The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency has warned residents against consuming spoilt or fungus-infested tomatoes, citing…
Category: Health
NCDC scales up surveillance as Ebola outbreak spreads
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has intensified surveillance and preparatory measures across…
NAFDAC sounds warning of fake Augmentin tablets
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public alert…
UUTH doctors begin indefinite strike after EFCC raid
Doctors and other health workers at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH) have declared an…
Lagos health sector in dire need of 33,000 doctors
The Lagos Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, has revealed that the State has about 7,000 across the…
WHO issues fresh advisory on Hantavirus outbreak, confirms 3 deaths
The World Health Organization (WHO), on Saturday, confirmed a total of eight cases, up from seven…
Anambra NMA threatens strike over doctor’s abduction
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) in Anambra has threatened to go on strike if its member,…
FCT police begin evaluation of officers’ mental health
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, under the leadership of the Commissioner of Police (CP),…
Meningitis, heatstroke outbreak looms in 12 northern states
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned of likely outbreak of meningitis, heat stroke, and heat…
Coroner suspends inquest into death of Chimamanda’s son
The Coroner’s Court sitting at the Igbosere Magistrate Court, Lagos Island, has suspended the ongoing inquest…