By Kazeem Akolawole Health sector stakeholders have appealed to candidates seeking electictive positions in the 2023 general elections to prioritize the sector and make maternal health services free for benefit of the common man. The stakeholders at a one-day summit organised by the Association of Nigeria Health Journalists (ANHEJ) supported by the Partnership for…
….Over 11,000 candidates booked for exam malpractices By Miriam Gom The National Examinations Council, NECO, has announced the release of the result of the November/December 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). Registrar of NECO, Prof Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, made the announcement on Thursday in Minna, Niger State of Nigeria. According to Wushishi, 59,124…
President Muhammadu Buhari My Dear Compatriots, I have found it necessary to address you today, on the state of the nation and to render account on the efforts of our administration to sustain and strengthen our economy, enhance the fight against corruption and sustain our gains in the fight against terrorism and insecurity…
By Louis Achi, with Agency report President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reintroduction of old N200 note as legal tender alongside the new N200 note until April 10. Consequently, the old 500 and 1000 Naira notes have been withdrawn from circulation. They cease to be legal tenders. The president, who gave the approval in…
I’ll engage private sector to unlock sector’s potential – Atiku Implementation of a mandatory health insurance scheme to cover at least 40% of the population within two years my priority – Tinubu I’ll implement National Health Act of 2014; allocate 15% of annual budgets to improving sector. Pregnant women, children, the aged and disabled will benefit…
By Kazeem Biriowo The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 216 diphtheria cases in the country as the death toll has hit 40 in the The NCDC also said the suspected cases in the country are now 523 from five states – Kano, Yobe, Katsina, Lagos, and Osun states. The…
By Hassan John The Senate Committee Chairman on Health Care Services, Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe, has disclosed that within four years in the Senate, he has been able to get four health related bills passed into law while five others are waiting for the president’s ascent. He made the disclosure during an exclusive interview at…
By Hassan John The Dean of the UCL Faculty of Population Health Sciences, University College, London, Prof. Ibrahim Abubakar, has raised concern that most funding for health research in Nigeria is not well structured which comes through allocation to particular institutes and agencies. This, he, said cannot yield the right result as far health research…
By Louis Achi The Marburg virus disease has officially made its first-ever appearance in Equatorial Guinea. In the same family as Ebola, the Marburg virus is a highly contagious hemorrhagic fever that is spread by fruit bats. Like Ebola, it is contracted by coming into contact with bodily fluids and surfaces infected by people…
By Kazeem Biriowo The criteria to stop treatment for onchocerciasis (river blindness) in four states: Imo, Abia, Enugu, and Anambra, has been achieved, The federal government said it has achieved the criteria to stop treatment for onchocerciasis (river blindness) in four states of Imo, Abia, Enugu, and Anambra. Representing over 18.9 million people, these…
