President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the National Health Fellows Programme, which will engage young Nigerian fellows across all 774 local government areas in the country. The approvement was made by Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement released on Monday. Ngelale stated that the … Read more
The National Association of Resident Doctors has announced that the suspension of its strike action will take effect from Monday, June 22 , 2020. The organisation said the decision was taken in order to give the government more time to fulfill it’s outstanding demands. Tanker Explosion Leaves Travelers Stranded Along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway This decision is … Read more
Ogun State Government has arrested 124 persons for defecating in public which is against the state environmental and health laws. The suspects were arrested in different locations by the task force agents. 82 of them were from Mowe-Ibafo, in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area. Ola Oresanya, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Environment … Read more
Court Orders Resident Doctors to Suspend Strike The National Industrial Court in Abuja has ordered the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to suspend its nationwide strike. The order was contained in a judgement passed by Justice John Targema, after the federal government filed a lawsuit against the association. The government had asked the court … Read more
The National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria has commenced on a nationwide strike indefinitely starting from today, Monday June 15. This is even as the 14-day ultimatum issued by the NARD to the government expired on Sunday. The strike action was announced by the union’s President, Dr Aliyu Sokomba, while he addressed a press … Read more
Stress Overview Growing up, I had a hard time juggling multiple tasks because I get easily stressed up and when I try to force myself to continue, it doesn’t tell well on me as I become so dull and unhappy, worst case scenario I fall sick. At this point, my parents felt I was just … Read more
British-Nigerian singer and songwriter, Azeez Adeshina Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, has taken to social media to state his reason for smoking. In a post shared via his verified Twitter handle on Tuesday, June 14, the singer stated that he smokes to get fit ”I smoke to get fit”, he tweeted. See his post … Read more
The Akwa Ibom State Government has closed down a minimum of 12 ‘fake’ medical laboratories operating in the state without appropriate licences. The laboratories were also adjudged to being devoid of standard practices. The shutdown of the laboratories was conducted by the Ministry of Health, led by the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Augustine Umoh. Some … Read more
An artificial cornea developed by an Israeli company has been successfully implanted in the eye of a blind man who lost his sight a decade ago. According to a release by CorNeat Vision, the 78-year-old patient regained his vision after the CorNeat KPro device was implanted into the eye. The company said the implant replaces … Read more
In the first four weeks of 2022, 40 people died from Lassa fever in 43 Local Government Areas across 14 States, out of a total of 211 people who were confirmed infected during the period. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, revealed this in its latest Lassa fever Situation Report on 30 January, 2022, there … Read more
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Wednesday, raided a hotel and arrested about 200 youths for organising a cannabis party in Asokoro, Abuja. According to the NDLEA, the party was organised by three young ladies on Wednesday night. Femi Babafemi, spokesperson for the NDLEA, in a statement on Thursday, revealed that about … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Sunday said 66 suspected cases of monkeypox had been reported in Nigeria. According to World Health Organization the disease is endemic to West and Central African countries. However some cases have been recorded in other parts of the world such as the United States of America, the United … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed two cases of first of the Omicron variant in the country. The announcement formed part of a press statement released by the centre NCDC and signed by the Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa. Dr. Adetifa on Wednesday morning said the two cases were discovered through genomic sequencing, linking … Read more
The Governor of Lagos state, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday tested positive for the dreaded Coronavirus. The Governor’s COVID-19 status was disclosed by the Lagos state health commissioner, Dr Akin Abayomi. Recall that the Governor had gone into self-isolation on Friday following a reported contact with persons who tested positive the lethal virus. NDDC: Buhari … Read more
A newborn twin was on Wednesday, stolen from the maternity ward at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi. The father of the twins, Ibrahim Dallami Khalid, who spoke to newsmen, after the incident said the baby was stolen by a woman posing as an official of the hospital. According to Mr Khalid, the … Read more
The researchers of Qatar University have recently found that shisha smoking or water pipe smoking, increases the risk of heart disease in adults. Shisha, also known as hookah, is a kind of water pipe used for smoking flavored tobacco. It originated in the Middle East and has become a social activity across the region. The … Read more