[ad_1] The Programme Director, Timilehin Leukemia Foundation, Mrs. Oluwadamilola Oyedunle, on Monday, said Lagos State needed about 10 per cent of its residents as blood donors to save lives. She made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on the sidelines of the Valentine’s Day Blood Donation Drive held at Textile Labour House,…
By Louis Achi The United States Department of Health and Human Services, on January 25, 2023, launched a multi-state coordinated law enforcement action to apprehend individuals engaged in a scheme to sell false and fraudulent nursing degree diplomas and transcripts. On the list of those charged with fraudulently obtaining nursing license are 18…
By Gom Mirian The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says that at least 15 collaborators in Computer-based centres (CBT) across the country involved in various sharp practices in this year’s yet-to-be concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) have been detained. The examination body, which had earlier on February 8, cancelled the registrations of…
Mbeki By Louis Achi Former South African President, Mr. Thebo Mbeki addressing media executives in Abuja on Commonwealth Observers Mission concerns on February 20, 2023. The Chairperson of the Commonwealth Observer Group to Nigeria, H.E. Thabo Mbeki, has averred that the upcoming weekend election in Nigeria will not only be significant to Nigeria and Africa,…
[ad_1] Yusuff Moshood A new study has suggested that mild or moderate alcohol intake could be associated with a reduction in a person’s risk of dementia, whereas heavy drinking is linked to an increased risk. Dementia, accordong to the World Health Organisation, is an umbrella term for several diseases affecting memory, other cognitive abilities and behaviour…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro Stakeholders in the country have tasked the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Dr. Muhammad Pate on making Nigeria a hub for manufacturing vaccines. They also urged him to push for more commitment in the primary health care sector so that more children in every part of the…
[ad_1] The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, says the appointment of Dr Muhammad Pate’s as the Chief Executive Officer of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance ,will help improve Nigeria’s chances of manufacturing vaccines locally. He stated this yesterday during a celebration dinner in honour of Pate in Abuja. He said, “With Dr Pate as Gavi CEO,…
He is a Good, Worthy Candidate – Don By Hassan John Reducing the effect of global health crises and COVID-19 is among things that will shape Sierra Leone in 2023 and years to come, particularly the drive for the country to become a destination for attracting increased trade and investments. An erudite international security…
By Juliet Jacob, with Agency report The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thick dust-haze from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Sunday in Abuja, forecast thick dust-haze with horizontal visibility of less than 1,000m over the North and North Central cities throughout the forecast period. According to NiMet, moderate…
Dr. Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health By Hassan John The shortage of family planning commodities currently being experienced in Nigeria is due to the unexpected population of women who demand for it, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has revealed. Speaking while delivering a keynote address at an event in Abuja, weekend, the Minister said…
