KANO ASSEMBLY RAISES ALARM OVER DIPHTHERIA OUTBREAK, 50 CHILDREN REPORTED DEAD
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Kano State House of Assembly has urged Governor Abba Yusuf to take immediate action to contain a diphtheria outbreak in Rano...
WOMEN’S HEALTH INVESTMENT KEY TO $1TN ECONOMIC TARGET – FG
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Federal Government has emphasised that investing in women’s health is essential to achieving Nigeria’s ambition of becoming a $1tn economy, stressing...
NIGERIA REPORTS 45,000 NEW HIV CASES IN 2025 AMID PREVENTION PUSH
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) highlighted the 2025 figures, especially among young people, while noting over 98 percent of Nigerians are...
EXPERT CAUTIONS AGAINST PALM, VEGETABLE OIL AS SEXUAL LUBRICANTS
By; Aina Daniel A Senior Manager for Prevention Programmes at the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Taofeek Adeleye, has advised Nigerians against using palm oil, vegetable oil...
MAD COW DISEASE CONFIRMED IN COW ON UK FARM
By; Sunmola Ganiyat A case of classical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, commonly known as mad cow disease, has been confirmed in a cow on a farm...
FG, IFAD EMPOWER KOGI FARMERS, PWDs WITH AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT, START-UP TOOLS
By; Sunmola Ganiyat The Federal Government, in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has distributed agricultural equipment to farmers and provided start-up...
PLATEAU STEPS UP CHOLERA RESPONSE AS CASES RISE TO 537, DEATHS HIT 17
By 'Sefiu Ajape The Plateau State Government says it is implementing a range of interventions to contain the cholera outbreak in the state as the...
FG STRENGTHENS HEPATITIS CONTROL TO CURB LIVER CANCER
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Federal Government has intensified efforts to prevent and detect liver cancer early by strengthening the prevention and control of hepatitis...
PATIENTS, HEALTH WORKERS LAMENT DEPLORABLE STATE OF EBONYI HEALTH CENTER
HOTJIST NEWS Patients and healthcare workers have expressed concern about the poor state of the Umuebe/Amaovo Primary Health Centre in Amovu Community, Ohaukwu Local Government...
BAUCHI GOVT DECLARES CHOLERA OUTBREAK, RECORDS 16 DEATHS
By 'Sefiu Ajape The Bauchi State Government has officially declared a cholera outbreak following a rise in cases of Acute Watery Diarrhoea and laboratory confirmation...