Health

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised serious concerns over the escalating polio crisis in Kano State, warning that the region now has the highest number of unvaccinated children in Nigeria. During an orientation session for 44 Local Government Area (LGA) chairmen and district heads, UNICEF’s Kano Chief of…

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has revealed that Nigeria is experiencing a surge in medical tourism, with patients from the United States and other countries traveling to the country for high-quality and affordable kidney transplants. Speaking on Thursday during a courtesy visit by the Nigerian Association of Nephrology at the Presidential Villa…

Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) has sanctioned $1.07 billion for sweeping healthcare sector reforms under the Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE) programme. Addressing State House correspondents after Monday’s FEC meeting, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, revealed that the Federal Government…

The Ondo State Council of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has suspended its indefinite strike, which started on January 31. In a statement released on Monday in Akure, the association’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Lucky Aremu, attributed the decision to progress made in negotiations with the…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday raided a rice-repackaging factory in New Karu, Nasarawa, for allegedly counterfeiting popular brands. The enforcement operation, which confiscated numerous bags of rice from eight different facilities, was led by Mr Kenneth Azikiwe, the Director in charge of…

TikToker and content creator Elizabeth Amadou, widely recognized as Javis or Jadrolita, has thrilled fans with news of her recovery following a successful surgery to remove a mouth tumor. The popular streamer first raised concerns about her health during a TikTok live session, where she revealed an alarming swelling on…

In furtherance of its war against cancer, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), along with its partners – TotalEnergies Upstream Nigeria Limited, SAPETRO, CNOOC, and PRIME 130 – has inaugurated a cutting-edge mammography centre at the Federal University Teaching Hospital, Lafia, Nasarawa State. The centre, which is the…

In a heartfelt demonstration of solidarity and compassion, employees of Access Holdings PLC came together to donate 159 pints of blood as part of an initiative to commemorate Sickle Cell Awareness Month. The donation drive, which saw over 200 employees participate, was executed in partnership with the Lagos State Blood…

By Abiodun Folarin    The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with the Government of Rivers State, IHS Nigeria, and the Government of Canada, has announce the handover of a cutting-edge medical oxygen plant and oxygen delivery devices to the General Hospital in Eleme. UNICEF, in a statement on…

No fewer than eight deaths and 208 suspected cases related to a mysterious illness have been recorded in Sokoto State, an official disclosed. Dr Ibrahim Usman, Center Manger of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in Sokoto made this known in his presentation during an interactive session with officials of…