CHOLERA OUTBREAK : 13 DEAD, 236 HOSPITALIZED IN NIGER
BY UTHMAN ALIYU A cholera epidemic in six local government regions in Niger State has allegedly resulted in 13 fatalities and necessitated the hospitalization of...
13 DEAD, 236 HOSPITALISED AS CHOLERA OUTBREAK HITS SIX LGAs IN NIGER
By Aishat Momoh. O. At least 13 people have died and 236 others hospitalised following a cholera outbreak across six local government areas in Niger...
C’RIVER CONSIDERS INCREASING DOCTORS RETIREMENT AGE TO 65
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River indicated that the state may reconsider the retirement age of its physicians from 60 to 65 years to comprehensively...
AFRICA TO BE HIT HARD AS UK FOREIGN AID CUTS REVEALED
The government has revealed details of its plans to cut foreign aid, with support for children's education and women's health in Africa facing the biggest...
ADEKUNLE GOLD DEBUNKS BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT RUMOURS
By: Muftau Fatimo Nigerian singer Adekunle Kosoko, widely known as Adekunle Gold, has denied online rumours regarding his health. The speculation began with a post...
FG SUSPENDS CONTROVERSIAL CIRCULAR ON DOCTORS’ ALLOWANCES AFTER BACKLASH FROM NMA, OTHERS
By: Sefiu Ajape The Federal Government has put on hold the implementation of a recent circular issued by the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission,...
DENGUE, ALONG WITH OTHER EPIDEMICS, POSES GREATER RISK TO NIGERIANS IF NOT REPORTED – NCDC DG
TEJIRI OGHENE The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Jide Idris, has stated that Nigerians face increased risk if cases...
NCDC WARNS OF MULTIPLE INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS ACROSS NIGERIA
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Federal Government has raised an alert over the rising spread of several infectious diseases across Nigeria, warning that immediate action...
SOUTH KOREA ENDS PRIVATE ADOPTION SYSTEM AFTER DAMNING REPORT ON RIGHTS ABUSES
By Aishat Momoh. O. South Korea is set to overhaul its decades-old adoption system on Saturday by officially ending the use of private adoption agencies...
WHITE HOUSE CONFIRMS TRUMP DIAGNOSED WITH BENIGN VEIN CONDITION AMID HEALTH SPECULATION
By Aishat Momoh. O. The White House has confirmed that U.S. President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with a benign but chronic vein condition, following...