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…
The Nigerian Medical Association has appealed to the Federal Government to ensure the health budget positively impacts the lives of doctors and health workers. Its first Vice-President, Dr Benjamin Olowojebutu, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Nigeria’s 2025 health budget is ₦2.48 trillion, which is…
Gov Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has urged the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to help the state in tackling the rising spate of child abuse and trafficking. Mutfwang made the call when Dr. Nuzhat Rafique, UNICEF’s Chief of Bauchi Field Office, visited him on Wednesday in Jos. The governor, who reiterated the state’s commitment to…
Sen Abdul’Aziz Yari (APC-Zamfara) says he will sponsor the medical bills for the victims of gun powder explosion that injured over 40 persons at Talata Mafara weekly market. Alhaji Sha’aya’u Sarkinpawa, the Zonal Coordinator, Sen. Yari’s Constituency Office, Talata Mafara, disclosed this to newsmen, in Talata Mafara on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a decline in confirmed Lassa fever cases for Epidemiological Week Five Jan. 27 – Feb. 2, 2025, according to its latest Situation Report. The NCDC, via its official website, said that the Case Fatality Ratio (CFR) has increased compared to the same period in…
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan Chapter, says it will embark on an indefinite strike, if power is not restored to the residential areas of the hospital. This is contained in a communiqué from its emergency meeting held on Feb. 14, which was made available to newsmen on Monday in…
The African Union (AU) on Sunday unveiled the 2024 Africa Malaria Progress Report, highlighting funding priorities and addressing challenges and threats hindering the elimination of malaria. This announcement was made in a statement by Mr Molalet Tsedeke, Media Centre Coordinator at the Directorate of Information and Communication of the AU Commission. It was delivered during…
Of the 127,000 cancer cases recorded annually in Nigeria, 7.2 per cent are children, an official of National Cancer Control Programme, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, has said. The National Coordinator of the Programme, Dr. Uchechukwu Nwokwu, disclosed this on the sidelines of a public enlightenment on Childhood cancer in Abuja. The News…
The Edo Government has confirmed 13 deaths from outbreak of Lassa fever in the state. Dr Stephenson Ojeifo, Director of Public Health at the State Ministry of Health, gave the update during an interview with newsmen on Sunday in Benin. According to him, three cases of Mpox otherwise known as Monkeypox were also recorded, though…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted large consignments of illicit drugs in Anambra, Cross River, Nasarawa, Taraba, Ekiti, and Lagos states. NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, announced this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that in Cross River, the NDLEA’s patrol team along Ogoja -Abakaliki Road…
