Health

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said that a total of 54 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 10 deaths were recorded in Nigeria out of the...

Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Mohammed Ali Pate said yesterday that only 15.06 per cent of the total capital allocation to the sector in 2024 was released to...

A dynamic risk assessment conducted on Monday, 06 January 2025, revealed that Nigeria is at moderate risk of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV),  a common respiratory virus that can infect people...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC)  has allayed fears in some quarters of possible imminent transmission of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) into Nigeria, saying there is no cause...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded 1,154 confirmed cases of Lassa fever out of the 9,492 suspected cases, and 190 deaths so far in 2024....

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) announced the recall of one batch of Deekins Amoxycillin 500mg Capsule, manufactured by Ecomed Pharma Ltd and marketed by...

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has implemented proactive measures to protect Nigeria from the newly identified COVID-19 variant, XEC. Although no cases of the variant have been reported in...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released a report indicating that about 10.3 million people were infected with measles in 2023. The new estimates from the WHO and the U.S....

A survey by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that two-thirds of households in the country lack money to eat healthy, nutritious food, an apparent reflection of the...

25 persons have been confirmed dead as a result of a Gastroenteritis outbreak, otherwise known as Cholera, in three Local Government Areas of the state out of a total of...