The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has said increasing the retirement age of health workers from 60 to 65 will address the problem of brain drain, popularly known as “Japa” in
Ogun State government has criminalised open urination and defecation as part of measures to put permanent stop to open defecation in the state. The State Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Ola
The Federal Government through the Ministry of Health on Thursday announces free Cesarean sections (CS) for all Nigerian women. The Ministry made this announcement during Day 2 of the Joint
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Wednesday at least 1,191 persons have been killed by diphtheria across the country in the last 17 months. The Incident Manager,
Controversial Nigerian crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, better known as Bobrisky, has reportedly fallen ill while in detention at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex, Alagbon, Lagos. After spending the night
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that 20 chairmanship aspirants in Kano State have tested positive for multiple drugs during screening for the upcoming local government elections.
A fresh cholera outbreak has left seven people in Kirikasamma Local Government Area and its environs dead. Several other residents from communities in the LGA have also been hospitalised due
Services at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, were paralysed on Monday following the strike by resident doctors of the institution. The strike is a call by the doctors
The Commandant of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kwara State, Hajia Fatima Abiola-Popoola, has proposed that universities should require newly admitted students to undergo mandatory drug tests as
We’rev S as saw In a resolute call to action, the Medical Guild of Lagos State has urged the government to pay the reviewed Consolidated Medical Salary Structure allowance (living
