Tag: Healthcare

Ebola: Tinubu Approves ₦10b Emergency Fund
June 10, 2026 No Responses

Ebola: Tinubu Approves ₦10b Emergency Fund

President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness and Emerging Public Health Threats and ordered the immediate release of ₦10 billion as emergency intervention funding.The development was disclosed on Tuesday by...
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NDDC Donates Medical Equipment to Rivers Health Centre
June 8, 2026 No Responses

NDDC Donates Medical Equipment to Rivers Health Centre

Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has donated medical equipment to the Model Primary Health Care Centre, Orogbum Community, in Port Harcourt Local Government Area of Rivers State, as part of its efforts to strengthen healthcare infrastructure and impro...
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Ebola: FAAN, Lagos Step Up Surveillance
June 1, 2026 No Responses

Ebola: FAAN, Lagos Step Up Surveillance

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Lagos State Government health officials, and Port Health Services have reinforced measures to prevent the importation and spread of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) through the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, f...
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37 Dead, 3,000 Affected By Cholera Outbreak In Borno
May 31, 2026 No Responses

37 Dead, 3,000 Affected By Cholera Outbreak In Borno

THE Borno State Government has raised alarm over a cholera outbreak that has infected more than 3,000 people and claimed 37 lives across seven local government areas of the state within the month of May.Dr Saleh Abba-Kaza, Executive Secretary of...
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Anxiety As Ebola Death Toll Hits 65
May 16, 2026 No Responses

Anxiety As Ebola Death Toll Hits 65

Health authorities on Friday confirmed that about 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths have been recorded in an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)The suspected cases and 65 deaths were recorded mainly in Mongwalu and Rwampara, with...
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Lassa Fever Claims 135 Lives In Nigeria As Authorities Task States
March 28, 2026 No Responses

Lassa Fever Claims 135 Lives In Nigeria As Authorities Task States

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded 135 deaths from Lassa fever as of Epidemiological Week 10 of 2026, with the case fatality rate rising to 26.2 per cent, according to the latest situation report.The NCDC...
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First Lady Seeks Better Care For Elderly
March 8, 2026 No Responses

First Lady Seeks Better Care For Elderly

Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has called on Nigerians to show greater compassion and care for elderly people within their families and communities in order to help them live longer and healthier lives.She made the appeal on Saturday during the...
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Lassa Fever Claims 168 Lives In 21 States
October 5, 2025 No Responses

Lassa Fever Claims 168 Lives In 21 States

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed that Lassa fever has claimed 168 lives across 21 states in 2025.In its situation report for epidemiological week 38, the agency revealed a total of 4,543 suspected cases, of...
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Lassa Fever: Nigeria Records 162 Deaths
September 17, 2025 No Responses

Lassa Fever: Nigeria Records 162 Deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a rise in confirmed Lassa fever cases, with 162 deaths recorded across 21 states as of epidemiological week 35, spanning August 25–31.The NCDC via its official website on Tuesday...
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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 Rog...
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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 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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