Health

Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Aliyu Umar received the leadership and member of the National Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria, on Thursday 22nd June, 2023 on a courtesy visit. He assured them of his commitment to ensuring quality laws that would protect the people...

The Kogi State Specialist Hospital, Lokoja chapter of the Association of Resident Doctors(ARD), has expressed displeasure over the incessant delay in the payment of salaries. The association’s concern is contained in a Communique issued at the end of its Emergency Executive Council meeting on Wednesday in Lokoja. The communique was...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has arrested Salisu Sani, manufacturer of sacra herbs popularly known as Baban Aisha herbal medicine. A Premium Times investigation had shown that the herbal product, which is said to cure common diseases, was unsafe for consumption. Speaking...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), and the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), have decided to collaborate to fight the menace of drug abuse, alcoholism and chemical misuse. This is contained in a statement signed by NAFDAC’s Resident media consultant, Mr Olusayo Akintola, and issued...

Prof. Jacqueline Azumi Badaki, Professor of Parasitology and Entomology has called for establishment of a Center for Neglected Tropical Diseases with a focus on improved disease management in areas of diagnostics, preventive treatments, research and capacity building. Prof. Badaki made the call in her Inaugural Lecture titled: “The Endless War...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has said that the country needs a peacetime health system to be better prepared for the next pandemic. The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, said this on Monday in Abuja, at the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) and the...

The Federal Government and the striking Joint Health Sector Union will reconvene today (Thursday) in a bid to find a resolution to the ongoing indefinite strike The unions had met with the government last Thursday, but the meeting ended in a deadlock. Members of the union embarked on an indefinite...

Popular American actor, Jamie Foxx, has been reportedly moved into one of the top physical rehabilitation centers in the country after being released from the hospital. This was according to a report by TMZ on Monday, stating that his daughters, Corinne and Anelise, were at his side. Although it is...

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), says it will commence a five-day warning strike on Wednesday. President of the association, Dr Innocent Orji, disclosed this on Monday while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the outcome of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. According to him,...

Six passengers were killed after being stung to death by bees after their bus crashed on a road in Nicaragua. According to DailyMail, the bus carrying 60 passengers was making the hour-long journey from Jinotega to San Sebastián de Yalí in Nicaragua on Monday when the vehicle lost control and...