Public Health
Oluremi Tinubu Applauds Governors Wives as Nigeria Records 14 Million New Birth Registrations
The First Lady of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu, has commended the wives of governors across the nation for their vital role in achieving a...
Nigeria Joins Global Initiative to Provide Affordable Twice-Yearly HIV Prevention Injection
Nigeria has announced a historic price reduction for lenacapavir, a revolutionary HIV prevention drug administered as a twice-yearly injection. The cost of the...
New York City Among Most Polluted Urban Areas as Air Quality Advisory Issued
Officials have placed New York City among the most polluted major urban centers in recent days after elevated particulate matter levels triggered an...
ACPN Criticizes Federal Government’s Reversal on Sachet Alcohol Ban, Calls It a Public Health Setback
The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has condemned the Federal Government’s decision to reverse the ban on sachet and small-volume alcohol,...
NCDC Raises Alarm as Lassa Fever Claims Two Health Workers, Infects 15 Others
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has sounded an alarm over a rising number of Lassa fever cases among healthcare workers, reporting...
Edo State Declares Lassa Fever Outbreak After Six Deaths
Edo State has officially declared a Lassa Fever outbreak following the confirmation of 28 cases and six deaths, the Commissioner for Health, Dr...
Ekiti First Lady Rallies Leaders to End Female Genital Mutilation
Ekiti State First Lady, Dr Olayemi Oyebanji, has called on political, traditional, and religious leaders, as well as advocacy groups, to intensify efforts...
NAFDAC Debunks Rumors of Amoxicillin Ban in Nigeria
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has dismissed circulating claims that it has secretly banned the antibiotic Amoxicillin...
Simple Brain-Training Exercise Found to Reduce Dementia Risk by 25 Percent
Researchers have discovered that a simple and low-cost brain-training exercise can significantly lower the risk of developing dementia, according to a new randomized...
LAWMA Seizes Waste Carts, Arrests Suspect in Lagos Island Enforcement Operation
The Lagos Waste Management Authority has intensified its crackdown on illegal waste disposal with the seizure of several waste carts and the arrest...
