Health

…to commence work on Keana-Abuni road, Doma market Governor Abdullahi Sule said he has given approval for the sum of five hundred million naira to Nasarawa State Health Insurance Agency (NSHIA), with a view to providing affordable healthcare services to the people. This is just as Governor Sule said he...

The National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment disclosed that Nigeria records over 120,000 new cases of cancer annually and the disease is one of the major health concerns in the country. The Institute further disclosed that cancer affects 28% of the nation’s population either directly or through family members,...

The Oyo State Government has closed six health facilities for engaging in quackery and hiring unqualified personnel. Among the sealed health facilities are New Jobi Memorial Hospital, Omolara Clinic and Maternity Home, Amazing Grace Medical Clinic, Emiloju Clinic and Maternity Centre, Safeway Clinic, and Emilagba Clinic and Maternity Centre. The...

There are indications that Kebbi state has recorded 25 new cases of polio virus in nine local government areas, the state Health Educator at the State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Yusuf Sauwa has disclosed. Sauwa made this known at a one day stakeholder meeting with traditional rulers and media practitioners...

By Augustine Aminu The Food Beverage and Tobacco Senior Staff Association (FOBTOB) an affiliate of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has called for the suspension of the ban on alcoholic beverages in sachets by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The National Agency...

United Nations Office for Project Services has been accused of recruiting foreign companies to import mosquito treated nets into Nigeria as against the directive of the Federal Government. Managing Director of the Rosies Textile Mills Ltd, Mr. Nnamdi Iro Oji, in a petition sent to the National Assembly and copied...

The management of Reference Hospital Okene, Kogi state, have called for applications to fill medical vacancies in the health institution. This is contained in a statement signed by the management in Okene. The Reference Hospital Okene is an ultramodern hospital in the heart of Okene, the commercial centre of Kogi...