[ad_1] The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi promised to stamp out corruption from Nigeria and restructure the country’s security governance structure to make it work if elected. Obi, who promised to block all areas of revenue leakages, said corruption was hindering the country from realising its full potential. He made the…
[ad_1] Lara Adejoro The only vaccine against HIV being tested nearing the completion of testing trials has proved ineffective, its manufacturer has announced. Known as Mosaico, the trial was the product of a public-private partnership including the US government and the Janssen Pharmaceuticals. HIV is a virus that gradually attacks the immune system, which is…
[ad_1] Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has said God will not forgive elected leaders at all levels who have failed to use public resources to deliver developmental projects in the society. The governor stated this at weekend while addressing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) supporters and other residents held at Misau township stadium. Mohammed said…
[ad_1] Adekunle Sulaimon …as deaths reach eight, confirmed cases of 81 Edo State has recorded 10 more cases of Lassa fever, raising the total number of confirmed persons in the state to 81, with eight deaths. Briefing journalists in Benin City at the weekend, the Edo State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Obehi Akoria, said the…
[ad_1] The Kano State Government has confirmed the outbreak of Diphtheria in 13 Local Government Areas of the state. The state commissioner for Health, Dr. Aminu Tsanyawa, stated this at a briefing on Diphtheria and Lassa fever outbreaks in the state on Saturday. He said that 100 suspected cases have been recorded out of which…
[ad_1] Four eminent Nigerians will on Thursday in Abuja evaluate the areas that the top contenders for the Presidency in the 2023 general elections have so far listed as their priorities, and propose what they feel the next President of Nigeria should focus on to positively transform the country. The four panellists selected for this…
[ad_1] The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has enjoined parents and caregivers in Kano State and other parts of the country to ensure that their children under one year are fully vaccinated with pentavalent vaccines and other childhood vaccines. The childhood vaccines are bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), Rota virus vaccine, polio vaccine, inactivated polio…
[ad_1] Amarachi Okeh Specialists in ear, nose and throat treatment have cautioned Nigerians against the taking of sore throat for granted, noting that the health condition should be promptly and appropriately treated at all times They stressed that if untreated or poorly treated, sore throat can lead to the damage of organs of the body…
[ad_1] The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said it has responded to reports of diphtheria cases in Lagos and Kano states. The director-general of the NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, who made the disclosure in a public health advisory issued late Thursday night, said the organisation was also monitoring the situation in Osun…
[ad_1] Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has expressed shock and sadness over the death of Elder Emeka Igara, chairman of the Ariaria International Market, Aba, who died on Friday. Igara died in Aba at the age of 74. The governor’s expression was communicated through a statement signed by Onyebuchi Ememanka, his Chief Press Secretary on…
