National Biosafety Management Agency has called on the general public to exercise caution over the recent cholera outbreak in some states across Nigeria. Head, Information and Communications for NBMA, Mrs Gloria Ogbaki, in a...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has alerted on increasing cholera cases nationwide, with 30 deaths, 1,141 suspected cases, and 65 confirmed cases reported. Disclosing this in a public advisory, the...

The Federal Government has threatened to take legal actions against hospitals who decline to treat patients rushed for emergency treatment. The warning was delivered on Sunday at the “Unlock Grants Award” event in Abuja...

The Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN) holds its maiden public health lecture on Sunday, May 19, 2024 at the Professor Musa Abdul Civic Centre, University of Ibadan, Central Mosque. A statement signed...

The Oyo state council of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike if their demands are not met in 14 working days. The council in...

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Gas 360, Emmanuel Uwandu on Friday revealed that over 98,000 Nigerian women die annually from the use of firewood and charcoal. Uwandu added that about 21,000 women...

By Sanusi Abdullahi Oyelekan. A Professor of Hematology and Blood Transfusion at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos/Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Professor Alani Sulaimon Akanmu will on Wednesday 17th April, 2024 deliver an...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) has banned the sale of Dex Luxury bar soap due to the presence of Butyphenyl Methylpropional. According to a statement posted on NAFDAC’s official...

By Sanusi Abdullahi Oyelekan In a recent crackdown led by NAFDAC’s Investigation & Enforcement Directorate, the agency has intensified its operation against drug hawkers in the Apapa vicinity of Lagos State. This move is...