August 23, 2022
Nigeria: ASUU, Inflation, Monkey Pox and Other Problems
"Ko ko Ko. Pon Pon, Pon. . Helloo oh." Read more »
August 19, 2022
Nigeria: NiMet Predicts Three-Day Rain, Thunderstorms From Friday
The agency says the northern parts of the country are still at risk of floods. Emergency agencies are expected to be on alert. Read more »
August 18, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria's Central Bank Halts Covid-Linked Relief On Loans, Takes Interest Rate Back to 9%
Interest will no longer be five per cent on Anchor Borrowers, Commercial Agricultural Credits Scheme, Micro-Small and Medium-scale Enterprise, or Agri-Business/Small and Medium… Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Approves Three Additional Orthopedic Hospitals
The three orthopedic hospitals are to be sited in the North-east, North-central and South-south regions of the country. Read more »
August 15, 2022
Nigeria: Ebonyi Records Confirmed Case of Monkeypox
The Health commissioner said the state government is on top of the situation. Read more »
Nigeria: Lassa Fever - Nigeria Records One Death, 13 New Infections in One Week
NCDC said in 2022, a total of 880 people have been infected with the virus across 100 local government areas in 25 states of the federation. Read more »
August 14, 2022
Nigeria: Monkeypox - Nigeria Confirms 15 New Cases As Men Account for Over 50% of Infections
According to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 31,799 Monkeypox cases have now been reported across 89 countries as of 12 August. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Hospital Cautions Against 'Outbreak of Marburg Disease'
In a leaked internal memo on Friday, the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, notified the hospital community of the outbreak of the virus, and called for caution. Read more »
August 11, 2022
Nigeria: Sick Public Office Holders Must Be Treated in Nigeria - Falana
"Enough of health tourism. Anybody who holds public office must be treated in Nigeria for any health challenge. Public office holders must die here." Read more »
August 09, 2022
Africa: Africa CDC Saving Lives and Livelihoods Initiative Commences Implementation in Nigeria
Implementation begins as Federal Government launches SCALE 3.0 mass vaccination campaign Read more »
Nigeria: 160 Million People At Risk of Yellow Fever in Nigeria - Official
WHO said the figure makes up around 25 per cent of all the people at risk of the disease in Africa. Read more »
August 06, 2022
Nigeria: Neonatal Mortality - Breast Milk Bank Debuts in Nigeria
Mrs Obinwanne said neonatal mortality statistics in Nigeria is alarming and that the company's efforts are targeted at contributing to reducing the menace. Read more »
July 31, 2022
Nigeria: Again, Doctors Threaten Strike Over Unpaid Wages, Poor Welfare
The doctors said both the Federal and state governments had defaulted on agreements reached in the past Read more »
Africa: UN, Others Worried As Global Response to HIV Declines
The report noted that globally, 4,000 people a day are still being infected with HIV and that if current trends continue, 1.2 million people will be newly infected with HIV in 2025 Read more »
July 29, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria's Community Pharmacists Seek Inclusion in NHIs
The association also urged the federal government to ensure that its demand for inclusion in NHIS succeeds in a bid to help society. Read more »
Nigeria: Citizens Groan Amid Underfunding of Nigeria's Health Sector
Poor funding of the health sector leaves negative impacts on Nigeria's rising population, with the country accounting for 20 per cent of global maternal deaths, the world's highest… Read more »
July 28, 2022
Africa: World Hepatitis Day - More Than 91 Million Africans Living With Disease - WHO
Globally, the African region accounts for 70 per cent of the global Hepatitis B cases found among children younger than 5 years, with 4.5 million African children infected. Read more »
Nigeria: How Insecurity Causes Malnutrition for Millions of Nigerian Children
At least 17 million Nigerian children are undernourished; stunted and/or wasted, giving Nigeria the highest burden of malnutrition in Africa and the second highest in the world. Read more »
July 26, 2022
Nigeria: Edo Confirms Eight Cases of Monkeypox
All the people who were diagnosed with the disease had recovered, an official said. Read more »
July 20, 2022
Nigeria: Cholera Outbreak Kills Five People in Kano - Official
He said cholera outbreak is seasonal and is a bacterial infection of humans caused by v.cholerae, which is a Gram-negative bacillus. Read more »
July 19, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Govt Set to Develop Lassa Fever Vaccine
The minister also noted that the country has witnessed a sharp rise in the number of confirmed Lassa fever cases. Read more »
Ghana: Ghana Quarantines 98 Contacts Over Marburg Virus Disease
Confirming the development, the WHO regional director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, said "Health authorities have responded swiftly, getting a headstart preparing for a possible… Read more »
Nigeria: Monkeypox - Borno Confirms Four Infections, As Nigeria's Cases Surpass 100 in 2022
Apart from the confirmed cases, NCDC stated in the situation report that no fewer than 301 suspected cases of the disease have been reported in the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Respiratory Illnesses Worsen, Water Pollution Confirmed As Port Harcourt Residents Battle With Soot
The Port Harcourt soot is not just causing respiratory illnesses, a PREMIUM TIMES investigation shows that even the water consumed by residents has been polluted. Read more »
July 08, 2022
Nigeria: Anambra to Establish Nutrition Centres to Address Malnutrition - Official
The centres would be located in three Local Government Areas(LGAs) with a high rate of malnutrition in the three senatorial zones of the state. Read more »