Health

Gambo Aliyu, the NACA's director general, has cautioned Nigerians against engaging in unusual behavior on Valentine's Day because it could put them at risk for contracting deadly diseases like HIV. The majority of people, especially young…

Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Sonia Ekweremadu, the daughter of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, appealed to the public yesterday to help donate a kidney to replace her damaged one. Sonia, whose parents were arrested in the United…

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Lassa fever has killed 170 Nigerians in 25 states since the beginning of this year. This was revealed in the Centre's situation report on Friday, along with the fact that there…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has announced 14 deaths in 10 states from suspected cases of yellow fever between January and July. The affected states included Abia (one), Bayelsa (one), Benue (one), Imo (one),…

The Aliko Dangote Foundation, in partnership with the Kano State Government, UNICEF, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has signed a three-way Memorandum of Understanding on routine immunisation in the state. The Memorandum of…

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, says its COVID-19 vaccine project would be ready for its first clinical trial in November this year. The TETFund’s Ag. Director, Public Affairs, Abdulmumin Oniyangi, disclosed this in a statement…

By Hassan Zaggi Concerned by the migration of doctors, nurses and other medical workers to other countries for greener pasture, the Federal Government is making plans to come up with a policy to ensure that each doctor or nurse that leaves…