — The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has given the green light for the recruitment of...

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