Ebola: NCDC Activates Emergency Surveillance
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has heightened nationwide surveillance and emergency preparedness measures following the resurgence of the deadly Ebola...
€990bn Lost To Noise Pollution; 970 Million People At Risk – Report
Environmental experts have stressed the need for prompt action to tackle the challenges of noise pollution following World Health Organisation (WHO) reports stating that...
AltBank Unveils Non-Interest Financing To Boost Local Drug Production
Against the backdrop of Africa’s heavy dependence on imported medicines, The Alternative Bank has intensified efforts to support local pharmaceutical manufacturing in Nigeria through...
Hantavirus: No worries Of Potential Infection For Average Persons — WHO
The average person has no reason to worry about potential hantavirus infection, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared. The update comes just as the ...
Hantavirus Outbreak Not Like Start Of Covid Pandemic – WHO
The WHO chief told AFP on Wednesday he did not believe a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, which has sparked international alarm,...
Reps Pass Aguocha’s Bill For FMC In Ikwuano, Await Senate Concurrence
The House of Representatives has passed a bill seeking the establishment of a Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Ikwuano, sponsored by the lawmaker representing...
Fresh Concerns As 2.1m Nigerian Children Miss Immunisation
As the world marks World Immunisation Week 2026, fresh concerns have been raised over Nigeria’s growing number of unimmunised children, calling for urgent and...
FG Addresses Key Welfare Concern As Resident doctors Suspends Nationwide Strike
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has suspended its planned indefinite nationwide strike following fresh commitments by the Federal Government to address key...
Sachet Alcohol: Sacrificing Our Children For Profit?
The National Agency For Food and Drugs Admistration Commission, NAFDAC’s decision to ban the production and sale of alcohol in sachets and small bottles...
Lagos Releases Sanitation Modalities, Caution Defaulters Ahead Of April 25
The Lagos State Government has provided further details on the reintroduced monthly environmental sanitation exercise, set to resume on Saturday, April 25, 2026, with...
