Health
FG to evoke ‘No Work, No Pay’ policy on striking doctors
The Federal Government says it will evoke the “No Work, No Pay” policy on members of the Nigerian Association of...
FG appoints Dangote, Otedola, Elumelu members of Malaria Council
The federal government has appointed President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote as the head of the Nigeria End Malaria...
Doctors begin seven days nationwide strike
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has commenced a nationwide 7-day warning strike from today (Monday), to protest the...
Bottle feeding contributes 14% of ear problems in infants — Expert
Dr Aisha Mohammed of the Peadiatric Department, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), has said research has shown that 14...
Nigeria to get 10 oncology, diagnostic centres
President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), a healthcare expansion programme, through which 120,000 frontline health...
Nigeria records 39 mpox cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says Nigeria has recorded a total of 39 confirmed cases of...
WHO declares mpox global public health emergency
For the second time in two years, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared mpox a global public health emergency....
Three firms sign MOU to produce anti-snake venom drugs in Nigeria
Three firms – AMA Medical Manufacturing Company, Echitab Study Group Nigeria and Micropharm Ltd., UK – on Tuesday signed an...
Tinubu approves policy to curb brain drain in medical sector
President Bola Tinubu has approved the National Policy on Health Workforce Migration. The policy will address the challenges facing Nigeria’s...
Gombe confirms diphtheria case, urges vaccination
The Gombe State Commissioner of Health, Dr Habu Dahiru, has announced that the state Public Health Emergency Operations Centre has...