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LASEPA Seals Church, Factories Over Noise, Air Pollution LASEPA officials seal a church and factories for noise and air pollution in Lagos.

Korede Abdullah October 21, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has sealed several facilities, including a church...

Lagos Warns Residents Against Unregistered Hospitals, Unveils Verification Barcode Lagos State warns residents against unregistered hospitals, launches HEFAMAA barcode verification system

Mirian Gom October 18, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) has urged residents to...

Korede Abdullah October 17, 2025

YOLA, Nigeria – The Adamawa State Agency for the Control of AIDS (ADSACA) has revealed that 8,850...

NHS Expands HIV Prevention with Long-Acting Injection Rollout NHS healthcare worker administers cabotegravir HIV prevention injection in UK clinic

Juliet Jacob October 17, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Health Service (NHS) has launched cabotegravir (CAB-LA), a revolutionary long-acting HIV prevention...

Toilets, Dignity, and Learning: FCT’s Hidden School Sanitation Crisis A doorless toilet at Karonmagiji Primary School along Airport Road, Abuja, reflects the poor sanitation conditions faced by pupils in many public schools across the FCT.

Chukwu Obinna October 16, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – At first glance, Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), projects modernity — broad highways,...

Lagos Cracks Down on Fake Clinics in Anti-Quackery Drive HEFAMAA officials educating residents about reporting fake clinics in Lagos

Korede Abdullah October 16, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government has intensified its crackdown on medical quackery, warning residents to...

IHVN Expands Free HIV Treatment to 380 Facilities Nationwide IHVN healthcare workers providing HIV testing services at a clinic in Nigeria

Korede Abdullah October 16, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) has expanded its free HIV treatment and...

Lawmakers Move to Ban Toxic Pesticides Threatening Nigerians’ Health, Food Nigerian lawmakers debate motion to ban toxic pesticides over public health and food safety risks

Chukwu Obinna October 15, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to ban Highly Hazardous...

WHO Appoints Ursu as New Representative to Nigeria WHO Country Representative Dr Pavel Ursu presents credentials to Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs