[ad_1] Some residents of Katsina state expressed anger over the naira redesign policy during President Muhammad Buharı’s visit to the state on Thursday. The residents staged the protest at Kofar Kaura, Kofar Kwaya and on Yahaya Madaki way in Katsina, saying the economic policy of the government is not working. The protesters lit bonfire and…
[ad_1] Agency report A first warning sign of Parkinson’s disease may not be the tell-tale muscle stiffness, tremors and balance problems, experts claim, DailyMail reports. Instead, altered speech may strike before these other hallmark symptoms, say researchers in Lithuania. More than ten million people worldwide are thought to have the condition, including Michael J. Fox,…
[ad_1] The Anambra State Government confirmed 15 suspected cases of Lassa fever and one death on Thursday in Awka. “In Anambra, we have recorded 15 suspected cases of Lassa fever and one death since the year began,’’ Commissioner for Health, Dr. Afam Obidike, told the News Agency of Nigeria. Obidike said that the state’s emergency team…
[ad_1] Tony Ademiluyi A former Minister of Health, Prince Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi and other prominent pharmacists have urged young pharmacists to emulate the dedication of West Africa’s first Professor of Pharmacy, Prof. Cecilia Ihuoma Igwilo, to the pharmacy profession and pharmaceutical production. They spoke during an event organised in Lagos to celebrate the retirement and 70th…
[ad_1] Grace Edema The Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency has outsourced the monitoring of health facilities in Lagos State to eight private organisations. A statement signed by the agency explained that the objective of the outsourcing was to increase the monitoring coverage of health facilities to ensure improved quality of healthcare delivery to the…
[ad_1] Torrential rain that lasted for two hours on Tuesday wreaked havoc in Ipogun community in Ifedore LGA of Ondo State, destroying property worth millions of naira. The downpour, accompanied by a heavy storm, damaged several houses, shops, church buildings, electric poles, schools, and a part of the community’s health centre among others. The incident…
[ad_1] The Federal Government on Wednesday in Abuja advised parents and caregivers to allow health workers to administer deworming drugs to children for the prevention of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). It made the call during a community outreach for the treatment of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis. Helminthiasis is an infestation with one or more intestinal…
[ad_1] The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has condemned the killing of some of its members in Nasarawa State. Over 30 pastorialists were killed under controversial circumstances on Saturday. Reacting in a statement on Wednesday, MACBAN President, Baba Othman Ngelzarma, said the attack was unwarranted. “The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro Stakeholders in the health sector have called for the establishment of medical research council to fund research works peculiar to the country. The stakeholders made the call on Wednesday at a meeting held in collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. According to them, the council, if established, will fund health…
[ad_1] Phrank Shaibu, Special Assistant on Public Communication to the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has told spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, Festus Keyamo, to ask his principal, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to step down from the race. Shaibu stated this while responding to a tweet by…
