Year: 2024

Watch your medications, endocrinologist counsels people with diabetes

A professor of Medicine at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos,…

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Nigeria’s first paternity testing unveiled

 Powered by Next-Generation Sequencing OncoGenomics a Nigerian diagnostic company, on Friday, unveiled…

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Cubecover transforms insurance access in Nigeria with innovative tech-driven platform

In a move to simplify insurance access for millions of Nigerians, Cubecover,…

Juliet Umeh

Stakeholders underscore importance of research

BY Vivian Ihechu NAN   The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof.…

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WAAW 2024: CMUL researchers raise awareness on growing antibiotic resistance

As this year's World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW), is marked globally …

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Mpox vaccination begins today in seven states

The Mpox vaccination will commence today (Monday) in seven states in the…

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FG unveils plan to end open defecation by 2030

The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, revealed on…

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Doctor, 3 nurses die in same Oyo hospital within 72 hrs

Residents of Saki, in Saki West Local Government Area of Oyo State,…

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Geneva Learning Foundation, RBM Partnership in new collaboration to end malaria

Initiate ‘Teach to Reach’ partnership to engage community-based health workers The Geneva…

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Rivers Shuts Down 6 Medical Facilities

Rivers State Government, in a move to protect public health, has shut…

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NAFDAC warns Nigerians against use of recalled Nivea Roll-on deodorant

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has…

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About 8.6m Lagos residents hypertensive – Health Commissioner

... 10 million die yearly No fewer than 8.6 million residents of…

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Kebbi First Lady Unveils TB Treatment Centre in Argungu

Kebbi State's First Lady, Hajiya Zainab Nasare Nasir Idris, has commissioned a…

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Nigeria receives 846,000 doses of malaria vaccine

Nigeria has received 846,000 doses of a groundbreaking malaria vaccine aimed at…

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NIMR hosts Japanese experts to strengthen research efforts

The Nigeria Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), on Monday received a team…

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172 lives lost to Lassa fever in nine months -NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded 1,018 confirmed…

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2023: How devaluation of naira impacted Nestlé Nigeria Plc.

By Vivian Ihechu The devaluation of the Nigeria naira has had significant…

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Why food safety should be our concern in Nigeria

By Adebayo Solanke Lagos State has demonstrated excellence in good governance, infrastructure…

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Vice President Unveils Framework For Nationwide Nutrition Programme

Vice President Kashim Shettima has unveiled a comprehensive framework for a nationwide…

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NMA, others commend Plateau over drug production initiative

For venturing into drug production, the Plateau State government has earned the…

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NAFDAC expresses concern over prevalence of substandard drugs

The Director-General (DG) of the National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and…

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Nigeria to collaborate with UNICEF, USAID to combat lead poisoning

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has pledged Nigeria’s…

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Stakeholders seek media support towards successful polio campaign

As the Oyo State government steps up activities for its polio campaign,…

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Malaria to kill 300,000 more if critical funding not received 

Ahead of the Global Fund Replenishment next year, Heads of State and…

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Trapped by poverty, blinded by myths: The hidden drivers of Nigeria’s tuberculosis crisis

Despite relentless efforts to curb tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria, the disease continues…

Juliet Umeh