OGUN STATE TAKES BOLD STEP: PRIORITIZING SAFE ABORTION TO SAVE WOMEN’S LIVES
The Executive Secretary of the Ogun State Primary Healthcare Board, Dr. Elijah Ogunsola, has indicated that the state administration will spare no effort in executing...
TRUMP HEADS FOR ANOTHER HEALTH CHECK, INSISTS HE’S PERFECTLY FINE
Donald Trump heads for his second medical check-up this year on Friday, with the oldest elected president in US history, insisting that he is in...
OIL LEAK POLLUTES FARMLANDS, RIVERS IN BAYELSA COMMUNITIES
An oil spill from an 8-inch crude delivery pipeline at Oil Mining Lease 29 has polluted Nembe communities around the Santa Barbara River in Bayelsa....
NDLEA: WE’RE OPEN TO TALKS ON LEGALISING CANNABIS OIL
BY MUNIRAT BALOGUN The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it is open to discussing the legalisation of cannabis oil for its medicinal benefits....
SANWO-OLU EXPANDS SCOPE OF HEALTHCARE DELIVERY COVERING GENERALITY OF LAGOS RESIDENTS
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to achieving Universal Health Coverage, announcing the signing of an Executive Order making...
UPDATED: LASEPA, UNIDO, JAPAN INTENSIFY CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHOLERA IN LAGOS (PHOTOS)
By: Sefiu Ajape Train Informal Food, Water Vendors, Waste Workers on Outbreak Control The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), in partnership with the United...
NAFDAC GIVES NIGERIAN FOOD COMPANIES 18 MONTHS TO CUT TRANS FATS
By Sunmisola Shodayo The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has established an 18-month grace period, effectively permitting food manufacturers until early...
NAFDAC DESTROYS N15BN FAKE, EXPIRED DRUGS
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has annihilated unfit, inferior, counterfeit, and outdated products valued at N15 billion at the...
NIGERIA HEALTH SYSTEM IS PERFORMING AT 45% OF ITS CAPACITY – REPORT
The African Health Observatory Platform on Health Systems and Policies (AHOP) says Nigeria’s health system is performing at only 45 per cent, below the African...
LASSA FEVER: 895 CONFIRMED CASES, 166 DEATHS RECORDED SO FAR IN 2025 – NCDC
By Sunmisola Shodayo The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has disclosed 11 newly verified instances of Lassa fever in its most recent...