The Holy See announced on Tuesday that Pope Francis “rested well” during his 11th night in the hospital in Rome. In spite of a slight improvement in his condition, the Vatican confirmed that the 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church remains in critical condition. Pope Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital with a respiratory…
The Jigawa government has signed a two-year agreement with Medicins San Frontiers (MSF), to combat maternal mortality in the state. Mr Sagir Musa, the Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sport and Culture, said this at the end of the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting, on Tuesday in Dutse. He said the agreement would strengthen the campaign…
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu on Tuesday in Kaduna, inaugurated the Free To Shine campaign, an initiative of the Organisation of African First Ladies (OFLAD) aimed at eliminating HIV/AIDS, Syphilis, and Hepatitis infections. The campaign is an advocacy initiative led by the African Union (AU), OAFLAD, and global partners among women of representative age….
Vice President Kashim Shettima, has said that President Bola Tinubu was dedication to the health and survival of Nigerian enterprises. A statement on Tuesday in Abuja, by the spokesperson of the Vice President, Mr Stanley Nkwocha, said that Shettima spoke during a tour of the SecureID Smartcard and Digital Solutions Facility in Lagos. The Vice…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) from tendering a DNA test result against Mr Kabiru Turaki, former Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs Minister. Turaki is involved in a paternity dispute with a lady, Hadiza Baffa. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order after M.L. Anthony, counsel for the the…
More than 50 people have died from an unknown disease in northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) local authorities reported on Monday Actualite news portal reported that over 943 cases of fever of unknown origin have been identified in Basankusu in the DRC’s Equateur Province since Feb. 9, with 52 fatalities. Given the number…
Kogi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KSPHCDA), says it has administered Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)vaccine to 284,750 eligible females to check cervical cancer in the state. Dr Musa Mu’azu, Executive Director, KSPHCDA, disclosed this at the 2nd Busayo Emmanuel Agbana Annual Memorial Lecture, organised by College of Health Science, Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU),…
Pope Francis remains in a “critical” condition, but “has not presented any further respiratory crises”, the Vatican said in a statement on Sunday. He was still receiving high-flow oxygen therapy and had undergone blood transfusions. Blood tests also showed he had “initial, mild, renal insufficiency” – a kidney problem – that is “currently under control”,…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 80 deaths from 413 confirmed Lassa fever cases across 11 states during Epidemiological Week 6 (Feb. 3–9, 2025). The NCDC disclosed this information on its official website, noting that the case fatality rate (CFR) had risen to 19.4 per cent, up from 17.5 per…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has detained a 24-year-old Thai woman for prosecution after she was caught with prohibited substances at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Ikeja, Lagos. NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a press release on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the…
