“Striking Doctors’ Grievances Are Being Addressed Through Due Process” – Wike
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike says the grievances of the striking Doctors are being addressed through due process. The minister stated this on Thursday during the inauguration of a road project in the FCT. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that residents’ Doctors in the FCT, on Monday, embarked on an indefinite strike over six months...
WHO Fires Back At Trump’s Remarks On Paracetamol, Vaccines
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has responded to remarks made on Monday by President Donald Trump in Washington, suggesting that paracetamol use in pregnancy may cause autism. Spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic stated that while some observational studies have raised questions, many others have found no such link, and the evidence overall remains inconsistent. If there were a strong connection, he said, it...
WHO Warns Against Drinking Alcohol
The World Health Organization has issued a warning that no amount of alcohol is safe even as it noted that alcohol wrecks the heart, batters the brain and poisons the liver. Alcohol is officially classed as a Group 1 carcinogen, the same category as tobacco, and has been conclusively linked to at least seven forms of cancer. Research shows that...
Newborn Baby Girls Can Experience Menstruation — Paediatrician Clarifies
A paediatrician, Dr. Ayobola Adebowale, popularly known as Your Baby Doctor, has explained that it is not unusual for some newborn baby girls to experience light bleeding shortly after birth — a condition medically referred to as pseudo menstruation or neonatal menstruation. In a video obtained by our correspondent on Saturday, Dr. Adebowale stated that the occurrence is triggered by...
FCTA Engages Religious Leaders To Intensify Advocacy For Immunisation
In a renewed effort to strengthen public awareness and compliance with child immunisation, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), through the Health Services and Environment Secretariat (HSES), has intensified advocacy and field activities across the city to ensure that every child is protected against preventable diseases. The campaign commenced on Thursday with a press briefing at the FCT Public Health...
Silence In The Wards: Doctors’ Strike Grounds Services At Lafia Teaching Hospital
Medical activities at the Federal University of Lafia Teaching Hospital (FUTH) have come to a complete halt following the nationwide strike declared by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). A visit to the hospital revealed deserted wards and empty corridors, as patients on admission were evacuated and health workers from the emergency, outpatient, and antenatal units abandoned their posts. The...
FG To Begin Health Insurance Deductions From Workers’ Salaries
The Federal Government says deductions made from the October 2025 salaries of civil servants were due to the commencement of statutory contributions to the National Health Insurance Scheme. In a circular seen by The PUNCH in Abuja, the government explained that the mandatory NHIS deductions began in October, leading to the reduction noticed across Ministries, Departments and Agencies. The circular was...
FG To Implement Strategic Reforms To Strengthen Nigeria’s Health System
The Federal Government says it is implementing strategic reforms to build a resilient, equitable and sustainable health system capable of delivering quality healthcare nationwide. The government states that the reforms are designed to enhance access to care, strengthen coordination, and provide greater protection for vulnerable Nigerians. Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, said this on Thursday...
Labour Warns Senate Against Ban On Alcoholic Beverages, Others
The Organised Labour in the Food and Beverages Sector has warned of the socioeconomic consequences and impending doom following the Senate’s directive to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, to enforce a nationwide ban on alcoholic beverages in sachets and PET/glass bottles below 200 ml by December 31, 2025. Under the aegis of the Food,...
“FG Made Emergency Vaccine Requests To Combat Cholera Outbreak” – Report
The Federal Government has made four emergency requests to the International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision for cholera vaccines as the country grapples with a rising death toll from the disease. Nationwide data show that cholera has killed no fewer than 500 people as of October 26, 2025, underscoring the urgency of bolstering outbreak response efforts. The report, exclusively obtained from the...
