Kano Police arrest suspected drug dealer, recover 879 cannabis parcels
The Kano State Police Command has apprehended a suspected drug trafficker and recovered 879 parcels of suspected Cannabis Sativa during a raid in Dawakin...
Lagos seeks 40,000 doctors amid healthcare workforce crisis
The Lagos State Government has disclosed that the state requires about 40,000 medical doctors to sufficiently cater to the healthcare needs of its fast-growing...
Senate urges Nigeria to strengthen COVID-19 preparedness after Cross River case
The Senate has expressed concern over gaps in the nation’s public health emergency preparedness and response system.
This followed the confirmation of a COVID-19 case...
FG rolls out nationwide plan to curb tsetse-borne diseases
The Federal Government has stepped up measures to combat tsetse flies and the diseases they spread through a coordinated operation across the Federal Capital...
Ibom Air marks World Malaria Day with 50,000 drug doses donation
Ibom Air has announced the donation of 50,000 doses of anti-malaria medications to the State Ministry of Health to reduce the burden among children...
NAFDAC raises alarm on counterfeit Colgate products in Nigeria
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has cautioned the public over the spread of unregistered and suspected counterfeit Colgate toothpaste.
In...
Doctor dies after childbirth of triplets in Bayelsa
A medical doctor, Dr Ere Ogbachi, has passed away due to complications after delivering triplets in Bayelsa State.
Her death was confirmed in a Facebook...
Resident doctors declare nationwide strike over allowance dispute
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared an indefinite nationwide strike after the federal government moved to stop the implementation of the...
Woman who delivered five babies in Kano dies
Hafsat Yusuf, the woman who recently delivered quintuplets at Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital in Kano on Wednesday, has died.
Her husband, Salisu Nafiu, confirmed the...
Sokoto Gov’t records success as 1.4 million children receive polio vaccine
The Sokoto State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Faruk Umar Abubakar, has praised the outstanding success of the recent Type 2 Polio vaccination exercise, describing...
