[ad_1] Ademola Adegbite The Federal Government has reappointed the Chief Medical Director of University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, Jesse Otegbayo, for another term of four years. The PUNCH reports that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), approved the appointment of Otegbayo as the CMD in January 2019. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire,…
[ad_1] A fire outbreak has razed shops at a popular commodity market, Singer Market, in Kano State. The fire, according to eyewitnesses, started mid night, but it couldn’t be controlled until around 8am. Firefighters alongside marketers worked to bring the situation under control and quench the fire from spreading to other places. One of the…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro The World Obesity Atlas 2023 report published by the World Obesity Federation has shown that Nigeria is least prepared to deal with the rising Non-Communicable Diseases and obesity globally. The report shows that Nigeria ranks 180 out of 183 countries on the NCDs-Obesity Preparedness Rankings. The ranking system takes account of countries’…
[ad_1] Deborah-Tolu Kolawole Following high-end investigations, the Texas Board of Nursing, United States, has announced that it has charged no fewer than 75 nurses to court over issues bordering on falsification of certificates. On the list posted on the website of the board, 43 of the names were identified as nurses of Nigerian origin. The…
[ad_1] The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says 10.6 million people, representing 10.8 per cent of the population, used cannabis in the past year. A statement from NAFDAC on Sunday said the Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this during the launch and dissemination of the 2022 Annual Report…
[ad_1] The Lagos State Ministry of Health says 21 survivors of the train-bus collision were discharged on Sunday from five state public health facilities after quality medical care and management. Prof. Akin Abayomi, the state Commissioner for Health, stated this in an update about the accident. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
By Gom Mirian Nigerian human rights lawyer Malcolm Omirhobo has challenged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)’s award of ‘Democracy Icon’ conferred on President Muhammadu Buhari. The human rights lawyer challenged the award on his verified tweetter handle @Malcolminfiniti on Sunday. The challenge which is coming barely five days after…
By Hassan John Twenty-one-year-old sickle cell patient, Clement Habu, has said that the recent announcement by the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) it will commence bone marrow transplant on a full-scale by June 2023, is good news to all sufferers of the condition in Nigeria. Clement stated this while responding to questions from…
[ad_1] Prof. Zakari Ladan of the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Kaduna State University (KASU), and other co-researchers have developed a mosquito-repellent fabric. In a statement by the Public Relations Officer of KASU, Adamu Bargo, in Kaduna on Sunday, the institution said this was part of efforts aimed at ending the malaria scourge. Bargo…
By Gom Mirian Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) have arrested an ex-Boko Haram fighter, Alayi Madu, and the traditional ruler of Kajola, a border community between Ondo and Edo states, Baale Akinola Adebayo for their involvement in drug trafficking. The agency’s spokesperson, Mr. Femi Babafemi who disclosed this in…
