The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Monday, inaugurated its Family Life HIV/AIDS Education (FLHE) programme in Kaduna State. The programme will be implemented under UNESCO’s Our Rights, Our Lives, and Our Future programme, the implementing partner,…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has cautioned the public, especially youths, to shun drug abuse and illicit trafficking. The chairman of the agency, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, gave the warning in a special Juma’at Service as part of…
Kano State Government says it is targeting over three million children for special immunization this month, with over 3.9 million doses of polio vaccines. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Aminu Tsanyawa, stated this on Friday at a press briefing…
The Presidency says the medical follow-up visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to United Kingdom earlier scheduled for June 25, has been postponed. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja on Friday According to…
Kano State Government has promised to sustain adequate supply of affordable, quality drugs and other consumables to over 1,000 public facilities in the state. Dr Aminu Tsanyawa, Commissioner for Health, made the pledge in a statement by Mrs Hadiza Namadi,…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has recorded 39 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total numbers of cases in the country to 167,331. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Wednesday morning. It stated that the country…
A Virologist, Prof. Oyewale Tomori, says that the scarcity of the COVID-19 vaccines across African countries is an indication that more people will be dangerously exposed to the virus. Tomori, also the Chairman, Ministerial Expert Advisory Committee on COVID-19, made…
The World Health Organisation has revealed that no fewer than 146,000 Africans die annually from tobacco-related diseases. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO Regional Director for Africa, said this on Thursday during a virtual news conference. Moeti said tobacco was the…
A Haematologist, Dr Patrick Obinna, says there is need for Nigerians with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) to be given priority access to COVID-19 vaccination. Obinna, who spoke with the Newsmen in Abuja ahead of World Sickle Cell Day marked annually…
The Gombe State Commissioner for Health, Dr Habu Dahiru, on Wednesday declared Kalajanga Community in Akko Local Government Area free from cholera. This is contained in a press statement signed by the Commissioner in Gombe. Recalled that on May 27,…
