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5 mins ago
The Nigerian government has pledged to ban corporal punishment/maltreatment alongside N112.18 billion investments for national safe schools financing from 2024 to 2026, aimed at protecting teachers and preventing violence against children to accelerate action towards delivering Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16.2. Corporal punishment is the most prevalent form of childhood violence at home and in…
1 Nov
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday it was deeply concerned about Israeli attacks hitting healthcare workers and facilities in Lebanon, in its war against Hezbollah. "We're deeply concerned about the rising attacks on health workers and facilities in Lebanon. The numbers are really quite shocking. There have been 102 deaths, 83 injured" in such…
31 Oct
To foster sustainable healthcare solutions and a healthier Nigeria, the Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PSHAN) has renovated over 10 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the country.
31 Oct
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has urged African leaders to seize the opportunity of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Pandemic Agreement negotiations to be held between November 4 and15 to shape Africa’s future in global health security by demanding an equitable agreement that works for all nations, particularly those in the Global South.
30 Oct
Tuberculosis (TB) has once again resurged as the leading infectious disease killer of 2023, surpassing COVID-19, following a comprehensive report released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) revealing that a total of 1.25 million people died from TB in 2023, including 161,000 people with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The Global Tuberculosis Report 2024 factsheet…
25 Oct
The World Health Organisation said on Friday it hoped to administer a second dose of the polio vaccine to children in northern Gaza from next week, after Israeli bombing had halted the drive. The vaccination campaign began on September 1 after the beseiged Palestinian territory confirmed its first case of polio in 25 years. A…
19 Oct
Breast cancer is not merely a statistic; it represents a critical public health issue that deeply affects individuals, families, and communities. 
18 Oct
The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Representative to Nigeria, Dr. Walter Kazadi Mulombo, has said that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets are currently in jeopardy due to the economic crisis, climate change, multiple emergencies, and the global economic downturn following the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. He said that only 17 percent of…
18 Oct
There are no more oral cholera vaccines left in the global stockpile, the World Health Organization said Friday, with the shortage jeopardising work to stop the disease's spread. Global vaccine production is operating at full capacity, but demand is outpacing supply, the UN health agency said in its monthly situation report. "As of October 14,…
17 Oct
Sir: Did you know that mental health is a universal human right?
17 Oct
The status of ear and hearing care report launched by the World Health Organisation (WHO) African region has shown that Africa spends $27 billion yearly on hearing loss.
11 Oct
The United States government has said she is providing disease response and preparedness support to the Marburg outbreak in the Republic of Rwanda. Days after the outbreak was first announced by the Republic of Rwanda’s Ministry of Health on September 27

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15 mins ago
A Bolt driver, Stephen Abuwatseya, has finally apologised to a House of Representatives member representing Aba North/South of Abia State in the National Assembly, Hon. Alex Ikwechegh, for insulting him when he went to deliver a package to him. In a video personally released to the press, Mr Abuwatseya begged Nigerians to forgive him and…
23 mins ago
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited Joint Venture (SPDC JV), on Friday, announced the donation of $1M to provide relief to over 500,000 affected by floods in Borno. The announcement is contained in a statement by Mrs. Gladys Afam-Anadu, the Media Relations Manager at SPDC. Afam-Anadu quoted the Managing Director of SPDC and…
28 mins ago
Lawyers offering pro bono legal services in the case involving the alleged assault of Bolt driver, Mr Stephen Abuwatseye, by Alex Ikwechegh, member representing Aba North & South Federal Constituency, have announced the withdrawal of their legal representation. In a statement signed by Zainab Otega on behalf of Deji Adeyanju & Partners, the firm cited…
29 mins ago
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on Friday proposed a N549,160,417,663.00 appropriation for the 2025 fiscal year before the state House of Assembly. The proposed appropriation tagged the Budget of Hope, Human Capital, and Economic Development, projected 57 per cent for capital expenditure and 43 per cent for recurrent expenditure. The over N549 billion budget proposal for…
32 mins ago
The Yobe Police Command has denied a report on an online media platform alleging that two of its personnel were involved in the Potiskum robbery. In a statement by the command’s spokesman, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, in Damaturu on Friday, the command also denied shielding the accused policemen and disrupting court proceedings. He described the report…
42 mins ago
The Nigerian Prosthetist, Orthotist, and Orthopaedic Technology Society (NPOOTS) has donated prosthetic limbs to a victim of the 2014 Nyanya bomb blast and one other person to aid mobility and improve their lives. The National President of NPOOTS, Dr. Onwukamuche Chikwado, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the…
55 mins ago
Former Vice President Kamala Harris returned to her roots at Howard University in Washington to deliver a message of hope for her supporters during the election, entitled ‘Don’t Ever Give Up'. According to Elle magazine, after twelve hours of Donald Trump being announced the winner of the 2024 presidential election in the U.S.A., Harris took…
1 hour ago
When Donald Trump was declared the winner of the recent election, it marked not only his return to the White House but also a historic appointment — Susie Wiles as the first woman to serve as White House Chief of Staff. Wiles, a seasoned political strategist, has stepped from the behind-the-scenes work of Trump’s campaign…
1 hour ago
Popular Nigerian street-hop sensation, Habeeb Okikiola, better known as Portable, claimed he has more hit songs than Grammy Award winner Burna Boy. During a TikTok Live session on Thursday, November 7, 2024, the 30-year-old didn’t hold back, confidently stating that he has outpaced Burna Boy, whose real name is Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, in producing hit…
1 hour ago
Mushin Local Government has distanced itself from some unidentified persons operating as traffic enforcement officials under its constituency. The local government made this known in a statement signed by Eyitayo Ijaoribe, Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to Mushin LG Chairman Emmanuel Bamigboye. The statement was in reaction to an online publication by The Guardian Newspaper with…