The Kano State Private Health Institution Management Agency has closed down four medicine patent facilities in the Rogo Local Government Area for conducting illegal operations and not complying with the law of the Agency. The Director General of PHIMA, Prof. Salisu Tofa, who led the team of inspectors to the facilities on Friday, said the…
The Borno State Government has confirmed 17 cases of cholera in the state and vaccinated 287,708 people against the disease. Declaring the cholera outbreak in Maiduguri on Friday, the state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Baba Gana, said no has been recorded in the state so far. “We have 451 suspected cases discovered in Maiduguri, Jere,…
*Hails Hamas, Hezbollah “If we needed to do that again, we would do it again in the future,” Khamenei told supporters. The Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei defends strikes on Israel in rare public speech Hear him, Iran’s missile strikes on Israel were “correct, logical, and lawful”, Khamenei told a vast crowd which had gathered…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported a slight decline in the Cost of a Healthy Diet (CoHD) in Nigeria. The CoHD, which measures the least expensive combination of locally available food items that meets global dietary guidelines, dropped to N1,255 per adult per day in August 2024. This reflects a 0.8% decrease from…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the acquisition and upgrade of the Epe General Hospital, transitioning it to a Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in a move to enhance healthcare services in Lagos State. This change, formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on Thursday by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Minister of…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has announced a significant transformation in Nigeria’s fuel consumption and production landscape for 2023, marked by a notable decline in the distribution of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and a rise in domestic production of other fuel types. According to the NBS report, the volume of PMS trucked across the…
Despite a ban on single-use plastics (SUPs) and Styrofoam, Lagos generates over 13,000 tonnes of waste daily, a significant portion of which consists of these materials. At a recent workshop aimed at addressing the ongoing crisis, Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources Tokunbo Wahab, represented by Special Adviser Engr. Kunle Rotimi-Akodu, emphasised the urgent…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has made a significant breakthrough in the fight against mpox, approving the first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use. This milestone decision will greatly improve global access to mpox testing, particularly in countries struggling with outbreaks. The approved test, Alinity m MPXV assay, manufactured by Abbott Molecular Inc., is a…
From the bustling streets of Abuja, the nation’s capital city to the 36 states that make up the country-Nigeria, the struggle for basic sanitation and safe drinking water reveals a deepening crisis of environmental and public health management, often bungled by agencies of governments. Sadly, the majority of the populace has been neglected, forcing communities…
President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep condolences to the government and people of Niger State following a devastating boat accident that occurred on Tuesday night in Mokwa Local Government Area. This was disclosed in a press statement released on Thursday and signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. The…
