The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has embarked on strike. Speaking on Wednesday at NAFDAC office in Lagos, Auwalu Yusuf Kiyawa, state chairman of the union, said the strike begins with immediate effect. Kiyawa said the union will not […]
Not less than 100 people mostly children under 11 years have lost their lives to an outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) in Jigawa state. Report from the state indicated that there was an outbreak of the disease in the state some times last month cases of which have worsen at Nigeria/Niger boarder local government […]
There was jubilation on Tuesday when ace comic act John Okafor aka Mr Ibu was discharged from the hospital. Mr Ibu was hospitalised over suspected poisoning with the actor raising the alarm that some unscrupulous elements were using his illness to scam Nigerians. In a new video on Tuesday, Mr Ibu said he was […]
Prince Chinedu Nwadike, popular Igbo gospel artiste has been reported dead. Nwadike who has been battling with kidney failure for some time now lost the battle against blood cancer and died in Abuja hospital today. Before his demise, efforts are on ground to fly him to India for advanced treatment. He hailed from Orlu […]
Nollywood’s actor best known for his comic roles, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, said if he wanted to die, he would let the public know. The movie star who has been bedridden for an undisclosed illness said this via a video posted on social media. He had recently been rumoured to have […]
The Federal Government on Tuesday rejected a bill of the House of Representatives seeking free healthcare services for children in the country. The government also rejected four other bills. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, at a public hearing in Abuja by the House Committee on Healthcare Services, said with the current realities of […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has been notified about the recall of five brands of male s3x enhancement pills sold on Amazon. The public alert with No. 010/2022, signed by the agency’s Director-General, Prof. Moji Adeyeye on Monday, stated that the recall was as a result […]
Barack Obama has tested positive for a mild case of Covid-19, the former US president said on his Twitter account Sunday. “I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple of days, but am feeling fine otherwise,” Obama tweeted, adding that his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, has so far tested negative. “Michelle and […]
The government of Imo State has approved the immediate release and disbursement of N1 billion for the rehabilitation of health centres in the 305 electoral wards across the state as part of Governor Hope Uzodimma’s agenda on primary health care. Also approved is the proposal of the Governor to immediately construct 135 kilometers of […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja launched a N62 billion trust fund to help Nigeria end AIDS as a public health threat and place more people living with HIV on treatment annually. Speaking at the launch of the HIV Trust Fund of Nigeria (HTFN), the President pledged that his administration would continue to […]
