By Abiodun Sanusi The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Haruna Garba, has revealed that hospitals in the nation’s capital city and across the
Category: Health
NCDC confirms 1,068 Lassa fever cases, 181 deaths
By Lara Adejoro The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said it recorded 1,068 Lassa fever cases across 112 Local Government Areas in 28 states.
I lost my grandchild to medical neglect in govt hospital — Akpabio
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has revealed that he lost his first grandchild to medical negligence at a federal hospital in 2019. Akpabio made this known
Diphtheria: Kano govt activates contact tracing as over 100 hospitalized
…2,000 others discharged By Bashir Bello, Kano The Kano State government says it has activated contact tracing teams to trace patients affected by the diphtheria
FCTA bursts illicit drugs colony at Asokoro
LAWRENCE BAJAH The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), via its joint city enforcement team over the weekend, burst an illicit drugs colony, the enforcement team also
Carbide-ripened fruits dangerous to heart, kidney, NAFDAC warns
The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof Mojisola Adeyeye has warned Nigerians that the consumption of fruits
Woman gives birth aboard Lagos to Amsterdam flight
A pregnant woman on a KLM flight headed for Amsterdam has given birth after unexpectedly going into labour, forcing the airplane to have an emergency
FMOH to investigate multiple appointments of MDs for hospitals through committee
By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE immediate past Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has come under fire for appointing Acting Medical Directors for
Nigeria records 12,000 new cases of obstetrics fistula annually – Surgeon
Agency Report A consultant obstetrician and surgeon at the Aishah Buhari Mother and Child Hospital, Eiyekonrin, Kwara State, Dr Shukura Okesina, has submitted that Nigeria
Prepare for next pandemic, WHO tells countries
By Lara Adejoro The Director General of the World Health Organisation, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus has urged countries to be prepared for the next pandemic. Dr Ghebreyesus
