IG APPOINTS FIRST FORCE MEDICAL SERVICES DIRECTOR
HOTJIST NEWS The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has sanctioned the appointment of Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Nkechi Eze, as the inaugural Director of the recently created Directorate of Force Medical...
NIGERIA COMMITTED TO ENDING TUBERCULOSIS BY 2030 – FIRST LADY
The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to ending Tuberculosis by 2030 through concrete actions, in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of...
RESIDENT DOCTORS URGE TINUBU TO INTERVENE, SAVE NIGERIA’S HEALTH SECTOR
BY MUNIRAT BALOGUN The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently intervene in the country’s struggling health...
EARLY SEX EDUCATION KEY TO FIGHTING TEEN PREGNANCY AND STDS — EXPERTS
Some educationists and other Nigerians have called for early and intensified sex education to promote healthy lifestyles, reduce risks, and empower adolescents to make informed...
FCTA PARTNERS RELIGIOUS LEADERS TO BOOST CHILD IMMUNISATION IN ABUJA
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has intensified efforts to improve child immunisation coverage across Abuja by engaging religious and community leaders to drive public...
AFRICA NEARS POLIO-FREE STATUS, SAYS WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has hailed Africa’s significant progress toward eradicating polio, declaring the continent “very close” to achieving polio-free status. In a message...
PHARMACY COUNCIL SEALS 498 MEDICINE PREMISES IN LAGOS OVER ILLEGAL OPERATIONS, CONTROLLED DRUG ABUSE
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 498 medicine premises across Lagos State for various regulatory violations, including operating unlicensed...
REPS MOVE TO EXPOSE DEADLY CHEMICALS IN FROZEN FOODS
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the alleged use of dangerous chemical substances in the preservation of frozen foods across Nigeria. The...
GLOBAL POLIO ERADICATION BUDGET CUT BY 30%, $1.7BN FUNDING GAP LOOMS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), a partnership that includes World Health Organization (WHO) and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will...
LASSA FEVER DEATH TOLL HITS 172 IN NIGERIA – NCDC
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed that the death toll from Lassa fever in Nigeria has...