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World Glaucoma Day: Fubara Urges Rivers Residents To Prioritise Eye Health

NewsDeskNgMar 13, 2026March 13, 20260

Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara urges residents to undergo glaucoma screening to prevent avoidable blindness. The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has urged residents of the state to prioritise eye health and undergo regular screening for glaucoma in order to prevent avoidable loss of sight. Fubara made the call in...

Nigeria Receives Long-Acting Injectable Lenacapavir To Strengthen HIV Prevention Efforts

NewsDeskNgMar 12, 2026March 12, 20260

Nigeria receives long-acting injectable Lenacapavir for HIV prevention, expanding PrEP options and improving adherence for populations at risk. The National AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and STIs Control Programme (NASCP), an agency of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (FMOHSW) has confirmed the arrival of Long-Acting Injectable Lenacapavir (LEN) for...

Lassa Fever Claims 10 Health Workers In Benue

NewsDeskNgMar 1, 2026March 1, 20260

Benue state has confirmed the death of 10 health workers following an outbreak of Lassa fever. The Benue State Government has confirmed the death of 10 health workers following an outbreak of Lassa fever, with 45 cases testing positive out of 250 suspected infections recorded across the state. The state’s...

WHO: Nigeria Making Significant Progress In Malaria Fight

NewsDeskNgMar 1, 2026March 1, 20260

The World Health Organisation says Nigeria is making significant headway in the fight against malaria. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that Nigeria was making significant headway in the fight against malaria, citing a steady decline in infection rates and improved access to prevention and treatment services across the...

Coroner Fixes April 14 For Inquest Into Death Of Chimamanda Adichie’s 21-Month-Old Son

NewsDeskNgFeb 26, 2026February 26, 20260

Lagos Coroner’s Court has fixed April 14 for the commencement of an inquest into the death of Chimamanda Adichie’s son. The Coroner’s Court sitting at the Yaba Magistrate Court in Lagos has fixed April 14, 2026, for the commencement of a formal inquest into the death of 21-month-old Master Nkanu...

Until Rural Nigerians Are Immunised, No One Is Safe, Nigeria Must Declare Health Emergency

NewsDeskNgFeb 23, 2026February 23, 20260

Ugwanyi Charles warns that withheld funds and failing primary health centres threaten disease prevention and national health security. Chief Consultant Neurosurgeon and former Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (FCT chapter), Ugwanyi Charles, has called for an immediate state of emergency in Nigeria’s health sector, warning that current funding shortfalls...

Concern As Multiple Micronutrient Supplements Run Short In Nasarawa

NewsDeskNgFeb 21, 2026February 21, 20260

Health officials confirm shortage of Multiple Micronutrient Supplements despite ₦125m government funding to combat anaemia in Nasarawa. Stakeholders in the health sector have expressed concern over the shortage of Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS) in Nasarawa State, even as they commended the state government for releasing ₦125 million as counterpart funding...

NUJ, FCT to launch health insurance scheme for members

NewsDeskNgFeb 20, 2026February 20, 20260

Chairman of the FCT Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Grace Ike said on Thursday that the council plan to launch a health insurance scheme for it’s members who are currently not enjoying th service. Speaking at the official unveiling of the FCT Health Insurance scheme for...

FG Directs Mandatory Retirement Of Health Directors After Eight Years In Service

NewsDeskNgFeb 18, 2026February 18, 20260

The Ministry of Health orders directors with eight years tenure to retire immediately, enforcing Public Service Rules 2021. The Federal Ministry of Health has directed the immediate retirement of directors who have spent eight years or more in the directorate cadre across its departments, agencies and federal health institutions. The...

Tinubu Lauds Nigeria-UAE Industrial Breakthrough As BUA Signs Strategic MoU With Abu Dhabi Ports, Mair Group

NewsDeskNgFeb 16, 2026February 16, 20260

Tinubu praises BUA’s MoU with UAE firms, describing it as breakthrough for trade, logistics and export-led industrial growth. President Bola Tinubu has hailed the signing of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding between Nigeria’s BUA Group and UAE-based AD Ports Group and MAIR Group in Abu Dhabi. He described the MoU...