Category: Health

Anxiety Over New Ebola Outbreak
September 5, 2025 No Responses

Anxiety Over New Ebola Outbreak

THE government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Thursday declared a new outbreak of Ebola in the central province of Kasai, the country’s 16th since 1976.The development is generating anxiety within and outside the country.Health Minister Roger...
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Tinubu Directs Mandatory Health Insurance Implementations Across MDAs
September 3, 2025 11 Responses

Tinubu Directs Mandatory Health Insurance Implementations Across MDAs

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) to issue a service-wide circular to all Ministries, Extra-Ministerial Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) on the implementation of mandatory health insurance in line with t...
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Oborevwori Pledges Support For Federal Medical Varsity, Kwale
September 3, 2025 No Responses

Oborevwori Pledges Support For Federal Medical Varsity, Kwale

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has affirmed his administration’s commitment to the successful take-off of the Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences, Kwale.Speaking on Tuesday at Government House, Asaba, when he received the Go...
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Redeemer’s University Inducts 82 Nurses
August 2, 2025 No Responses

Redeemer’s University Inducts 82 Nurses

Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State, on Thursday, 31st July, inducted 82 students into the nursing profession.Speaking during the induction, awards, and oath-taking ceremony held at the university’s premises, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Shadrach Olufemi ...
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Lassa Fever Claims 152 Lives In Ondo, Bauchi, Edo, Others
July 30, 2025 No Responses

Lassa Fever Claims 152 Lives In Ondo, Bauchi, Edo, Others

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has disclosed that 152 people have died from Lassa fever this year.  In its latest situation report, the NCDC confirmed that the number of new cases recorded in week 28 remained...
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Lagos Doctors Begin Strike
July 29, 2025 No Responses

Lagos Doctors Begin Strike

Citing  alleged deduction from their salaries, medical doctors under Lagos State Government have announced a three-day warning strike from Monday. At the Guild of Medical Doctors press briefing held at their secretariat in Lagos, Japhet Olugbogi, cha...
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Nigeria Issues Alert On Dengue Fever, Cholera, Mpox, Diphtheria Outbreaks
July 19, 2025 No Responses

Nigeria Issues Alert On Dengue Fever, Cholera, Mpox, Diphtheria Outbreaks

The Nigerian Government has issued an alert warning Nigerians of the outbreak of infectious diseases across the country. Issuing the warning on Friday via its website, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) confirmed the widespread outbre...
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Edo Confirms Dengue Fever Outbreak
July 6, 2025 No Responses

Edo Confirms Dengue Fever Outbreak

Edo State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Cyril Oshiomhole, has declared a dengue fever outbreak in the state. “We have confirmed 86 cases of dengue fever across several local government areas. While the number of deaths is still under verification, the...
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Customs Flags Off 2025 Medical Corps Retreat
May 28, 2025 No Responses

Customs Flags Off 2025 Medical Corps Retreat

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced its 2025 Annual Medical Corps Retreat in Osogbo, the Osun State capital.The retreat, which began on Monday is expected to span five days and is aimed at strengthening the capacity of the medical...
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Lagos Inaugurates Accident, Emergency Centre
May 10, 2025 No Responses

Lagos Inaugurates Accident, Emergency Centre

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, inaugurated Accident and Emergency Centre in Epe.The purpose-designed trauma management facility, situated in the Federal Medical Centre, Epe (formerly Epe General Hospital), in an intervention initiated by ...
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Edo Flags Off Polio Vaccination
May 4, 2025 No Responses

Edo Flags Off Polio Vaccination

The Edo State Ministry of Health has commenced Polio Vaccination Campaign for Children across all Local Government Areas in the state.  Speaking during the official flag-off ceremony, Commissioner for Health, Dr. Cyril Adams Oshiomhole emphasized the critical...
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Commissioner: Over 135,000 People Living With HIV In Lagos
April 24, 2025 No Responses

Commissioner: Over 135,000 People Living With HIV In Lagos

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has revealed that over 135,000 residents in the state are currently living with HIV, even as the government steps up efforts to improve healthcare delivery and reduce disease prevalence. He discl...
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FCT Declares Free Health Insurance, Caesarean Section For Pregnant Women
April 8, 2025 No Responses

FCT Declares Free Health Insurance, Caesarean Section For Pregnant Women

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) administration has declared a free health insurance scheme and caesarean section for all pregnant women living in the area.  The FCTA’s Mandate Secretary for Health, Adedolapo Fasewa, disclosed this on Monday while co...
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Anxiety Over Meningitis Outbreak In Nigeria
March 30, 2025 No Responses

Anxiety Over Meningitis Outbreak In Nigeria

Since early March, meningitis has been spreading rapidly throughout several states across Northwest Nigeria, mainly in Kebbi and Sokoto States, an international non-governmental organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors Without Borders, h...
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