OVER 16,000 ZERO-DOSE CHILDREN AMONG 32,000 CONFIRMED DIPHTHERIA CASES IN KANO
By Aishat Momoh. O. More than 16,000 children among over 32,000 confirmed diphtheria cases recorded in Kano State since 2022 had never received any vaccination...
DIPHTHERIA OUTBREAK: KATSINA TEACHING HOSPITAL RUNS OUT OF BED SPACE
By: Muftau Fatimo The ongoing diphtheria outbreak in Katsina State has put the Federal Teaching Hospital Katsina (FTH Katsina) under significant strain, as a surge...
MIDLIFE HEALTH: DAMES HUB, PARTNERS HOLD WELLNESS SEMINAR FOR MEN, WOMEN IN ILORIN (PHOTOS)
By ‘Sefiu Ajape Dames Hub Wellness Initiative, in collaboration with Chances and Opportunities Inc., Texas; the Catholic Diocese of Ilorin; ELBE PHARMA Nigeria Ltd.; and...
MOTHER LEARNT SON’S KIDNEY WAS ALLEGEDLY REMOVED THROUGH PHONE CALL
By: Balogun Ibrahim The mother of 22-year-old Samuel Ezekiel, who allegedly had one of his kidneys removed after being deceived by his friend, Emmanuel Ode,...
NARD RAISES ALARM OVER MANPOWER SHORTAGE AT LAUTECH TEACHING HOSPITAL
By; Sunmola Ganiyat Resident doctors at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, have raised concerns over the worsening shortage of...
OGUN GOVERNMENT URGES RESIDENTS TO PROTECT GRASSROOTS INFRASTRUCTURE
By:Tajudeen Aminat The Ogun State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ganiyu Hamzat, has urged residents to protect and maintain public infrastructure provided by...
LAGOS LAUNCHES BLOOD DONATION CAMPAIGN, TARGETS 10 LGAS
By; Sunmola Ganiyat The Lagos State Government has launched a statewide advocacy campaign to promote regular voluntary blood donation and improve the availability of safe...
SULE ORDERS ARREST, PROSECUTION OF HEALTH WORKERS OVER ALLEGED SALE OF HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT
By: Fasasi Hammad Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has ordered the arrest and prosecution of health workers accused of selling hospital equipment donated to a...
FRANKFURT AIRPORT WORKER DIES AFTER RARE MALARIA OUTBREAK
By; Sunmola Ganiyat A worker at Frankfurt Airport, Germany, has died from malaria following a rare outbreak that has infected six employees at the facility....
RUSSIAN CHESS OFFICIAL DIES AT 36 AFTER SUSPECTED MALARIA INFECTION IN NIGERIA
By; Sunmola Ganiyat Russian chess official, Sergei Indeikin, has died at the age of 36 after reportedly contracting a severe form of malaria following a...