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National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has annihilated unfit, inferior, counterfeit, and outdated products valued at N15 billion at the...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...
NIGERIA AT 65: NIGERIANS HUNGRY FOR FOOD, NOT JUST STATISTICS – CAN
By Sunmisola Shodayo The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has cautioned that millions of citizens continue to contend with hunger, insecurity, and unemployment despite ongoing...
LAGOS INAUGURATES TASK FORCE ON IMMUNIZATION, URGES STAKEHOLDERS TO EMBRACE PROGRAMME
By Aishat Momoh. O. In a bid to prevent diseases among the children in Lagos State, the Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, has emphasised...
FIXING POVERTY, MALARIA IN NIGERIA’LL TAKE YEARS – GATES CEO
By Sunmisola Shodayo Mark Suzman, the Chief Executive Officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has remarked that tackling poverty and malaria in Nigeria...
EU ENVIRONMENT BOSS TESTS POSITIVE FOR ‘TOXIC’ FOREVER CHEMICALS
Agency Report The EU’s environment commissioner said on Monday she has tested positive for “toxic” forever chemicals after undergoing screening to raise awareness of the...
RESIDENT DOCTORS ISSUE 30-DAY ULTIMATUM TO FG OVER WELFARE DEMANDS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has given the Federal Government 30 days to meet a series of outstanding...
LSACA CEO URGES TRADITIONAL RULERS TO LEAD FIGHT AGAINST HIV IN COMMUNITIES
The Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA), Dr. Folakemi Animashaun, has urged traditional rulers across Lagos State to take a...
19 DIE FROM ALCOHOL POISONING IN RUSSIA
At least 19 people have died this month of suspected alcohol poisoning in Russia’s western Leningrad region, local officials said Friday. Incidents of mass deaths...