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Nigerian Medical Academics Give Government Three Weeks to Avert Strike

August 8, 2026

The Nigerian Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA) has given the Federal Government three weeks to resolve outstanding issues in ongoing negotiations, warning that failure to reach an agreement by August

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Nigeria Releases Emergency Outbreak Funds to Strengthen Ebola Preparedness, Tightens Accountability Measures

June 20, 2026

The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the release of State Outbreak Investigation and Response Funds (S-OIRF) to strengthen preparedness and response mechanisms against Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and other emerging public

NAFDAC Slashes Renewal Fees By 65% For MSMEs

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NAFDAC Alerts Nigerians To Contaminated Soft Drink In Circulation

June 29, 2023

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public about a batch of contaminated Sprite 50cl glass bottles circulating in Nigeria. NAFDAC in a statement said

Court Of Appeal Confirms IPOB’s Designation As Terrorist Group

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Patient Sues Doctor For Revealing Personal Information Online

March 31, 2023

Benue State Magistrate Court sitting in Makurdi, the State capital has remanded a medical doctor, Kadev Kenneth Kelvin, at the federal correctional facility in Makurdi over an allegation of cyberstalking. He was

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Lassa Fever: Victims Can Infect Others 12 Months After Treatment – Expert

February 5, 2023

A Professor of Medical Virology at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Sunday Omilabu, has said that survivors of Lassa fever can still transmit the virus to others through body fluids

NAFDAC Imposes Penalty On Traders For Violations After Reopening Onitsha Drug Market

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NAFDAC Intensifies Fight Against Fake Drugs

February 1, 2023

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has vowed to intensify its fight against the proliferation of fake and substandard drugs with the implementation of a pharmaceutical traceability

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5 Medical Tests You Must Do This Year

January 28, 2023

To stay healthy this year, there are five medical tests you must do . According to Dr Chinasa of Lifestyle Medicine Practice on her Instagram handle, ariellahealthandfitness, they are: A Full Blood

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Prolonged Fasting Can Cause Kidney Failure – NAFDAC Warns

January 25, 2023

Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has advised Nigerians against subjecting themselves to long-hour fasting, as it portends danger to their

Things You Need To Know About Diphtheria

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Diphtheria – Things You Need To Know

January 23, 2023

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lassa fever and Cholera outbreaks, another disease that adding to Nigeria’s public health challenge is Diphtheria, which killed 25 persons in Kano State in one

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Edo Records 10 New Cases Of Lassa Fever As Confirmed Cases Hit 81, 8 Deaths

January 23, 2023

Edo State has recorded ten more cases of Lassa fever, raising the total number of confirmed persons in the state to 81, with eight deaths. Briefing journalists in Benin City at the

Nigeria Records New Disease Outbreak As Diphtheria Kills 25 People In Kano

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New Disease Outbreak Hits Nigeria As Diphtheria Kills 25 In Kano

January 21, 2023

As Nigeria battles the scourge of Lassa fever, Cholera and the resurgence of COVID-19, it has recorded outbreak of a new infection known as Diphtheria. The outbreak of diphtheria disease has killed

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10 Healthy Ways To Handle Excessive Stress

January 19, 2023

Stress according to World Health Organisation (WHO), is any type of change that causes physical, emotional or psychological strain on the human system. A 2017 Gallup survey found that 80 per cent

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NAFDAC Moves To Stop Importation Of Contaminated Cough Syrups

January 18, 2023

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has assured Nigerians that measures have been put in place at various entry ports to prevent shipment of contaminated cough syrups

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Borno Now Cholera Free – WHO

January 14, 2023

Borno State in the Northeastern part of Nigeria which had four months of consecutive Cholera outbreaks is now free of the disease, as declared by the state government recently. The State Director

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Lassa Fever: Edo Records 4 New Cases As Number Rises To 28

January 14, 2023

Edo State has recorded four more cases of Lassa fever, raising the total number of confirmed persons in the state to 28. Briefing journalists in Benin City, the Edo State Commissioner for

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Lassa Fever: Fresh Concerns As Nigeria Records 189 Deaths

January 13, 2023

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) said no fewer than 189 deaths from Lassa fever was recorded, out of the 1,067 confirmed cases in Nigeria in 2022. These cases according to NCDC

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COVID-19: Nigeria Records 48 New Cases In 13 Days

January 12, 2023

While China and a host of other countries across the world battle the new wave of COVID-19 outbreak, Nigeria has recorded 48 new cases between the last week of December 2022 and

How Lassa Fever Killed Nigerian Medical Doctor

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Latest news on health in Nigeria

Nigerian Medical Academics Give Government Three Weeks to Avert Strike

Nigeria Releases Emergency Outbreak Funds to Strengthen Ebola Preparedness, Tightens Accountability Measures

NAFDAC Alerts Nigerians To Contaminated Soft Drink In Circulation

Patient Sues Doctor For Revealing Personal Information Online

Lassa Fever: Victims Can Infect Others 12 Months After Treatment – Expert

NAFDAC Intensifies Fight Against Fake Drugs

5 Medical Tests You Must Do This Year

Prolonged Fasting Can Cause Kidney Failure – NAFDAC Warns

Diphtheria – Things You Need To Know

Edo Records 10 New Cases Of Lassa Fever As Confirmed Cases Hit 81, 8 Deaths

New Disease Outbreak Hits Nigeria As Diphtheria Kills 25 In Kano

10 Healthy Ways To Handle Excessive Stress

NAFDAC Moves To Stop Importation Of Contaminated Cough Syrups

Borno Now Cholera Free – WHO

Lassa Fever: Edo Records 4 New Cases As Number Rises To 28

Lassa Fever: Fresh Concerns As Nigeria Records 189 Deaths

COVID-19: Nigeria Records 48 New Cases In 13 Days

How Lassa Fever Killed Nigerian Medical Doctor

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