Health news from Nigeria: hospitals, doctors and nurses, disease outbreaks, NAFDAC alerts, health policy and patient care.
A Texas court has convicted Olukayode Ojo, a 36-year-old Nigerian Pilot, of providing false information to obtain a certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). As…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared a nationwide 7-day warning strike, commencing on Monday, August 26, 2024, at 12 am. The strike is…
….. begins mop up in bauchi The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC in Bauchi State has commenced a three-day exercise in…
The Bauchi State Government has announced plans to close all Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) on the day of the proposed nationwide anti-government protest. The disclosure was…
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has sacked the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Samuel Alli, with immediate effect. According to a statement on Monday by…
The cholera outbreak in Lagos State has escalated, with the number of suspected cases rising to 401 and resulting in 21 fatalities. The increase was confirmed…
Today on World No Tobacco Day, we are reminded of the devastating impact of tobacco use on public health. According to the World Health Organization (WHO),…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Friday, sealed three shops at Kpaduma community 2, Asokoro District and Nyanya motor park…
There was a mild drama at a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, as detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, slumped in court. Gambaryan is facing…
The world’s first patient with a transplanted pig kidney has died, almost two months after the operation. In March, Massachusetts General Hospital transplanted the genetically-edited pig…
