A medical doctor, Mrs Aniekan Makanjuola, on Thursday told an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence and Sexual Court how a man, Idowu Omashegbe, allegedly raped a 20-year-old woman in an uncompleted building. Makanjuola, a staff of Women at Risk…
Some psychiatrists in the health sector have lamented the negative impacts of the current scarcity of naira notes on the mental health of Nigeria. According to them, the development is negatively affecting the mental health of the people, thus making…
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire said that Nigeria’s participation in the Pandemic Treaty would strengthen her healthcare system as well as build resistance against pandemics . Ehanire made this known at a High-Level Meeting on Nigeria’s Engagement on…
The Ondo State Government has urged parents to ensure that their children are fully vaccinated and maintain the highest standards of hygiene to reduce the chances of contracting diphtheria. Prof. Francis Faduyile, Special Adviser to the governor on Health, gave…
The Federal Government in collaboration with some NGOs on Monday in Abuja sought the inclusion of males to transform social and gender norms to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Several NGOs, Civil Society Organisations, law enforcement agencies, religious and traditional…
The Nigeria Cancer Society (NCS), Ekiti branch, has urged Nigerians to live healthy lifestyles in order to reduce the prevalence of the disease in the country. The Chairman, Dr Abidemi Omolusi, made the call in Ado-Ekiti on Monday while speaking…
World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday, released a new Global Breast Cancer Initiative Framework, providing a roadmap to attain the targets to save 2.5 million lives from breast cancer by 2040. The UN Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria…
Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says Nigeria’s Tuberculosis (TB) programme has made significant progress. He said this on Friday in Abuja, at the mid-term review of the TB National Strategic Plan (NSP) 2021-2025. Represented by the Minister of State…
The Chief of Durumi Community, an FCT suburb, Mr Danjuma Anyidadubo has expressed appreciation to the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Council, for providing free eye screening and glasses in the area. The council on Wednesday, offered free eye care services to…
By Titus Atondu, Makurdi Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom in collaboration with the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi have treated over 2,981 victims of snake bites in the state. Catholic Bishop of Makurdi, His Lordship Wilfred Chirkpa Anagbe disclosed this during…
