Management of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the introduction of mandatory drug testing on…
Category: Health
Cross River battles open defecation amid public health risks
Stakeholders have raised the alarm over the widespread practice of open defecation in Cross River State, warning that…
UNICEF flags off measles rubella vaccination in 12 Nigerian states
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has rolled out a nationwide Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign in…
NMA faults TVC presenters’ remarks on snakebite treatment, demands retraction
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos State Branch, has criticised remarks made by two presenters on…
Pension reforms ex-chair Maina slumps in Abuja office, hospitalized
A former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, slumped on Tuesday evening, February…
FCTA moves to curb snakebite deaths, offers remedial tips
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has renewed its commitment to curb snakebite-related deaths in the…
Anxiety in Benue as Lassa fever kills 4 health workers
The Benue State Government has confirmed that four healthcare workers are among the latest victims of…
Anti-snake venom scarce world-wide, medical director laments
Poor rural farmers are bearing the brunt of a global shortage of anti-snake venom, the Medical…
Nanyah: Senate asks Health ministry to apply life-saving antidotes in hospitals
The Senate has called on the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to develop and enforce…
Pharmacists urge FG to provide free anti-venom drugs
Pharmacists under the platform of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) have advised the…