The Association of Resident Doctors at Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, has threatened to begin an indefinite strike if the state government fails to meet its outstanding salary obligations within 12 days. Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria, the chapter president, Dr Josiah Yakubu, said the doctors were demanding full enforcement of the revised…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested 40,887 drug offenders, including 45 barons, and seized more than 5.5 million kilogrammes of illicit substances over the past two years. Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, announced the figures on Wednesday in Abuja at the commissioning of 48 operational vehicles for the agency’s strategic…
The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has begun licensing individuals and facilities selling medicines via social media and other online platforms, as authorities move to regulate a sector that expanded sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic. Announcing the initiative in Abuja on Wednesday, PCN Registrar and Chief Executive, Ibrahim Ahmed, said the council’s 2022 Establishment Act…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has handed over 28 newly solar-powered Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities to the Kano State Government and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA). The project, implemented under the CDS3 Health System Strengthening programme, targets Nigeria’s 100 “zero-dose” local government areas…
The Edo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it arrested 46 suspects and seized 39,983 kg of assorted illicit substances in July. Mitchell Ofoyeju, State Commander of the agency disclosed this in Benin on Monday while presenting the command’s monthly scorecard. Ofoyeju noted that the operations were driven by intelligence and…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for retaining its World Health Organisation (WHO) Maturity Level 3 (ML3) status for the regulation of medicines and vaccines. In a statement by Presidential Spokesperson Bayo Onanuga on Monday in Abuja, Tinubu said the recognition reflected sustained government investment…
Ondo State in south-west Nigeria is rolling out a targeted mpox vaccination campaign after confirming 12 infections in eight local government areas. The state’s Primary Healthcare Development Agency says the outbreak has been detected in Akoko South-West, Akoko North-West, Akoko North-East, Owo, Akure South, Akure North, Ondo East, and Odigbo. Health officials warn the viral…
Nigeria has reported 822 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 155 deaths so far in 2025, according to the latest situation report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). This brings the country’s case fatality rate (CFR) to 18.9 per cent, up from 17.1 per cent during the same period in 2024….
The Adeoyo Hospital in Ibadan has dicharged patients on admission following the nationwide strike embarked on by the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), which began on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the association directed its members to start a seven-day warning strike following the Federal Government’s failure to…
Public hospitals in Bayelsa State on Wednesday abruptly discharged patients as nurses across Nigeria commenced a seven-day warning strike to demand improved working conditions and welfare. The strike, declared by the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), disrupted normal operations at major public health facilities in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, as union…
