CHOLERA HITS OGUN COMMUNITIES, KILLS 25
No fewer than 25 persons were feared dead following an outbreak of cholera in some communities in Magboro area of Obafemi/Owode Local Government of Ogun State. […]
Health
Buhari regime to build toilets to stop FCT cholera outbreak
President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime says it will soon begin building toilets with boreholes and solar-powered pumps to curb the FCT cholera outbreak. On Monday, the […]
Buhari Appoints Adetifa New NCDC DG after Ihekweazu’s Exit
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa as the new Director General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). This […]
Osinbajo chairs Health Sector Reform Committee
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday names Vice President Osinbajo as the chairman of the Health Sector Reform Committee even as he approved the appointment of Dr […]
OGUN MOVES TO CURTAIL OUTBREAK OF GASTROENTERITIS
Ogun State has recorded the outbreak of gastroenteritis in Magboro, Ofada Ward of Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state. The disease, which is […]
Nigeria’s health sector faces total shutdown as JOHESU issues 15-day ultimatum
The current challenges in the Nigeria public hospitals could further be compounded as the joint health sector workers union has issued a 15-under day ultimatum […]
NCDC boss Chikwe Ihekweazu appointed WHO assistant director-general
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Director-General, Chikwe Ihekweazu, has been appointed as the World Health Organisation’s assistant director-general of Health Emergency Intelligence. This was […]
2.9 million out of 200 million Nigerians fully vaccinated against COVID-19: NPHCDA
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has disclosed that 2,897,201 eligible persons had taken the jab across the 36 states and the Federal […]
COURT RESTRAINS GOV OBASEKI FROM ENFORCING COMPULSORY COVID-19 VACCINE DIRECTIVE IN EDO
A Federal High Court has granted an order restraining Edo state Governor, Godwin Obaseki from enforcing a directive that all residents who have not taken COVID-19 […]
Lagos, NAFDAC shut toxic chemical plant, arrest four
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control have sealed off a chemical plant in the Ikorodu […]