By Juliet Jacob An outbreak of diphtheria infection has claimed 61 lives in Kano State as of March 2, 2023. The Kano State Case Manager, Dr. Salma Suwaid, disclosed this on Monday at a webinar organized by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention with the theme ‘Diphtheria Outbreak in Nigeria: Vaccination…
By Kazeem Akolawole The United Nations Population Fund Agency (UNFPA) has said the 2023 population census will offer Nigeria opportunities to choose possibilities and opportunities particularly as the country is projected to reach 450 million mark by 2050. The Resident Representative of UNFPA, Ms Ulla Elisabeth Mueller in her special remarks at the…
[ad_1] The federal government says over $1.88 billion (N869 billion) is needed to conduct the 2023 population and housing census. In April 2022, the federal government announced that it would conduct the census in April 2023 after the elections. Speaking at a high-level partner engagement in Abuja on Monday, Clement Agba, minister of state for…
[ad_1] The Coroner inquest set up to investigate the cause of death of Whitney Adeniran, a 12-year-old student of Chrisland school, has fixed 4 April for the commencement of the hearing. Magistrate Olabisi Fajana announced the adjournment on Monday during the sitting at Ogba Magistrate Court, Lagos. The counsel to the deceased family, Femi Falana,…
[ad_1] Olusanya, Centre Manager, Bola Tinubu Health and Diagnostic Centre, said this in a statement issued on Monday in Lagos. He said that mental health issues caused by political anxiety in the past months and the socio-economic condition in the country were some of the factors that could increase heart rate, levels of cortisol, and…
[ad_1] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the total repayment of loans under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) stood at N503 billion, representing 52.39 per cent. The Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Dr AbdulMumin Isa, made this known in a statement on Monday. Isa said that the apex bank remained committed to its developmental…
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Tinubu Nigerians spend between $1.2 and $1.6 billion annually on medical tourism – FG . Parking of presidential jet during Buhari’s London medical trip in 2017 cost £360,000 or 0.07 per cent of Nigeria’s health sector budget for same year . 5,600 Nigerian medical doctors have migrated to the UK in the last 8…
[ad_1] At least 61 persons are said to have died from the outbreak of diphtheria in Kano state. Salma Suwaid, Kano diphtheria case manager, spoke on Monday at a webinar organised by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) with the theme ‘Diptheria outbreak in Nigeria: Vaccination Response’. Diphtheria is a bacterial infection caused by…
[ad_1] A “hit and run” driver has killed a yet-to-be-known middle-aged man in Kwara State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday, around Olooru/Okoolowo expressway, before Shao junction, Moro Local Government of the state. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kwara State, Frederick Ade Ogidan, confirmed the incident during…
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