Health

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has shifted its decision on the ultimatum it issued to the Federal Government by two weeks. The association said it shifted its decision to give room for intervention by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Labour and Employment. This was the decision …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, said eradicating malaria and its ancillary effects would save the country from the estimated economic burden of the disease totaling about N687bn in 2022 and N2trn by 2030. President Buhari made the projection at the State House, Abuja, shortly after inaugurating Nigeria End Malaria Council …

The World Health Organisation has said that 160 million Nigerians are at risk of yellow fever.The WHO said with Nigeria’s population of about 200 million, the figure makes up around 25 percent of all the people at risk in Africa. Yellow fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted by …

About 50 children are feared dead following a measles outbreak in Kugbo Clan of Abua/Odual Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was learnt that the disease first reported in Amurouttoru-Kugbo Community has now spread to Emago-Kugbo and Akani-Kugbo communities leading to the death of several children in the three …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 157 cases of monkeypox across 26 states in the country. The NCDC disclosed this in its latest monkeypox situation report for week 30. Monkeypox is a rare viral zoonotic infectious disease transmitted from animals to humans that occur sporadically, primarily in remote …

Nigerian senator, Ike Ekweremadu has been denied bail in the United Kingdom over an alleged plot with his wife to traffic a 21 year old homeless man to the United Kingdom to harvest his kidney for their daughter suffering from kidney failure. The senator’s wife, Beatrice Ekweremadu, was however granted …

U.S. President Joe Biden prepares to sign a series of executive orders at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office just hours after his inauguration on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. Biden became the 46th president of the United States earlier today during the ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. …

No fewer that 20 women have died in pregnancy- related complications in Anambra State from January to June this year. As a consequence, a consultant community physician of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, Anambra State, Dr Chinomnso Nnebu,has advised women to stop patronising prayer houses for antenatal …

Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has undergone a successful leg operation, according to a statement issued on Saturday evening by his spokesman, Laolu Akande. Osinbajo was admitted into Duchess International Hospital, Ikeja, for a minor leg operation to treat recurrent pain caused by a fracture in his leg, an earlier …

The number of Lassa fever infections since the beginning of the year is 829, with 160 deaths, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The latest situation report released for week 26 by the NCDC also showed that there are 5,510 suspected cases of the infection across 98 Local …