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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...

Protesters Decry NAFDAC Sachet Alcohol Ban in Abuja

NewsDeskNgJan 26, 2026January 26, 20260

Members of Stand Up Nigeria on Monday staged a protest in Abuja against the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) over the purported enforcement of a ban on sachet alcoholic beverages, describing the policy as “draconian,” economically harmful and poorly justified. The protest, led by Comrade...

No Blood Doesn’t Mean No Virginity — Medical Student

NewsDeskNgJan 22, 2026January 22, 20260

A final-year medical student of Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto, Zakariya Mansur, has clarified that the absence of bleeding during a woman’s first sexual intercourse does not indicate that she is not a virgin.Mansur, who is also a medical education and health awareness advocate, explained that there is no medically...

Experts Seek Broad Collaboration to Promote Food Safety on World Food Day

NewsDeskNgOct 17, 2025October 17, 20250

The WFD is commemorated every October 16 as a global action to strengthen international and national solidarity in the fight to end poverty, malnutrition, and hunger. ood experts on Thursday called for multi-sectoral collaboration to strengthen the nation’s food system and ensure food safety to guide against diseases. The experts...

FCTA Allocates More Funding to Rehabilitate Healthcare Facilities

NewsDeskNgOct 15, 2025October 15, 20250

Federal Capital Territory Administration, (FCTA), has increase funding for the renovation of health care centres across the territory, it was learnt on Wednesday. The Mandate Secretary, Health Services and Environment Secretariat, Dr. Adedolape Fasawe made this known in Abuja at the matriculation of students of the FCT School of Nursing,...

New Emergency Ambulance System Rolling Out in Kaduna to Improve Healthcare

NewsDeskNgOct 3, 2025October 3, 20250

Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has launched the Kaduna State Emergency Medical Services and Ambulance System (KADSEMSAS) to strengthen emergency healthcare delivery and ensure citizens have timely access to life-saving medical interventions. Speaking at the inauguration yesterday, Sani described the initiative as a landmark step in his administration’s commitment to...