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…
The Federal Government has appealed to the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) to suspend its planned nationwide warning strike. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Mr. Muhammad Dingyadi, made the appeal on Wednesday during a meeting with the union’s leadership in Abuja. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), nurses across…
The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has commenced a seven-day warning strike, effective from midnight Tuesday, July 29, over the federal government’s failure to meet longstanding demands. The industrial action follows the expiration of a 15-day ultimatum issued on July 14, after a circular by the National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission…
Mozambique has confirmed a localised outbreak of mpox in the northern province of Niassa, with 17 laboratory-confirmed cases in Lago District since July 10, when the outbreak was officially declared. Speaking at a press conference in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, on Tuesday, National Director of Public Health Quinhas Fernandes said all confirmed cases are…
