Month: April 2019

Poisonous ‘Ponmo’: Lagos arrest 3

Warns  against purchase of foods from doubtful sources  Lagos State government said…

Juliet Umeh

NAIP urges FG to build pharmaceutical production plants  

Commences Annual Conference tomorrow Towards its effort to ensure a strategic re-positioning…

Juliet Umeh

World Malaria Day: World leaders renew commitments

As the World Malaria Day is marked globally today, world leaders from…

Sam EFERARO

Buhari Unveils Refurbished 170-bed ‘Ayinke House’

President, Muhammadu Buhari today unveiled the rehabilitated and upgraded Institute of Maternal…

Juliet Umeh

NAFDAC raises alert over fake anti-hypertension drug

ABUJA –  The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control has alerted…

Sam EFERARO

Malawi  launches  world’s first malaria vaccine

The World Health organisation has commended Malawi for launching the world's first …

Sam EFERARO

Europe, Africa partner to develop next-generation antimalarial  drug\

Trials to be conducted in Burkina Faso, Gabon, Mali and Niger BAMAKO,…

Sam EFERARO

Measles  cases  up 300 percent in 2019, WHO says

UNICEF expresses concern More than 112,000 cases of measles  already reporter this…

Sam EFERARO

Asset declaration: NAICOM chief adamant, as two others appear before CCB

Two chief executive officers of National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) on Tuesday appeared…

Marcus Fatunmole

Nigeria gears up for VivaTech 2019

Sanofi connects African startups with new digital solutions to  healthcare Nigerian emerges…

Sam EFERARO

Non-declaration of assets: NAICOM chiefs shun CCB invitation

Three chief executives of National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) were on Thursday April…

Marcus Fatunmole

Lagos restates resolve to partner private sector for improved health care delivery

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode The Lagos State government has restated its resolve to…

Juliet Umeh

Chevron companies, others, donate education, health facilities to schools and hospital

Two Chevron companies, Texaco Nigeria Outer shelf Limited (TNOS) and Star Deepwater…

Sam EFERARO

Nigeria declares State of Emergency on maternal, child death

To probe causes of all maternal deaths   ABUJA - The Nigerian…

Marcus Fatunmole

HCPAN tasks government to resolve NHIS crisis to achieve UHC

calls for mandatory health insurance to all Nigerians         …

Juliet Umeh

Lagos plans for World Health Day

• To hold sensitization walk, health summit, medical screening and community clean…

Juliet Umeh

State House Medical Centre only for President, Vice, Villa officials – Presidency

The Permanent Secretary, State House, Jalal Arabi, has revealed that President Muhammadu…

Marcus Fatunmole