Health
NAFDAC bans Turkey-made soap, tracks fake Indian injection powder
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has banned the sale of Turkey-made Dex Luxury Bar Soap.
Veteran Nollywood actor, Amaechi Muonagor dies at 61
Veteran Nollywood actor, Amaechi Muonagor, has died at the age of 61 after a prolonged illness.
US surgeons make history, transplant pig kidney into live patient
In a ground breaking medical procedure, surgeons have successfully transplanted a kidney from a genetically engineered pig into a 62-year-old...
Malnutrition: High cost of foods threatens Nigerians’ diets
THE 2023 Global Report on Food Crises, GRFC, establishes that the number of people experiencing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent food...
African health ministers commit to end malaria deaths
Ministers of Health from African countries with the highest burden of malaria committed today to accelerated action to end deaths...
FG plans foreign training for select doctors
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa, says the Federal Government plans to send some...
NiMet warns asthma patients, others over three-day dusty haze
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has predicted haziness and cloudiness across the country from Monday to Wednesday.
Japa: Nigerian nurses, NMCN bicker over new verification policy
NIgerian nurses are currently agitated over the new circular by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, NMCN, which revised...
Ongoing reforms in Edo’ll save Nigeria $40bn spent on medical tourism, education — Obaseki
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said his administration is changing the narrative in the state’s education and health...
Protests: FG mulls food import if hunger persists
The Federal Government said yesterday it was considering importation of food as a critical option on the table to halt the...
