New ways of using existing edicines to prevent malaria has been shown to reduce severe cases of the parasitic disease among infants by more than 70 per cent in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a study. The “dramatic” results, published in…
Bord Bia, the Irish Food Board, promoters of Kerrygold Avantage Milk, has emphasised the importance of taking milk, saying it is packed with essential nutrients for healthy living. Ese Okpomo, Board Bia’s West Africa Manager, in a statement on Wednesday…
Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo Osun residents have been urged to guard themselves against the Covid-19 pandemic as the state received 47,900 doses of Moderna vaccine from the Federal Government. The State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola who charged the residents to protect themselves…
The Lagos State Government has approved 183 centres for the administration of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The state Ministry of Health gave a breakdown of the centers in a statement on Tuesday. According to the Ministry, interested persons are expected…
By Akintunde Jacobs, Akure The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), has disclosed that no fewer than 594 communities have renounced the act in Nigeria in its drive to achieve zero tolerance policy on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Nkiru Maduechesi, the…
A former governor of Ogun, Chief Olusegun Osoba, has called on Nigerians, particularly the elderly, to shun misgivings surrounding the COVID-19 vaccines. Osoba made the call in an interview with the Newsmen on Tuesday in Lagos, following confirmation that elder…
A Mental Health expert, Prof. Badru Fatai, has described the high prevalence of drug abuse among youths in Nigeria as a threat to the society and economic development of the nation. Fatai, also a Professor of Nursing at the College…
Nigeria on Monday recorded 565 new COVD-19 cases and eight deaths, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said. The NCDC stated this on Tuesday. The centre said that this brings the total infections, since the index case in…
…Ngige hails Court ruling …NARD, NMA in collision course over MoU with FG By Tobi Adetunji. The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment said Abuja Division of the National Industrial Court (NIC) has ordered the National Association of Resident Doctors…
By Moses Adeniyi Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said the Government is being careful to issue new stringent directives to enforce safety protocols in curtailing the spread of the third wave of the COVID-19 virus in the State.…
